Jim O'Callaghan

Paschal Donohoe’s officials knew of AIB plan to make 70 branches cashless four days before he did

Department of Finance officials waited four days to tell Paschal Donohoe that AIB was closing cash services in 70 branches — a move the bank then reversed after a major public and political backlash.

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Eoin O’Malley Opinion The list of names that reveals the failed heave to oust Charlie Haughey

Yes, it pays to be able to count. If you’re hoping to remove your party’s leader and insert yourself in their stead, you’d want to make sure you have the numbers before you pull the trigger. We can see how Jim O’Callaghan was struggling with the numbers to even call a confidence vote in Micheál Martin.

John Callinan incoming secretary general at Department of Taoiseach facing calls to appear before Oireachtas committee

Incoming Department of the Taoiseach secretary general John Callinan is facing calls to appear before an Oireachtas committee over his appointment without an open competition.

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Fionnán Sheahan Opinion Fianna Fáil rebels without a clue have been outfoxed by master of his own destiny Micheál Martin

Now the ham-fisted heave against Micheál Martin has been abandoned, does the Taoiseach get a standing ovation at the next meeting of Fianna Fáil TDs and senators? Does someone stand up at the parliamentary party and apologise on behalf of those who sought to undermine him for the past 21 months, while he led the country through a global crisis?

CAMHS support group to meet TDs and call for new investigation

Families affected by the Kerry child mental health scandal have formed a support group and are due to go to the Dáil to address TDs.

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Jody Corcoran Opinion Navigating a path to political power is no walk in the park

Headline figures as to the relative popularity of a political party at a given moment in time are one thing, but the hard-headed business of voting for a government is something else. And after that, the messy business of government formation is something else again.

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Eoin O’Malley Opinion Fianna Fáil game of moans not enough to overthrow bland Micheál Martin

You get the sense that Fianna Fáil thinks Micheál Martin is too inoffensive for it to want to keep him as party leader, but not dangerous enough to forcibly remove. Martin might be allowed to tread water for the next year, at which stage there is an assumption he will stand down.

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Conor Lenihan Opinion Fianna Fáil faces a choice: a new leader or inevitable decline

The Dublin Bay South by-election represents something of an electoral earthquake for Fianna Fáil. It secured only 4.6pc of first preferences, a paltry 1,247 votes. If this result were replicated in a general election, the party would be wiped out. The problem is not just that the vote was so low, but more the fact that Fianna Fáil simply did not register as an option for voters.

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Big Jim now in deep danger of losing own seat as Fianna Fáil identity crisis continues

On these trends, Jim O’Callaghan won’t even be a TD after the next general election, let alone the Fianna Fáil leader. A historic low. Fianna Fáil’s candidate Deirdre Conroy came in at under 5pc in the Dublin Bay South constituency.

Martin not concerned about leadership as O’Callaghan says FF ‘will have to think about’ if Taoiseach should lead party into next election

TAOISEACH Micheal Martin ruled out any question of a leadership challenge within Fianna Fáil or a general election before 2025 as a direct result of the disappointing Dublin Bay South by-election for the Government parties.

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Big Interview: Miriam O’Callaghan on why she'll never run for president, Twitter trolls and being approached by an uninvited journalist just after giving birth

John King, the celebrated CNN broadcaster, did his homework on Miriam O’Callaghan before he appeared on her radio show after last year’s US presidential election.

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Gene Kerrigan Opinion Welcome to the Jim and James bit-players show

There’s Jim and there’s James. They’re both barristers. And they’re both involved in the current by-election in Dublin Bay South. They are minor figures on the political landscape, no better or worse than dozens of their like. Currently, they’re being crudely packaged and sold to us as major players, with crucial roles to play in political life.

Jim O’Callaghan appointed Fianna Fáil director of elections for Dublin Bay South by-election

Jim O’Callaghan has been appointed Fianna Fáil director of elections for the Dublin Bay South by-election.

Fianna Fáil TD calls for antigen testing to allow spectators attend Leinster rugby match

A Fianna Fáil TD has called for antigen testing to allow a Leinster rugby match to go ahead with spectators next month.

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John Downing Opinion ‘Posh Fianna-Fáiler’ Jim O’Callaghan has the political ambition – but does he have the experience to lead the party?

One thing we can say definitively about Jim O’Callaghan is that after two decades in public life he has at last ceased being known mainly as “Miriam’s brother”.

'Young voters aren't green or orange' - Jim O'Callaghan's warning to Fianna Fáil

Jim O'Callaghan has said Fianna Fáil should highlight the benefits of a United Ireland to secure the support of young voters.

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TDs 'perplexed' as Jim O'Callaghan among heavy hitters overlooked for Cabinet

A string of Fianna Fail heavy hitters including high-profile TDs such as Jim O'Callaghan and Thomas Byrne have been left out of Taoiseach Micheal Martin's new Cabinet.

Lifetime achievement award for Jim O'Callaghan

Jim O'Callaghan is the well deserved recipient of the Lifetime Award for Contribution to Louth from Dundalk Chamber of Commerce at the 2019 Louth Business Awards.

Jim O'Callaghan '100pc' told Tanaiste about Tusla file before RTE show

Fianna Fáil justice spokesperson Jim O'Callaghan has claimed he is certain he mentioned the Tusla file on garda whistelblower Maurice McCabe to Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald last Wednesday.

Jim O'Callaghan on growing up with five strong women - 'The house was dominated by feminism to a certain extent'

Charlotte Bronte wrote in her 1857 novel The Professor about "the value of sisters' affections. There is nothing like it in this world." There are possibly very few Irish politicians who understand this as astutely or as deeply as Jim O'Callaghan. His childhood in the family home in Cornelscourt was all women, surrounded as he was by four sisters - from Kathleen, four years his senior, to Miriam and Anne, right the way up to Margaret 10 years older than him - to say nothing of his authoritative mother Miriam. . .