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Coalition row looms with no new Irish-language schools planned to open until 2032
Fianna Fáil to speak with Hildegarde Naughton over lack of educational pathway for Irish speakers
Newton Emerson and the charge Sinn Féin cannot be trusted in government
What your columnist lays bare is that Sinn Féin is a pragmatic party
Amount of Irish-made alumina exported to Russia hits highest level since start of Ukraine war
Figure emerges as Taoiseach argues sanctioning Aughinish Alumina would cause more harm to EU than Russia
Lack of flood-warning system raises the question: what is the State’s job?
Devoid of critical integration, our State retains no institutional memory, as lessons from failures remain trapped inside whichever department or agency handles it
‘Sinn Féin were never left’: Inside the political splits that threaten the Catherine Connolly coalition
Fianna Fáil, the largest political party, bombed in the byelections but divisions among the left-wing parties drew most attention
Fine Gael councillor hired by Re-turn to lobby Minister responsible for Deposit Return Scheme
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Cllr Eoin O’Driscoll rejects Aontú claim concerning conflict of interest
Here is something the ‘soft left’ parties need to pay attention to
Dublin Central and Galway West byelections show centre ground in Irish politics is capable of responding to threats from either left or right
What byelection results say about the rise of right-wing parties and candidates
Galway West and Dublin Central votes suggest emergence of significant electoral force to the right of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil
Fallout from the byelections
As Irish politics becomes more fragmented and unstable, a merger of FF and FG starts to make sense
Occupied Territories Bill bans minuscule trade, but leaves lucrative services untouched
Ireland is far from showing what Taoiseach calls ‘leadership in supporting Palestine’
Fine Gael councillor reprimanded over remarks about Jennifer Carroll MacNeill’s feet
Remarks on WhatsApp, swiftly deleted, were made as a joke by Carlow councillor Brian O’Donoghue
Post-byelection squabble among left-wing parties does not inspire confidence for future
A new way of doing things helped lift Ireland out of the doldrums in the 1980s. We need another today
Why does vote counting take so long in Ireland?
Heady mix of exhaustion, triumph and disaster is not just a thrilling media narrative but a component of Irish political culture
Opposition parties vow to toughen ‘gutted’ Occupied Territories Bill
Taoiseach accused of reneging on promises to prohibit all trade with settlements
Kyne defends record raising concerns over Inland Fisheries Ireland as he returns to Dáil
Other byelection winner Daniel Ennis said he tried without success to leave a former job after it was raided by Revenue
What the Dublin Central and Galway West byelections’ results tell us
Extraordinary performance by Helen Ogbu
Leader of the left or left behind? Sinn Féin scepticism grows among progressive parties
Social Democrats, Labour and People Before Profit raising concerns about party’s direction
Left-wing parties round on Sinn Féin over policy direction
Differences fracturing progressive alliance formed during Catherine Connolly’s presidential campaign
A party that cannot get a tenth of the vote in Dublin or Galway retains power. This is dangerous
It feels like we’re in that strange hiatus now. Fianna Fáil has no ground beneath its feet
Left-wing Irish government ‘within touching distance’, says Holly Cairns
Social Democrats leader says party will work with others to provide ‘real alternative’ to current Coalition
Almost €280,000 spent by political parties during byelections
Fine Gael’s outlay of €72,300 was higher than that of any other party
Sinn Féin caught between anti-establishment right and soft left in crucial transfers game
Strength of transfers between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is a growing phenomenon of Irish elections
Fine Gael and Social Democrats land morale-boosting byelection wins
Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne clinches Galway West contest after Social Democrats’ Daniel Ennis takes Dublin Central seat
Byelections: FG’s Seán Kyne elected in Galway West, defeating Noel Thomas in nailbiting finish - as it happened
Kyne receives 19,218 votes after 4,249 transfers from Helen Ogbu, elected without reaching quota
Who is Seán Kyne? Fine Gael politician returns to the Dáil after Galway West byelection win
Former TD and senator reverses political retirement to reclaim a seat in Galway West
Galway West count: Full byelection results data
Follow results as they emerge from the Galway West byelection count
Winners and losers: What we’ve learned from the byelections
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Byelections showed increasingly fractured politics with dangerous consensus on one issue
Among 31 candidates in two constituencies, no one questioned the giving powers of the magic money tree
Ireland’s politics of strategic ambiguity served us well – until it didn’t
‘Not Fine Gael’ is not a policy platform for Ireland’s opposition, any more than ‘not Trump’ helped the US Democrats
Galway West count suspended with Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas in lead
Thomas holds a784 vote lead over Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne but both men are well short of the quota
Dublin Central count: Full byelection results data
Follow results as they emerge from the Dublin Central byelection count
Social Democrats set for comfortable Dublin Central win – leaving Sinn Féin with hard questions
Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne appears best placed to take Galway West seat while Fianna Fáil gets one of its worst ever byelection results in capital
Ennis and Kyne in poll position on a bad day for big parties
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Harris’s savings scheme looks more and more like a sop to Irish finance
Tánaiste insisted this week that the accounts will be available in 2027
Smartphone video ‘ambushing’ and the changing nature of political campaign trails
‘Bertie is an analogue politician in a digital age,’ says one Fianna Fáil TD on risks of being recorded while canvassing
Turnout figures show Galway West 44% and Dublin Central 40% as count set to get under way
New TDs could change speaking rights in Dáil if Social Democrats gain a seat, overtaking Labour
RTÉ ex-DG Dee Forbes decided Derek Mooney would be classified as producer, committee told
Oliver Callan’s production company receives fee separate from his fees as presenter, committee hears
Oliver Callan receives second payment for production of RTÉ satirical show, Bakhurst says
‘Regrettable’ broadcaster’s attempt to be more open has been categorised as a scandal, says director general
‘Immigration not a big issue on the doors’: Galway West win for Noel Thomas would be a fresh blow to FF
Independent Ireland candidate says many people believe Government ‘completely disconnected from the ordinary person’
Simon Harris’s brand of middle-class populism leads to bad decisions
VAT cut for hospitality and low-tax investment accounts are hardly responsible amid current economic uncertainty
RTÉ plunged into crisis again – it’s like the world cliff diving championships in Montrose
If crisis were a sea, the national broadcaster would never be out of it
Byelections latest: Gerry Hutch on the campaign trail; McAdam pledges to expand CCTV
A crowded fields of candidates in both constituencies means that transfers are set to be decisive
Dublin Central and Galway West byelections: Four things to watch in the last week of campaigning
Expect a frantic final few days in the constituencies as the campaigns enter the home stretch
Eoin Ó Broin called once, Ray McAdam and Janet Horner twice – I’ve never been more canvassed in my life
Dublin Central a place of shiny corporate wealth, grinding poverty and nation’s most expensive cottages
Following the canvass: Frustrations emerge in Dublin central Sinn Féin heartland
Mixed reception for parties canvassing ahead of byelection on Dublin Central constituency doorsteps
Fianna Fáil at 100 is a white man’s party with a woman problem
No party can claim to have ‘something for everyone’ when it has a woman problem like Fianna Fáil’s
Sinn Féin leads in Dublin Central but Social Democrats hold the advantage
Impressive showing by Gerry Hutch, but it’s hard to see a route to the seat
An unusual Galway byelection canvass involves a seven-minute flight
Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne heads to Inis Oírr, while Sinn Féin contender Marc Lohan pounds pavements in a Galway city suburb
Dublin Central byelection: poll shows multiple contenders for Donohoe’s seat
Dublin Central byelection: with four candidates in front, race may come down to transfers
Janice Boylan leads Dublin Central byelection race with Gerry Hutch in third, poll shows
Daniel Ennis of Social Democrats strongly positioned to benefit from transfers in later counts
Dáil rejects Social Democrats abortion reform Bill
Two Government Ministers abstain while three backbenchers support move to committee stage
‘It’s not Paschal’s seat’: Left-wing candidates on trail in Dublin Central byelection
Janet Horner (Green Party), Ruth O’Dea (Labour) and Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin (PBP) among those seeking to fill seat vacated by former FG minister
Fianna Fáil ‘made a difference’ in housing, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin speaks of attitude in his party to ‘get things done’
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