Fine Gael

The latest news, analysis and comment on Irish political party Fine Gael

The remaking of Jack Chambers

Not yet restored as a leadership contender perhaps, but the Minister for Public Expenditure’s stock is higher than it has been for a long time

What businesses would like to see in Budget 2027

Top 1000: Across all sectors of the economy, lowering the tax burden on work stands out as a key ask, as well relief on energy costs and supports for investment and entrepreneurship

Fuel protesters meet Simon Harris after buying table at Meath Fine Gael event

Tánaiste understood to have accepted document from the group saying he would consider it

Latest poll numbers show neither Government nor Opposition all that popular with electorate

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Simon Coveney: Former minister once lobbied by developer Johnny Ronan, now lobbies for him

Former tánaiste joined Ronan Group executives at meeting with Fine Gael leader Simon Harris last month about Bremore port project

Small minority prepared to consider new flag to make Irish unity acceptable to unionists

Irish Times/Ipsos B&A also asked about attitudes to immigration, with a small majority of voters seeing it, on balance, as a positive

Unrest, confusion and conflict in Coalition over sports capital grant announcement

TDs describe the issue as a ‘childish mess’ as row about timing continues

Financial deficit in health service could hit €1bn, Dáil Public Accounts Committee hears

Scrapping private practice in public hospitals to cost HSE €140m

The Irish Times view on the Ipsos B&A poll: a fragmenting political landscape

Six parties poll below 10 per cent, spanning the spectrum from the revolutionary socialist left to the socially conservative right

Poll reveals growing fragmentation of the Irish political landscape

Combined support for Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin declines 20 points over last four years, but no clear challenger emerging

Public disenchanted with the Government, but not entirely convinced by the alternatives

Cost of living is the clear issue for voters

‘All hell seems to have broken out’: FF and FG at loggerheads over sports grant announcement

Fine Gael TDs accused of jumping the gun on sports facilities fund

Harris points to jobs, housing supports after poll shows young people considering leaving

Tánaiste defends record while acknowledging ‘real challenges and pressures’

Anything less than €10 extra on the State pension means poverty for many

Pensioners are depending on an increase to afford food and heat

Not a fare exchange

Cllr John Kennedy’s letter on public transport fare increases shows Government is out of touch

Planning system shifts to ‘culture of facilitation rather than restriction’

John Cummins to tell Oireachtas housing committee that Government guidelines aim to enable rural homes

Labour and the Green Party should merge, says Irish MEP

Proposal by Aodhán Ó Ríordáin not discussed with party leader Ivana Bacik who has previously favoured union with Social Democrats

Budget 2027: Teenagers set to receive €100 voucher for cultural events

Minister for Finance rules out abolition of stamp duty for first-time homebuyers in budget

Permits revoked for more than 350 people to work as security guards

Regulator concludes proof of training provided to underpin application for licence fraudulent

Opposition’s Budget 2026 proposals would have triggered larger income gains for households

Coalition’s rival parties proposed net revenue-raising tax packages to support higher expenditure, notes report

Criminal legal aid payment among ‘very few levers’ to expedite justice, says O’Callaghan

Dispute and withdrawal of services continues, with ‘distress’ for victims, Minister told

Paid parking system at Blanchardstown centre gets green light

Opponents of scheme said it would restrict access to community facilities such as the library

Fine Gael TD compares three-day abortion wait to duration of hangover during committee debate

Fine Gael TD for Galway East Peter Roche was one of several Coalition TDs who spoke against proposal to lift three-day wait

Minister for Agriculture has largest farmlands among TDs and Senators

Irish Times investigation finds FG TD has largest landholding among Oireachtas members and is among highest EU Cap fund recipients

Still no plan to ban vapes?

Cowardly politicking yet again in evidence

Peadar Tóibín thinks big with hopes of more seats – and possibly holding balance of power

Aontú think-in leaves abortion issue in background with focus on immigration, cost of living and crime

Surging energy prices set to exert further pressure on Government

Clamour is becoming louder for a budget that will help families navigate a difficult winter

People who get up early were left disappointed by Varadkar. Harris is ready to try again

If you promise to prioritise the people who get up early in the morning, you can’t spend your time delivering breakfast in bed to a bunch of others

Overspending health regions to be asked to slow hiring after headcount surge

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said there had been ‘extraordinarily high’ recruitment in the HSE

Going through the motions: Did anyone learn a whole heap from party think-ins?

The think-ins organised by Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin this week showed Irish politics is static right now

Donald Trump expected to urge Ireland to buy liquefied natural gas from US during visit

US president’s son, Eric Trump, does not believe meeting with Catherine Connolly at Áras will go ‘off the rails’

Simon Harris says he disagrees with constituency director’s post that Trump is a ‘moron’

Tánaiste said it was appropriate online posts had been deleted since, and added he had not been aware of them

Budget 2027: Harris ‘positively disposed’ to hike renters’ tax credit

Minister for Finance more guarded in comments on possible changes to inheritance tax

Irish screen industry joins global call for ‘Netflix levies’ to fund local film and TV

Government has effectively shelved the proposal despite recommendations from media regulator and cross-party committee

Budget 2027: Simon Harris seeks to reassure middle-income earners on tax cuts

Tánaiste promises cohort will see ‘significant impact’ from planned income tax package

Jim O’Callaghan can look to UK to see if making life hard for immigrants helps integration

Same political parties who once let wealthy buy Irish residency now want tighter rules for others who live here

Time to stop this nonsense about ‘people who get up early’

Fine Gael Ministers need to get a new line

State wants us to be tech-savvy, but the problem is we do not trust technology

Public has mixed feelings about Government making access to public services easier online

No plans to cut stamp duty for first-time buyers in budget, says Harris

Minister for Finance says focus of the €1.5 billion tax package planned for the budget would be on income tax

Sinn Féin’s strategy is built on the hope that something will turn up

Hard to escape the conclusion that its plan is simply to try harder with the same strategies and messages as before

Councils must spend all excess Local Property Tax cash on housing under new plan

Ministers to be briefed on issues including online child safety, Arts Council, fodder shortages and citizenship

Early risers don’t feel looked after by Fine Gael

Promises of support are meaningless in face of increased public transport fares and inaction on housing

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