Mick Wallace confirms he is set to contest the general election in Wexford
The former MEP has announced he will stand two weeks before election day
Mick Wallace
Election Daily: First week of the campaign down, now it really begins
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Clare Daly to switch constituency and run as Dublin Central candidate
Election 2024: Former MEP to run in four-seater where TDs include Mary Lou McDonald and Paschal Donohoe
Agent Cobalt slips off the radar as the truth comes dropping slow from Sinn Féin
Taoiseach and his wife celebrate his birthday by going to see the musical Hamilton, which contains the perfect chorus for a young and hungry leader on the brink of his first general election
‘We are not going to say we are going to get over his loss because we won’t’, Mick Wallace tells son’s funeral
Former MEP’s son died earlier this week from a brain tumour at the age of 30 after becoming unwell at a music festival
Tributes paid to son of Mick Wallace who has died aged 30
Joseph Barry Wallace, one of the politician’s four children, played as a midfielder for Wexford Youths
Mick Wallace pledges to continue campaigning following loss of seat to Ní Mhurchú
Outgoing Ireland South MEP says he was ‘demonised’ by media as Fianna Fáil’s Cynthia Ní Mhurchú takes final seat in five-seat constituency
European election results: Who is still in line for a seat and where will the transfers flow?
Slow race towards European Parliament restarts this morning as counts in Dublin, Midlands-North-West and Ireland South resume
Fine Gael’s Seán Kelly retains Ireland South seat, with Fianna Fáil’s Billy Kelleher set to take second seat
European election: Independents Michael McNamara and Mick Wallace, Sinn Féin’s Kathleen Funchion, Green Party’s Grace O’Sullivan and Fianna Fail’s Cynthia Ní Mhurchú are battling for the other three seats
Election results: The candidates and constituencies to watch and what the main parties are hoping for
The only certainty is uncertainty, but here are the key bellwethers and battlegrounds in the European and local elections
How did Ireland’s MEPs perform in Europe over the last five years?
Coalition-building across political groups more important in European Parliament than in the Oireachtas
The psychology of election posters: to smile, frown or go full Mick Wallace?
Experts in behavioral psychology examine a selection of posters from the campaign trail to reveal hidden meanings
European Parliament elections: a few clear leaders and then a mad scramble for seats
Candidates face a battle where party running mates could be their most dangerous rivals transfers will in many cases be decisive
Substitute bench more important than usual in upcoming European elections
Names on European candidates’ replacement lists matter more than usual with a general election on the horizon
Not-quite-Independents are emerging as the new political force
One startling fact: the number of Independents elected to the Dáil in recent years has exceeded the combined number elected to all other EU member state parliaments
The Irish electorate and MEPs
Response from two elected members of the European Parliament to Stephen Collins’s Opinion piece
Wallace and Daly issue legal letter over Fine Gael statement about links to alleged Russian informant
Statement from Regina Doherty called on left MEPs to answer questions about links to Latvian politician
Who is the Latvian MEP linked to Wallace and Daly, accused of working with Russian intelligence?
Mick Wallace and Clare Daly took part in five activities in 15 months with Tatjana Ždanoka on Russian-related themes
Latvian MEP linked to Wallace and Daly accused of working with Russian intelligence
Left independent MEPs travelled to Lithuania twice with Tatjana Ždanoka, who has denied the allegations
Irish MEPs criticise von der Leyen as she leaves debate without taking questions
Six Irish MEPs also call for resignation of Hungarian commissioner Oliver Varhelyi
Nature Restoration Law could prevent farming without changes to wording – Luke Ming Flanagan
Midlands North-West MEP said line dedicated to restoring habitats could be obstacle to farming
Sinn Féin seeks another sign it is headed for power in European elections next year
Brussels votes are a distorted mirror, with anti-establishment sentiment to the fore. Can Sinn Féin wrestle it from longtime independents?
Mick Wallace caps China visit by revealing new ‘no war’ tattoo on state television
TV interview featuring Irish MEP stating ‘Taiwan is part of China’ shared by Chinese government accounts
Justine McCarthy: Many hotels and restaurants are thriving at our expense
Decision to keep VAT rate for hospitality sector at 9% shows handouts go not to those in most need
John Burns: One half of Happy Pear gets permission for Greystones house
Happy Pear’s co-founder’s house plans, Liebherr’s love of Killarney, Mick Wallace’s complaint against the Irish Mirror, and Catherine Noone’s new role as a lobbyist
European Left group await meeting on Wallace finances from wine bar restaurants ‘as soon as possible’
MEP’s earnings from wine bar business, initially omitted from financial declarations, emerged after video posted on social media
Mick Wallace gets €53 a week for wine bar ‘advice’, he tells local radio
In interview on South East Radio on Monday, Wallace claims he receives sum for providing ‘contacts with wine producers in Italy’
Mick Wallace earned undeclared money as ‘adviser’ to wine bar business
No ownership of wine bars or a vineyard was declared in the declaration of financial interests that the TD made when he joined the European Parliament in 2019
European Left group to seek answers from Mick Wallace over ‘wine bars’ claim
Ireland South MEP said in video he has three wine bars, but none feature on official register of financial interests
MEPs Wallace and Daly vote against call for tribunal to prosecute Russia for invasion of Ukraine
MEPs only two in parliament to vote against adding a debate on Dnipro to the agenda on Monday
The year in people: Who had a good one? Who didn’t?
From politics to entertainment and sport, Eoin Butler casts a critical eye over the heroes and the zeros of 2022
Lack of knives in Kildare Street won’t stop the back-stabbing when Leo hands out the jobs
From canteen chaos, Wallace’s wine and cheese party to Mountjoy matches, it was a busy week in politics
Justine McCarthy: Wallace’s sympathy for Iranian regime strips bare his faux radicalism
Victim blaming is the lowest form of defence, yet the MEP has chosen to blame protesting women and girls rather than the vile police state that beats and kills them
Cerberus collected €113m last year from Irish loans it bought after the 2008 crash
Figures emerge in documents filed with the companies office for three Cerberus entities
The Irish Times view on Russia’s western allies: turning a blind eye
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced a reckoning – but Vladimir Putin retains powerful friends in the West
How Clare Daly and Mick Wallace became stars of authoritarian state media
A new Irish Times investigation shows the MEPs’ outsized profile in regime-controlled media
Clare Daly and Mick Wallace lodge High Court proceedings against RTÉ
Cases lodged by Independent MEPs on Monday concern alleged defamation
Pat Leahy: War in Ukraine will change Irish politics
Russia’s invasion means the nod-and-wink approach to Ireland’s neutrality has run out of road
Mixed views over Mick Wallace voting against EU condemnation of invasion
‘He should have voted in favour. One child being murdered is one too many’
Expelling Russian ambassador could impact Irish citizens abroad – Taoiseach
Martin will not ‘cut off channels’ that could aid contact with Irish people in difficulty
‘We are paying the price of freedom,’ says Zelenskiy
Standing ovation at extraordinary European Parliament session but West rules out no-fly zone
Abolish Nato, says Independent MEP Mick Wallace
Richard Boyd Barrett condemns Russia but says Ireland should ‘not line up with Nato’
Time for EU to introduce sanctions against Russia, Coveney says
Member states cannot ignore such blatant breach of international law, Minister says
Russia’s mobilisation along Ukraine border is ‘clearly defensive’, Wallace and Daly say
Controversial MEPs say Russia should not run naval exercises off Irish coast
Irexit leader wages war on Covid-19 certs in role paid by EU
Hermann Kelly works for right-wing Romanian MEP who opposes ‘mandatory’ vaccines
Nóirín O’Sullivan: ‘Having your good name destroyed is a huge thing’
Allegations against former garda commissioner have been dismissed by tribunal
Garda whistleblower who said he was targeted ‘became irrational’, tribunal finds
Disclosures Tribunal dismisses 22 claims made by Garda Nicky Keogh against senior officers
In The News: Why are Wallace and Daly in trouble at the European Parliament?
Irish MEPs reject rebuke over what were deemed unofficial election observation trips in Venezuela
Garda claim of being targeted unfounded, tribunal says
Nicky Keogh ‘irrational’ and ‘paranoid’ after allegations in wake of protected disclosure
‘China’s communist party deserves a lot of credit’ Mick Wallace tells party newspaper
MEP tells Global Times Chinese system of government is ‘serving interest of people’
MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace punished for ‘fake election observation’
European Parliament says Irish MEPs undermined its work to promote democracy
Miriam Lord: Happy house-hunters Leo and Matt go upwardly mobile
FG get a taste of their own medicine at Kate O’Connell’s Dublin Bay South pharmacy
Goodbody and Eirgrid clash over tax exemptions for Reits
State not developers should decide on locations for green projects, says grid operator
Irish boutiques offer spring style to freshen up your wardrobe
Caroline Kilkenny brings refreshing wave of colour and Louis Copeland provides casual alternatives for men, plus many more
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