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Strategies, slogans and manifestos are being finalised behind the scenes as polling day looms
Phil Hogan
U2 drummer Larry Mullen jnr can’t live with work done on his Howth property
Plus: You can’t keep Phil Hogan down, trouble at Jack’s Hole in Brittas, and Ireland’s starring role in reality TV
Collison brother buys period pile in heart of Dublin 4′s embassy belt
Plus: Dublin New Year’s Eve celebrations to be split in two across traditional city lines; Phil Hogan’s exclusive Brussels club; and the new plan for Terenure Synagogue
European Commission queried Hogan’s consultancy work with further clients
European Commission ethics panel reviewed Phil Hogan’s plan to advise tech privacy organisation
Phil Hogan’s work for international law firm ‘risked’ damaging European Commission’s reputation
Ireland’s former European commissioner agreed to pause work for law firm following concerns
Phil Hogan consultancy work ‘breached’ lobbying rules, European Commission feared
Documents show Ireland’s former EU commissioner was asked to drop law firm as client until end of two-year ‘cooling off’ period
Big Phil is welcomed back into the Fine Gael fold as old foe Leo Varadkar departs the stage
Plus: Alan Shatter seeks to protect the inheritance; a campaign for a Colm Meaney statue in Killarney; and Clare Daly’s political future
Phil Hogan appointed to internal Fine Gael election committee
Former EU commissioner who resigned after Golfgate scandal has built an extensive advisory business since stepping back from politics
National Lottery plans to move its HQ to new location
Funeral for legendary actors’ agent; CRH chief’s home renovations troubles; Phil Hogan joins Irish lobbying register; a financial blow for the IRFU, and a tough job at RTÉ
Mairead McGuinness will not contest next European elections
Fine Gael MEP says ‘absolute focus’ is on serving as EU Commissioner, a role she was appointed to following Phil Hogan’s resignation in 2020
Phil Hogan declares €1m revenues from consultancy firm
Former European commissioner forges new career advising corporate clients
Phil Hogan’s new consultancy offers ‘unique insights’... but you won’t find them on Twitter
Any Other Business: Intel and the NCT; Boris’s Irish diaries link; Big Phil’s insights; Holiday bounce-backs; EU backs cash
‘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
Stephen Collins: Irish politics reached a new level of absurdity over the last 10 days
At a time when politicians routinely face threats and intimidation, Opposition and media should think twice about launching a groundless campaign against a Minister
Paschal Donohoe’s usefulness to Varadkar and Martin will save him
Minister is getting a chance Fine Gael denied Alan Shatter, Frances Fitzgerald and Phil Hogan
Phil Hogan: ‘populist wave of indignation’ over Golfgate at home likely cost Commission job
Former minister told Seán O’Rourke that Varadkar ‘abandoned’ principle of rewarding hard work
Johnson should go but maybe not now and maybe not like this
Pandemic sagas show sometimes our best interests are not served by baying for blood
Drew Harris defends Garda’s criminal investigation into Golfgate affair
Impact on reputations of those involved raised at committee by James O’Connor TD
Coveney orders officials to ‘summon’ Russian envoy to discuss Ukraine situation
Taoiseach says military tensions on country’s border like a ‘relic from the past’
Grim diplomatic dance on Ukraine reaches its end with Russian invasion
Inside Politics: Widespread condemnation of Russian aggression in Dáil exchanges
Varadkar pledges to examine whip rules amid Golfgate fallout
Three senators lost Fine Gael whip over their attendance at golf society dinner in Clifden
Kathy Sheridan: Brussels bubble misses the point on Phil Hogan’s resignation
Lengthy Libération interview with former EU commissioner left out pertinent details
Golfgate attendance not only reason Hogan lost commission job, Varadkar says
Minister of State says he has sympathy for those who lost jobs after ‘trial by media’ over event
Taoiseach heads to Berlin with Ukraine crisis top of the agenda
Inside Politics: Coveney issues blunt statement after Putin’s ‘dangerous escalation’
Pat Leahy: What does Golfgate verdict teach us? We all lost the plot a bit
Prosecution may have folded but that does not mean it was a bad idea to take it in first place
EU Commission says Golfgate not sole reason for Hogan resignation
Ex-commissioner said to feel hard done by for having lost his job after case dismissed
More than 50 witnesses set to give evidence in ‘Golfgate’ case, judge told
Case could take up to five days in January, Clifden District Court hears
Mairead McGuinness: UK needs to be ‘less emotional’ on Brexit
European commissioner talks about tax, trade, protocol and need for a stronger bloc
Miriam Lord’s Week: Who’s afraid of the big bad social bash?
Brave Barry Ward invites FG colleagues to his Covid-compliant engagement party
Phil Hogan appointed to business that lobbies European Commission
Digital finance firm Proof of Trust and its spin-off, the Astra Protocol, confirm hire
Judge in Clifden adjourns ‘Golfgate’ court case until October 28th
Independent TD Noel Grealish and former Fianna Fáil senator Donie Cassidy face charges
Cheese: the new battleground in Ireland’s climate debate
Glanbia plant controversy masks bigger issue around Ireland’s role in EU dairy industry
Is Ireland in danger of squandering its green credentials?
Glanbia cheese plant controversy masks bigger issue around Ireland’s role in EU dairy industry
Ireland had EU’s most stringent lockdown this year, analysis finds
Lax travel restrictions may have been ‘weak link’ in Covid defences, say UCD academics
Greta Thunberg takes aim at EU’s Common Agricultural Policy
Europe Letter: Critics say proposed amendments water down climate ambitions
Country-by-country multinational tax reporting ‘will happen’, says McGuinness
Majority of EU member states believe 'its time has come', commissioner says
Walk tall, golfers, and tell Leo that golf is not the enemy at the gate
Not everyone in golf works for Davys but there is a perception of privilege
Frank McDonald: The ‘Planning Industrial Complex’ is in overdrive in Dublin
Proper planning and sustainable development have effectively been abandoned
Mairead McGuinness: They don’t call me ‘Elbows McGuinness’ to my face
‘I’ve always had the view that if I was able to do a job, I should put my name forward’
Yes commissioner: The unapologetically ambitious Mairead McGuinness
Our EU commissioner is among the guests at upcoming Irish Times Winter Nights festival
Government should publish daily vaccine counts, says Fine Gael
Party readmits three Golfgate Senators Buttimer, Burke and Cummins
50 people to watch in 2021: The best young talent in Ireland
The hottest talent in politics, fashion, food, sport, activism, culture, tech and entrepreneurship
Miriam Lord: We've put 2020 behind us, now we can look forward to year ahead
In May Labour Party leader Alan Kelly explodes during Leaders’ Questions. ‘It’s what he would have wanted,’ says a constituency colleague
The Irish Times view on Irish politics in 2020: Overshadowed by Covid-19
The coalition leaders showed more competence in dealing with the big issues that faced them in winter, but with the virus still surging, they will undoubtedly face further enormous challenges in the coming year
Do you remember this? What happened in 2020
2020 in review: Megxit, Weinstein, missing paddleboarders, Black Lives Matter: it wasn’t all Covid-19
Phil Hogan insists resignation over Golfgate ‘disproportionate’
Former EU commissioner critical of lack of ‘due process’ around controversy in August
Irish politics in 2020: An earthquake election, an unlikely marriage, a scandalous dinner
2020 in review: A momentous year in politics will keep the historians of the future busy
Woulfe controversy passes from judicial to political phase
Removing a judge by vote of both Houses of the Oireachtas would be a monumental step
Supreme Court judges to hold meeting on Séamus Woulfe controversy
Judge faces informal process after attending golf society dinner amid Covid restrictions
‘Last-chance saloon’ Brexit talks will yield deal, Phil Hogan claims
MacGill Summer School: Former commissioner critical of EU co-ordination on travel
Brian Hayes says he considered resigning over Oireachtas golf dinner
‘I apologise unreservedly, unreservedly and sincerely for attending the dinner’
Time for the Government to acknowledge cross-border lives
Europe Letter: New EU rules designating what is ‘essential travel’ are an important addition
The Irish Times view on the Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll: a sign that public patience is limited
The standing of the three-party coalition is solid but declining
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