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CABINET WILL BE ASKED TODAY FOR STANCE ON ABORTION REFERENDUM
Leo Varadkar faced unease within Fine Gael yesterday over his decision to break his silence on the issue ahead of today's crucial meeting... READ MORE›
THE FINE GAEL 'MATRIARCH' WHO FOUGHT HER WAY UP LONG BEFORE GENDER QUOTAS
Throughout her stormy time at Justice, Fitzgerald didn't waver in her support for the embattled and now departed Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan... READ MORE›
'THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN'T BE SOLVED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS'
With just hours to go to avoid a snap election, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin are meeting in Cork... READ MORE›
FIANNA FAIL EXAMINE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DOCUMENTS IN FRESH ATTEMPT TO AVOID ELECTION
Fianna Fail examine Department of Justice documents in fresh attempt to avoid election... READ MORE›
NOIRIN O'SULLIVAN TOLD DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ABOUT MAURICE MCCABE LEGAL DISPUTE
If Fine Gael lose the support of Fianna Fail, the government will collapse, prompting a snap election before Christmas... READ MORE›
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IRELAND SET TO HAVE FIRST GAY PM
Leo Varadkar is set to become the Republic of Ireland's next taoiseach prime minister after winning the leadership of the Fine Gael party... READ MORE›
VARADKAR POURS COLD WATER ON CALL FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO BANKS OVER TRACKER MORTGAGE SCANDAL
Mr Varadkar pledged that the government will hold the banks to account if they don't' do that ... READ MORE›
IRISH GOVERNMENT ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE
Irish government on verge of collapse after motion of no confidence tabled against deputy prime minister... READ MORE›
IRISH AMERICAN POLITICIANS WORKING WITH TRUMP URGED TO REMEMBER THEIR HISTORY
Enda kenny urges trump to help undocumented irish living in us... READ MORE›
IRISH TROOPS SET FOR AFRICA TO EASE BURDEN ON FRANCE
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said all 27 of France's EU partners responded positively at an EU defence ministers' meeting... READ MORE›
IRISH WATER BOSS WILL GET EUR300K TAX-FREE PAY-OFF
Prior to joining Irish Water, Mr Tierney was Dublin City manager up to 2013 and worked for 36 years in local government... READ MORE›
WE WERE DAYS AWAY FROM DISPATCHING ARMY TO PREVENT BANK RUN
Fine Gael is a member of the EPP, which has the largest voting bloc in the European Parliament... READ MORE›
KENNY TO BE 'SIDELINED' IN ELECTION RACE
As they attended Fine Gael's think-in in Adare, Co Limerick, several backbench TDs privately admitted that they are worried about Mr Kenny's public persona... READ MORE›
THE 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
What is the deal that Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have reached on water charges?... READ MORE›
ON-DUTY GARDAI DRIVE MINISTER AND WIFE 200KM TO AIRPORT AFTER HIS CHAUFFEURED CAR BREAKS DOWN
Junior Minister Dara Murphy was travelling to Dublin Airport from Cork to catch a flight to Brussels for an EU meeting... READ MORE›
SF SENATOR ACCUSES GOVERNMENT SENATORS OF DRINKING IN DAIL BAR DURING WATER CHARGES DEBATE
The Seanad has been suspended after a Sinn Fein Senator accused Government senators of drinking in the Dail bar during last week's water charges debate... READ MORE›
LABOUR 'BAFFLED' AND FEAR NO WAY BACK AFTER LACK OF BUDGET BOUNCE
While their Coalition -colleagues in Fine Gael jumped to 30pc, Labour dropped three points and is facing an -electoral meltdown in four months' time... READ MORE›
MARTIN SEEKS END TO WATER CHARGES AS PRICE FOR FINE GAEL POWER
Election 2016 Martin seeks end to water charges as price for Fine Gael power... READ MORE›
FINE GAEL TREATS PRO-LIFE VOTERS WITH CONTEMPT
Acting Taoiseach Enda Kenny's party has told Fianna Fail that they cannot live with the idea of suspending charges... READ MORE›
KENNY TO SUSPEND WATER CHARGES IN DEAL TO BE RETURNED AS LEADER
Throughout yesterday, senior Fianna Fail figures warned Fine Gael that they will not alter their stance on charges... READ MORE›
APPLE TAX RULING 'MUST NOT STAND' SAYS ENDA KENNY
Taoiseach Enda Kenny says the European Commission ruling on Apple's Irish tax payments is damaging to Ireland... READ MORE›
'WE'LL DO DEAL ON USC IF FF WILL ROW BACK ON WATER'
Figures within Fine Gael say making major changes to the structure and operation of Irish Water is not an option... READ MORE›
TAOISEACH STAYS SILENT AS FF DISMISS HIS MADRID REMARKS
The Fine Gael leader has been directly challenged over the claims which were made during an hour-long address to an audience in Madrid on Thursday... READ MORE›
WHY LEO VARADKAR COULD HAMMER OUT GAINS IN A GRIM ELECTION
The newly-minted Fine Gael leader will know that the who-knew-what-and-when, around Sergeant Maurice McCabe emails, would play for just a few days in any election campaign... READ MORE›
'SHOCKING EXAMPLE OF A DYSFUNCTIONALITY IN THE SYSTEM'
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has described a 91-year-old man being left on a hospital trolley for 29 hours as a shocking example of a dysfunctionality in the system ... READ MORE›
FINE GAEL TELLS DAIL HOPEFULS TO ASK VOTERS FOR THEIR TRUST
Fine Gael is to play up the idea that they are the party to be trusted during the general election campaign... READ MORE›
TAOISEACH'S PLAN TO RETURN COALITION TO POWER TAKES MAJOR HAMMERING
Mr Kenny's Fine Gael is down three points to 28pc, while Tanaiste Burton's Labour Party has dropped two to just 8pc in the latest opinion poll... READ MORE›
FIANNA FAIL TRUCE WILL ALLOW KENNY TO CONTINUE AS TAOISEACH
Micheal Martin's party will not join Fine Gael coalition but will avoid bringing down minority government in Ireland... READ MORE›
MINISTER TAKES SWIPE AT TAOISEACH'S 'D4 INDIVIDUALS' WHO RAN ELECTION
And he said that Fine Gael's message of 'keeping the recovery going' was lost on the ground... READ MORE›
FINE GAEL AND FIANNA FAIL FINALLY REACH MINORITY GOVERNMENT DEAL
A deal has been agreed between Fine Gael and Fianna Fail on the formation of a minority government in the first initiative of its kind ... READ MORE›
FG TDS ATTACK O'SULLIVAN FOR CRITICISM OVER SCHOOL BAPTISM
Fine Gael TDs rounded on Ms O'Sullivan for broaching the divisive subject of school patronage so close to a general election... READ MORE›
ELECTION FEVER AS KENNY TELLS TDS TO ATTACK MARTIN'S PAST
And last night a Fine Gael Cabinet minister said I don't see any reason for voting for Fianna Fail apart from party loyalty... READ MORE›
SCUFFLES AS TAOISEACH HECKLED ON CORK STREETS BY PROTESTERS
Taoiseach Enda Kenny was met with a loud protest in Cork city centre this morning... READ MORE›
ENDA, MY BOSS, THE FEMINIST INTELLECTUAL
For the last five years, I have been chief speechwriter to the Taoiseach Enda Kenny... READ MORE›
WATER SHORTAGES ON CARDS AFTER 'POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SABOTAGE' OVER CHARGES
Water charges set to be scrapped for foreseeable future as fine gael and fianna fail... irish news... READ MORE›