Labour Party

And then there were three – the presidential candidates set off on the campaign trail

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

The campaign teams behind the Irish presidential election candidates

Heather Humphreys of Fine Gael, Jim Gavin of Fianna Fáil and Independent Catherine Connolly have assembled experienced backroom teams

RTÉ postpones Moriarty tribunal programme because of election

Postponement of Scannal followed due diligence to comply with election guidelines, RTÉ says

Presidential election: Meet the three candidates who will be on the ballot paper

Two-way battle for presidency between Humphreys and Connolly after Gavin ends campaign

Backing Catherine Connolly suggests Sinn Féin could not come up with better idea

Party’s support may yet prove decisive for Independent TD’s presidential campaign

‘A champion for Irish unity’: Sinn Féin backs Catherine Connolly in presidential election

Galway West TD says ‘coalition of left’ backing her campaign ‘a welcome change for Irish politics’

Presidential election: How many nominations do Independent candidates have so far?

The deadline for candidates seeking to contest the election to file their nomination papers is September 24th

Minister for Health briefed on Drogheda hospital concern weeks before patients

Patients advised of file reviews 11 weeks after HSE raised it with department, Labour’s Ged Nash says

Government accused of acting as if all is ‘rosy’ while consumers are ‘hammered’ by soaring prices

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty cited rents, student fees and property prices as problems faced by workers

Opposition wants fresh round of household electricity credits in Budget 2026

Help needed amid rising energy bills and ‘cost-of-living crisis’, say Sinn Féin and Labour

The Irish Times view on the centre-left: can the parties cooperate?

The Government’s shift to the right should offer them an opportunity

Labour seeks Dáil time for Eoin Hayes to make statement on Israel-linked shares

Social Democrats suspended TD for giving incorrect information about sale of Palantir shares

Party think-ins have been dominated by one thing, and it’s not policy

With the major parties reconvening for the next Dáil term, the cut and thrust of the presidential race takes centre stage

From anonymity to first citizen of the land – aspiring presidential candidates plea for backing in the Kingdom

Independents on Kerry County Council believe they may have enough votes to back a candidate

Presidential election: County councils most likely to nominate an Independent candidate

Candidates must be nominated by four county councils if going down this route to get their name on the ballot

Welcome to college in Ireland, with its long commutes, couch-surfing and four bunks to a room

Students have passed their exams, but Government has failed to act on housing them

If we want fairer wealth distribution in Ireland, we need to tax property properly

As families have become smaller and household wealth has risen, inherited wealth can drive growing inequality in our society

After an unsettled week, Joanna Donnelly has an outbreak of sense

Plus: What Michael D Higgins really thinks about Bob Geldof, celeb spotting and some Irish thought leadership

It’s all systems go for this presidential election

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Ivana Bacik’s Labour Party conclave almost derailed by off-message TD Alan Kelly

Tipperary representative revels in McCarthy Cup manoeuvres at party think-in despite leader’s ire at refusal to back Catherine Connolly’s Áras run

Labour accuses Sinn Féin of ‘dithering’ on approach to presidential election campaign

Party leader Ivana Bacik says conversations with Alan Kelly private after TD indicates reluctance to back Catherine Connolly’s candidacy

President Geldof, Donnelly or Flatley? Is there still a path to the Áras for an Independent?

Is a route to presidential nomination via the Oireachtas open to anyone else? Theoretically, yes

Increasing Dublin parking permits to €225 a ‘slap in the face’, council hears

Dublin City councillors react to plans for annual permit increases likely to prove controversial

Catherine Connolly’s remarks on not trusting ‘US, UK, France’ were in ‘context of Gaza genocide’, she says

Independent TD’s bid for presidency won unanimous backing of People Before Profit party on Sunday

Labour’s Alan Kelly tells colleagues of ‘regret’ over radio interview

Tipperary TD addresses ‘elephant in the room’ regarding criticism of party and Independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly

Does Jim Gavin have what it takes for a presidential campaign?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Sinn Féin has placed a foot in every camp. No wonder it’s wobbling

A party that doesn’t want local property tax for anyone but wants free third-level fees for all isn’t a left party

Catherine Connolly’s continuing association with Clare Daly and Mick Wallace is troubling

Idealists are not naive by definition but, when they are, they are ripe for exploitation as propaganda stooges

Richest 10% of Irish households hold nearly half the wealth

Total net wealth of households here rose to record €1.25tn in first quarter, new figures show

Growing expectation in Fianna Fáil of Jim Gavin contesting presidential election

Former Dublin football manager ‘ticks a lot of party’s boxes’ and ‘there is a sense he could win’, say sources

Alan Kelly criticises Labour’s decision to back Catherine Connolly for president

Academic Deirdre Heenan says ‘watch this space’ when asked about presidential ambitions

Potential end of Lebanon peacekeeping mandate brings focus on misuse of vetoes by US, Catherine Connolly says

Presidency candidate has had ‘very positive’ response from Sinn Féin members but respects party’s process around contesting election

What did Éamon de Valera ever do for us?

Ireland’s memory of Éamon de Valera is complicated by many factors. Diarmaid Ferriter assesses the competing perspectives

Inevitability in presidential elections of over-promising and under-reading of the Constitution

Candidates may mean well in vowing to act on big social issues, but the reality of being president is different

CIÉ group pensioners to get increase after 17 years

Members of two pension schemes backed proposed changes to schemes this week

Fergus Finlay ‘very disappointed’ Labour is backing Catherine Connolly for presidency

Party grandee ‘very disappointed’ to see Labour supporting Catherine Connolly in presidential election

Galway Labour councillors back Catherine Connolly’s Áras bid despite bitter row that led to party exit

Councillors support party’s decision to back Independent Galway West TD as united left candidate

Air Corps had to pull out of show in England due ‘significant challenges’ for air traffic control

Shortage of trained controllers at Casement Aerodrome has led to plans for reduced-hours service for flights

Presidential election winner in line for increased election expenses refund of up to €250,000

Unsuccessful candidates whose vote reaches a quarter of the quota are also in line for same increased level of refunds

Labour backs Connolly, and Flatley jumps the shark

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

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