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Brendan O'Connor Opinion Let’s stay together, and not let it fall apart like Rupert and Jerry

Not that most of us would know, but you’d have to wonder if this is what it feels like in the dying days of a bad marriage.

Coalition Government is facing the perfect storm

Two years on, Coalition at odds as it faces the perfect storm

The latest victim of the cost of living crisis is the traditional two-day ard fheis — at least for Sinn Féin. It has decided to host a one-day conference instead in the RDS in early November.

Liam Cahill published a history of the 1919 Limerick Soviet and a book on the life of his cousin Maurice 'Mossie' Quinlan, who fought Franco’s fascists

Obituary: Liam Cahill, RTÉ journalist, civil servant, historian and adviser to politicians across the spectrum

Former RTÉ political correspondent Liam Cahill, who died suddenly at his home in Drumree, Co Meath, last Monday at the age of 72 years, played a significant role in Irish society over the years as a journalist, historian, civil servant and professional public relations consultant.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Two years on, the ‘calamity coalition’ has survived – but from now on the dangers mount

Not since the Civil War and the State’s foundation has any Irish government faced such a rolling series of successive bouts of turmoil.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee is expecting her second child

Editorial Opinion McEntee’s good news shows up political system

A woman having a baby shouldn’t spark a constitutional crisis. Those days are supposed to be behind us. Neither should it raise questions about whether she will have to give up her job. Those days are supposed to be behind us too.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin arriving for the National Economic Dialogue in the Printworks Conference Centre, Dublin Castle. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

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Senan Molony Opinion Taoiseach bets on Coalition surviving a Summer of Discontent

No new cost-of-living measures before the Budget. The Taoiseach has insisted on it a couple of times now, and again yesterday.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald (right) and deputy leader Michelle O’Neill at the annual Wolfe Tone commem- oration at Bodenstown cemetery in Co Kildare yesterday. Photo: PA

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Voters entitled to know what information political parties have on them

Just like voters are entitled to see politicians deliver on the promises they make at election time , voters are also entitled to know what personal information political parties hold on them.

Protesters take part in the cost-of-living protest outside Dáil Éireann. Picture by Steve Humphreys

Out of patience and out of pocket, and there’s more to come

Ireland’s commitment to deliver 80pc of electricity from renewable sources by the end of the decade will “inevitably” lead to even higher costs for consumers in the near future, ministers have been warned.

Out of patience and out of pocket, and there’s more to come

Ireland’s commitment to deliver 80pc of electricity from renewable sources by the end of the decade will “inevitably” lead to even higher costs for consumers in the near future, ministers have been warned.

Campaigners protesting about the cost of living make their way past the GPO in O’Connell Street, Dublin, yesterday. Picture by Tom Honan

Thousands of protesters take to streets and demand government action over soaring cost of living

Thousands of people took to the streets across the country yesterday to demand immediate action to combat the spiralling cost of living crisis.

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Gene Kerrigan Opinion Invisible lines and silent presidents

There was a time when politicians went to extraordinary lengths to protect the image of the president. While working for Magill magazine in 1983, I wrote a lengthy, irreverent piece about President Paddy Hillery of Fianna Fáil. Thirty years later, the state papers from 1983 were opened and the Irish Times revealed how the Fianna Fáil leader of the time — a Mr Haughey — discussed my irreverent article with the leader of Fine Gael, a Mr FitzGerald.

Fianna Fáil senator denies claiming party’s poor poll showing due to Sinn Féin infiltrating polling company

Fianna Fáil senator Ned O’Sullivan has denied suggesting at a private meeting that his party’s poor performance in the polls was due to a polling company being infiltrated by Sinn Féin.

President Michael D Higgins in Naas, Co Kildare, on Tuesday. Photo: Colin Keegan / Collins

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From ‘thundering disgrace’ to ‘housing disaster’ – how Irish Presidency moved from fringe to heart of politics

How did a lucrative political pre-retirement course, with free luxury lodgings in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, move to become part of the mainstream political agenda?

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien amended a political transparency law that will benefit his party

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Fionnán Sheahan Opinion Never mind the housing crisis – Darragh O’Brien is too busy pulling strokes for Fianna Fáil

A double sting on the bookies was pulled off in the 2007 general election by staff in Fianna Fáil HQ.

People queue at the departure gates in Dublin Airport. Picture by Damien Eagers

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Eoin O’Malley Opinion Government is on autopilot as we brace for a crash landing

Those people lucky enough to get through the chaos in Dublin Airport to their holidays might wonder if they really want to get home.

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien. Photo: Maxwells

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‘Old-style Fianna Fáil stroke’ as last-minute law change allows big parties to raise millions

A new law will allow the big political parties, like Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, to raise millions in funding between elections.

Paschal Donohoe warned the Government will target the lowest level of borrowing. Photograph: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg

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Jon Ihle Opinion Tax money is rolling in like never before, so what's eating Paschal Donohoe?

Paschal Donohoe should be a happy man.

Sunday Independent / Ireland Thinks poll for June 2022

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exclusive Sunday Independent poll: Public fears worst is yet to come – cost of living crisis and recession worries dominate

A huge majority of the public believes there will be an economic recession in the next 12 months, according to the latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks opinion poll.

Labour TD Seán Sherlock called Fine Gael’s bluff

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Philip Ryan Opinion Varadkar flies Budget kite early with raft of measures to gazump coalition colleagues

Back in the days of the Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil confidence and supply agreement, Limerick City TD Willie O’Dea was notorious for getting out his demands for the Budget very early.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA

Sinn Féin remains most popular political party, says latest poll

Sinn Féin remains the most popular political party in the Republic of Ireland, according to the latest polling.

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Colin Murphy Opinion Anti-elitism on the rise as reservoir of public disaffection runs deep

When you live on a small, damp island in the Atlantic — one which for centuries was denied independence, and which for much of its independence denied a living to its youth — a passport becomes more than merely a practical document. It is both a badge of identity and a means to escape.

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Haughey’s low-key ally Vincent Brady leaves €31m – and GAA tickets

Former Fianna Fáil TD Vincent Brady has left over €31m in his will, bequeathing his ministerial pension, his Oireachtas pension and his state pension to his “estranged spouse” Mollie.

Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

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Explainer: Why a night of high drama could lie ahead amid a Dáil vote on the National Maternity Hospital

A night of tension and high drama could lie ahead in Leinster House tonight as two Green Party TDs say they will support a Sinn Féin motion on the National Maternity Hospital (NMH).

Pádraig Collins from Tournafulla, Co Limerick, has cut turf for most of his life with his family. Padraig lives about 20min from his bog which he gets turf from to heat his home. Photo: Domnick Walsh

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‘There’s panic that people will face fuel poverty’ – turf-ban anger rages

On May 3, dozens of locals and turf contractors gathered at a bog in Tournafulla, west Limerick, to voice concerns about the proposed ban on the sale of turf.

Damien Cahalane of Cork in action against Patrick Curran, left, and Stephen Bennett of Waterford during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 4 match between Waterford and Cork at Walsh Park in Waterford. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

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John Downing Opinion Why I now fear for the Catholic Church, Fianna Fáil... and even those Cork hurlers

We were travelling to Cork for a match when we came up with a medium-term strategy for Limerick to win a senior hurling All-Ireland. It was brutally simple and borrowed from King Herod’s biblical playbook.

The National Maternity Hospital, a model of which is seen above, should be a given success for Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Picture by Gareth Chaney

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Jody Corcoran Opinion Why the National Maternity Hospital is symbolic of the Coalition’s woes

One reason the Government is so determined to push ahead with the National Maternity Hospital is that it needs a notable success under its belt. This betrays an awareness, particularly of Micheál Martin that his government has not achieved a whole lot in two years.

Brendan O'Connor Opinion Let’s stay together, and not let it fall apart like Rupert and Jerry

Two years on, Coalition at odds as it faces the perfect storm

Obituary: Liam Cahill, RTÉ journalist, civil servant, historian and adviser to politicians across the spectrum

Two years on, the ‘calamity coalition’ has survived – but from now on the dangers mount

Editorial Opinion McEntee’s good news shows up political system

Senan Molony Opinion Taoiseach bets on Coalition surviving a Summer of Discontent

Voters entitled to know what information political parties have on them

Out of patience and out of pocket, and there’s more to come

Out of patience and out of pocket, and there’s more to come

Thousands of protesters take to streets and demand government action over soaring cost of living

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Invisible lines and silent presidents

Fianna Fáil senator denies claiming party’s poor poll showing due to Sinn Féin infiltrating polling company

From ‘thundering disgrace’ to ‘housing disaster’ – how Irish Presidency moved from fringe to heart of politics

Fionnán Sheahan Opinion Never mind the housing crisis – Darragh O’Brien is too busy pulling strokes for Fianna Fáil

Eoin O’Malley Opinion Government is on autopilot as we brace for a crash landing

‘Old-style Fianna Fáil stroke’ as last-minute law change allows big parties to raise millions

Jon Ihle Opinion Tax money is rolling in like never before, so what's eating Paschal Donohoe?

exclusive Sunday Independent poll: Public fears worst is yet to come – cost of living crisis and recession worries dominate

Philip Ryan Opinion Varadkar flies Budget kite early with raft of measures to gazump coalition colleagues

Sinn Féin remains most popular political party, says latest poll

Colin Murphy Opinion Anti-elitism on the rise as reservoir of public disaffection runs deep

Haughey’s low-key ally Vincent Brady leaves €31m – and GAA tickets

Explainer: Why a night of high drama could lie ahead amid a Dáil vote on the National Maternity Hospital

‘There’s panic that people will face fuel poverty’ – turf-ban anger rages

John Downing Opinion Why I now fear for the Catholic Church, Fianna Fáil... and even those Cork hurlers

Jody Corcoran Opinion Why the National Maternity Hospital is symbolic of the Coalition’s woes

Former Labour leader Dick Spring unveiled as new Oireachtas Golf Society president as outing set for Wicklow

Taoiseach urges DUP to return to power sharing in Northern Ireland

Government is accused of trying to end debate over NMH

Jim O'Callaghan Opinion Radical reforms needed to end the scourge of violence against women