Donegal constituency profile: Disaster zone for Fine Gael amid huge impact of defective blocks issue
Election 2024: In Donegal the 100% Redress Party candidate Charles Ward will be watched closely by other parties
Joe McHugh
What Independent TDs get for supporting the Government is far less clear than in decades past
Coalition deals with Independents have been commonplace for decades, though Simon Harris has ruled out ‘transactional’ arrangements on his path to the Taoiseach’s office
Why are so many sitting Fine Gael TDs quitting politics and what does it mean for the party?
Inside Politics: Charlie Flanagan decides to ‘pass the baton’ to younger generation as he joins list of FG TDs who will not contest next general election
Donegal: Sinn Féin focused on gains as constituency may grow to six seats
Eclipsed mainstream parties contesting seats against backdrop of rampant SF and Independents advancing on the margins
‘There was a lot of soul searching’: Why many mid-career male politicians are quitting
Covid lockdowns made many TDs reassess their life priorities and were, for the first time in their children’s lives, not away from home continuously
Exodus of Varadkar loyalists leaves Fine Gael leader exposed
Former key allies of Taoiseach known to feel undervalued and overlooked
McHugh would consider retaking whip following mica scheme changes
Donegal TD resigned the Government whip last year over mica vote
Several hundred homeowners file legal cases over mica blocks
Substantial number of homeowners instigate High Court cases over defective blocks
McHugh says he will look at each Dáil vote as ‘individual’ after losing whip
Government loses Dáil majority as Donegal TD votes against mica legislation
Government loses Dáil majority as McHugh votes against mica legislation
McHugh will likely resign as FG party whip meaning Government loses majority
Behind Ireland’s Covid response: ‘We were going to be building morgues for people’
Key Irish figures recall the fear and uncertainty of the pandemic’s early days
Irish politicians to visit Moldova to study influx of refugees
Delegation will seek to learn how other countries are providing humanitarian services
Ryan denies retrofitting scheme will be ‘next mica scandal’
‘This is not a heat of the moment energy crisis or price crisis response,’ Minister tells Dáil
How can our schools tackle gender-based violence?
Education system is key to challenging and changing the culture of everyday harassment and violence
Call for Irish-medium secondary school for south Dublin
High demand for places at secondary level ‘cannot be met’ by existing supply say campaigners
Covid-19: Varadkar not convinced new restrictions needed as Ireland on track with optimisitic scenario
Data suggests Ireland is tracking the more optimistic side of projections, says Tánaiste
Mica owners say ‘100%’ redress scheme will not cover all costs
TD who raised possibility of resigning gives ‘cautious welcome’ to scheme
Mica redress scheme finalised after intense talks on increased rates
Darragh O’Brien to bring memo to Cabinet on revised scheme for rebuilds in Donegal and Mayo
Flashpoints emerge over Government plan to tackle mica crisis
Resistance among campaigners to multiple parts of scheme
Government backbenchers react to budget with cautious welcome but some concern
Coalition TDs ponder impact of aspects of tax and spending plan on different sectors of society
Plight of mica-stressed homeowners dominates FG party gathering
Parliamentary party meeting hears support for 100% redress to remedy defective buildings
Mica crisis: Government ‘committed’ to better redress scheme
Minister not ruling out 100% redress for owners of homes affected by building defects
Pupils being educated via Irish at primary climbs to record high
Gaelscoil Eoin on Haddington Place is first all-Irish school to open in the Dublin 4 area
Miriam Lord: Angry homeowners gather at Government’s shining edifice
Rural TDs warn of crumbling support for parties unless mica redress issue dealt with
British-Irish intergovernmental conference may take place ‘in coming weeks or months’
Coveney tells Oireachtas committee it is possible to find pragmatic ways of addressing issues around Northern Ireland Protocol
‘Rotting’ school for autistic children appeals to Foley to step in
Principal of Stepping Stones School in Co Meath says buildings are falling apart
What ‘alternative options’ are under review for 2021 Leaving Cert?
Unpublished examination options paper sheds light on choices facing Government
Helen McEntee announces she is pregnant
Minister becomes first pregnant Cabinet member in the history of the State
Call for all-island plan as Covid-19 cases rise in Donegal
Dublin and Stormont governments urged to ‘sit in a room and hammer out an agreement’
Eighteen TDs nominated to chair Oireachtas committees
James Lawless, Fergus O’Dowd, Kathleen Funchion and Neasa Hourigan among appointees
Some 2,800 part-time teachers offered extra hours as schools reopen
Union calls for review of substitute cover before end of the month
Miriam Lord: FG’s rural TDs take on party’s city slickers
The country crew were not about to let the Dubs bag all the top parliamentary party jobs
Leaving Cert predicted grades could lead to lawsuits, Ministers told
Department of Public Expenditure briefing contains warnings on several fronts
Leaving Cert students and colleges express anger at delay in issuing results
Students will have to wait until September 7th to receive their grades this year
South Dublin primary schools to be forced to open classes for special needs pupils
Campaigners say many schools in affluent postcodes reluctant to set up special classes
Leaders spark anger as they look west for junior minister carve-up
Several TDs from west get posts, but not everyone in the parties has been placated
Full line up of junior ministers unveiled as Taoiseach accused by one TD of snub
Jack Chambers and Niall Collins appointed Ministers of State as Jim O’Callaghan and Joe McHugh turn down roles
Junior ministerial appointments: Martin’s task was leaders’ hardest
Regional imbalance rectified with appointments from constituencies along west coast
Many contenders for junior minister jobs, but not enough room in the tent
Party leaders yet to finalise list of ministers of State, but there will be disappointments
Unlocking Ireland: Is the Covid-19 two-metre physical distancing rule on the way out?
In Northern Ireland one-metre rule deemed sufficient since Monday
Eight high-profile Fine Gael ministers have lost their Cabinet positions
Richard Bruton, Eoghan Murphy, Charlie Flanagan, Joe McHugh among those left out
Government to continue school meals programme over summer
Moves follows campaign to highlight impact of ‘holiday hunger’ during pandemic
Weekend events to mark 90th birthday of Nobel laureate William C Campbell
Professor is Ireland’s only winner of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
Historic coalition agreement ends almost a century of Civil War politics
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael were forged out of the bitterness of an ancient quarrel
Cabinet carve-up: Jobs in new government handed out but no ministry for Varadkar ally Eoghan Murphy
Eamon Ryan set to head up new department responsible for climate and transport
The Irish Times view on special needs education: the vulnerable are falling behind
Many children have regressed since schools were shut, and some have lost key skills which they learned over years
Delay to ‘urgent’ repairs for schools at centre of safety concerns
Remedial work on all 40 schools built by Western Building Systems to finish end 2021
Leaving Cert students will have to opt-in online next month to receive grades
Colleges to provide exemptions for students where they cannot get a calculated grade
Vulnerable students face ‘real risk of regression’
Disability groups to tell Covid-19 committee of children excluded from summer supports
Schools for children with special needs set to reopen next month
Government planning for a ‘full return to school in late August and September’
Coronavirus: Ireland plans ‘air bridges’ with countries where Covid-19 is under control
Cabinet unlikely to drop 14-day quarantine restrictions despite aviation taskforce calls
Schools to set up isolation areas for those with Covid-19 symptoms
Teaching staff will not be required to wear personal protective equipment
Opening Ireland’s schools: Government accused of ‘getting ahead of medics’ and ‘scaring' people
Minister wants schools opened fully in September using ‘class bubbles’
Doubts over whether enough school staff will sign up for summer programme
Government initiative aims to deliver support to thousands of vulnerable students
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