Fine Gael

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Elaine-Loughlin
Elaine Loughlin: College fees could be the snag that will unravel an already fractious Coalition 
Elaine-Loughlin
Elaine Loughlin: Presidential poker — who’s bluffing, who’s stalling, and who’s really in the race?
Simon Coveney: 'I didn't leave politics to retire — I'm as busy as ever'
Simon Coveney: 'I didn't leave politics to retire — I'm as busy as ever'
Last year's election saw a significant level of attrition among politicians. Elaine Loughlin talks to the former tánaiste and long-serving Fine Gael TD Simon Coveney about the path ahead

Mon, 19 May, 2025

Irish stalking bill amendments
Browne's reputation 'seriously wounded' after housing tsar candidate withdraws
A Fine Gael minister added the process of naming Mr McDonagh had 'pissed off' a lot of people in Fine Gael, while a senior party source said the 'entire episode has been a disaster'

Thu, 01 May, 2025

Mairead McGuinness elected vice president of European People's Party
Mairead McGuinness elected vice president of European People's Party
Tánaiste Simon Harris has congratulated the Fine Gael politician and former EU Commissioner after she secured the influential role 

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025

Stardust nightclub fire
Taoiseach admits 'Dáil isn't working' over speaking rights row
Micheál Martin: 'I kept speaking, but there were attempts to drown me down in a very co-ordinated way'

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

New Taoiseach appointed
Further Dáil disruption expected over questioning slots for Independent TDs
It is expected that Sinn Féin will formally confirm the no confidence motion on Friday, after Ms Murphy refused to step down as Ceann Comhairle on Wednesday

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Mick Clifford: If housing is a priority, why are 5,000 homes stuck in limbo?
Mick Clifford: If housing is a priority, why are 5,000 homes stuck in limbo?
Despite government promises of a 'step change,' funding delays and bureaucracy are worsening Ireland’s housing crisis instead of solving it

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Sinn Féin TD writes to Jerry Buttimer asking questions over Martin Conway controversy
Sinn Féin TD writes to Jerry Buttimer asking questions over Martin Conway controversy
Jerry Buttimer was the Leas-Chathaoirleach of the Seanad in 2020 and the Cathaoirleach of the chamber from 2022 to 2024

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Arts Council to be reviewed
Paschal Donohoe refuses to back boom-era tax relief
A new Strategic Housing Activation Office is also due to be established, which will be responsible for unblocking infrastructure delays

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

Elaine Loughlin: Seanad is padded out with has-beens, wannabes, and losers
Elaine Loughlin: Seanad is padded out with has-beens, wannabes, and losers
Taoiseach's nominees to the upper house include failed election candidates, prospective TDs, and others using the upper house of the Oireachtas as a step-down facility

Wed, 12 Feb, 2025

Senator Martin Conway has 'no real way back' into Fine Gael after arrest
Senator Martin Conway has 'no real way back' into Fine Gael after arrest
Fine Gael sources say it is unlikely Mr Conway would return to the parliamentary party after the revelation of his arrest for being intoxicated

Mon, 10 Feb, 2025

RTÉ sports journalist Evanne Ní Chuilinn is to become a Fine Gael senator 
RTÉ sports journalist Evanne Ní Chuilinn is to become a Fine Gael senator 
In a surprise announcement, Tánaiste Simon Harris said Ms Ní Chuilinn would be a 'fantastic addition' to the Fine Gael team

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael 'should cut all ties with Michael Lowry' 
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael 'should cut all ties with Michael Lowry' 
Opposition call on the Taoiseach and Tánaiste to convene a meeting of party leaders to put an end to the row before the Dáil resumes on Wednesday

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

Housing stock
'No reference' to commission's recommendations in housing plan
Michelle Norris, a professor of social policy at UCD, said she was 'really disappointed' that no commitment was given to even examine the report's advice

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Martin back on top - Elaine Loughlin
The Mick Clifford Podcast: Martin back on top - Elaine Loughlin
Irish Examiner Political Editor Elaine Loughlin joins this week's podcast

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New Taoiseach appointed
Mick Clifford: Luckless Micheál Martin made to wait for his day in the sun
Just when Micheál Martin was to finally experience the traditional pomp and ceremony that comes with being appointed Taoiseach, the opposition had other ideas

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

New Taoiseach appointed
ieExplains: What are Dáil speaking rights and what is the current row about?
We take a deeper look at what is causing the division

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

Fianna Fail ard fheis conference
Micheál Martin set to return as Taoiseach as coalition prepares to choose ministers
TDs are due to gather in the Dáil chamber from 10.30am, before the process itself begins at 11am. Here's how the day is expected to unfold

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

Programme for Government
Harris 'has to look at Cork as a counterbalance to Dublin' in ministerial ranks
The outgoing minister of state for public health said there is a significant argument for Cork to be well-represented at ministerial and junior ministerial level

Tue, 21 Jan, 2025

Fine Gael members vote 'overwhelmingly' to support coalition deal
Fine Gael members vote 'overwhelmingly' to support coalition deal
With both parties having accepted the deal, the path is now clear for Micheál Martin to be voted in as the Taoiseach when the Dáil resumes on Wednesday

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

ieExplains: What is a junior minister?
ieExplains: What is a junior minister?
Here's everything you need to know

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

Irish Government formation
Fine Gael TDs feel they ceded too much power to Independents in new coalition
'Two super juniors and three juniors as well as Ceann Comhairle is too much', as one FG insider put it

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

'Ambitious' programme for government with Martin as Taoiseach until November 2027 
'Ambitious' programme for government with Martin as Taoiseach until November 2027 
Smaller class sizes, cheaper childcare, and no change to pension age are among the measures agreed by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and Independents

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

Woman working at a restaurant
Fine Gael's election manifesto wins — and where it lost out in the programme for government 
The party's wins including a coalition commitment to progressively reduce the cost of childcare to €200 a month — and it also expects to surpass its pledge to cut Vat on hospitality 

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025

Irish Government formation
Elaine Loughlin: Independents' freewheeling nature makes them unpredictable partners
Independents have given FF and FG a path to power but some are untested politically while others have courted controversy and caused headaches for previous administrations

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025

Junior ministry 'going in my direction', says Michael Healy-Rae as deal reached
Junior ministry 'going in my direction', says Michael Healy-Rae as deal reached
With the Healy-Raes support secured, the new government will have a total of 95 TDs supporting it, giving it a comfortable majority above the 87 TDs required

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025

The legs of a newborn during baptism in the church. Baptism and anointing ceremony.
Newborn scheme shelved as coalition parties decide on programme for government
A programme for government was agreed between negotiators for the two parties and regional independents on Tuesday, with the regional group set to have two super-junior ministers

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025

Danny and Michael Healy-Rae continue discussions with big parties late into the night
Danny and Michael Healy-Rae continue discussions with big parties late into the night
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and the Regional Independents have reached a deal on a programme for government — but negotiations with the brothers and Kerry TDs continued late on Tuesday

Tue, 14 Jan, 2025

BT Young Scientist Competition
Micheál Martin's chances of being elected Taoiseach increase after 'intensive' talks
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael worked across the weekend and conducted two sessions of talks with Regional Independents in a bid to put a policy programme in place within the next two days

Sun, 12 Jan, 2025

Taoiseach visit to Naas
Agreeing new government by January 22 'tight', admits Harris
January 22 is the date that "everybody is working in good faith towards", said Taoiseach Simon Harris.

Tue, 07 Jan, 2025

FILE PHOTO Pressure is growing for TDs to return to Leinster House for sittings of the Dail END
Independents likely to get 'voice at the Cabinet table' with potential super junior ministry
Parties had hoped to have a programme agreed by the end of this week to facilitate membership votes that would pave the way for a new Taoiseach to be elected when the Dáil reconvenes on January 22

Tue, 07 Jan, 2025

Government records €12.8bn surplus bolstered by Apple tax ruling in 2024
Government records €12.8bn surplus bolstered by Apple tax ruling in 2024
Throughout the course of the year, €108bn in tax was collected — 22.6% higher, or €19.9bn higher, than 2023

Mon, 06 Jan, 2025

Paul Hosford: New year, new government — that's just the start of the work
Paul Hosford: New year, new government — that's just the start of the work
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are navigating policy differences, hatching a deal with regional Independents, and deciding the destination of ministries ahead of the 34th Dáil reconvening

Sat, 04 Jan, 2025

Elaine Loughlin: The year of 'new energy' brought us lots of the same old controversies too
Elaine Loughlin: The year of 'new energy' brought us lots of the same old controversies too
The political year was defined by conflict, referendums, and a long-awaited election — the fallout from which will last well into 2025  

Sun, 29 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil backing of Verona Murphy 'paves the way' for Government deal
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael backing for the Wexford TD has paved the way for a coalition with the eight regional Independents

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

Murphy endorsement meets criticism as FF and FG accused of using Ceann Comhairle role as a 'bargaining chip' 
Murphy endorsement meets criticism as FF and FG accused of using Ceann Comhairle role as a 'bargaining chip' 
At their respective parliamentary party meetings, Micheál Martin and Simon Harris proposed members support Ms Murphy's candidacy

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

Leinster House Christmas lights
Paul Hosford: Ceann Comhairle election adds intrigue to first day of 34th Dáil
A reform introduced by Enda Kenny in 2016 and the history between FG and Verona Murphy combine to make the first set piece of the new Dáil more intriguing than it would normally be

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Labour and Social Democrats continue talks with main two parties
'They want to spend the next five years saying that nobody else is interested in governing and we want to show them we're serious'

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

Plenary meeting of the North South Ministerial Council, in Dublin
New government likely to be in place in second half of January
An outgoing minister said talks with the regional group of independents were 'not going to be easy, but will get done'

Mon, 16 Dec, 2024

Fine Gael may back Verona Murphy as next Ceann Comhairle
Fine Gael may back Verona Murphy as next Ceann Comhairle
Party is likely to support the Wexford TD to facilitate a government formation deal with regional independents

Mon, 16 Dec, 2024

No clarity on Taoiseach role as Cabinet meets for first time since election
No clarity on Taoiseach role as Cabinet meets for first time since election
Formal talks between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are set to get underway on Wednesday

Wed, 11 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Mick Clifford: The left can build an alternative in opposition — but they must start now
An old trope in Irish politics, ‘there is no alternative’, must be put to bed and left-wing parties could deliver that alternative if they start building now

Wed, 11 Dec, 2024

Simon Harris: Fine Gael 'should not be taken for granted' in government formation talks 
Simon Harris: Fine Gael 'should not be taken for granted' in government formation talks 
In a veiled jab at Fianna Fáil, Mr Harris said: 'I think fewer public musings and more concrete engagement is the way to proceed'

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Fianna Fáil say Micheál Martin should be Taoiseach for three years of a new coalition
Fianna Fáil say Micheál Martin should be Taoiseach for three years of a new coalition
Party sources tell the 'Irish Examiner' outgoing Tánaiste should take the helm for longer than Simon Harris despite Fine Gael's suggestion of an even split to maintain 'parity of esteem' 

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

Elaine Loughlin: Three-party deadlock means it'll be a long road to forming a government
Elaine Loughlin: Three-party deadlock means it'll be a long road to forming a government
Election 2024: With less than two percentage points separating Sinn Féin, Fine Gael, and Fianna Fáil in the exit poll, a coalition of four or more parties could well be the only option

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

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