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Eamon Gilmore resigned as Labour leader last May

Gilmore will not run in next election

Former tánaiste and Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore has announced that he will not be seeking a nomination as a candidate for the next general election.

News • 02 Jun 15

Eamon Gilmore said it was a matter for the Taoiseach to decide

Gilmore interested in EU commissioner role

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said he would be interested in serving as Ireland's next European Commissioner.

News • 01 Jul 14

Labour has been pushing the case for Eamon Gilmore to become the next EU Commissioner

Costello backs Gilmore for EU Commissioner role

A Labour minister has said Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore, his outgoing party leader, has the credentials to be Ireland's next EU Commissioner.

News • 29 Jun 14

Eamon Gilmore will meet both Republican and Democratic politicians during his visit

Gilmore in US to focus on undocumented Irish

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has begun a two-day trip to Washington DC to highlight the issue of the undocumented Irish in the United States.

News • 18 Jun 14

Alex White and Joan Burton are the only candidates to replace Eamon Gilmore

Nominations close for Labour Party roles

Joan Burton and Alex White are the only two candidates in the race for Labour Party leader.

News • 03 Jun 14

Joan Burton will run for leadership of the Labour Party

Burton says wrong for Labour to leave Government

Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has said it would be really wrong of the Labour Party to walk away from Government and cause instability.

News • 30 May 14

Eamon Gilmore with Joan Burton, who is considered a strong contender for the leadership

Gilmore says Coalition can withstand resignation

Tánaiste and outgoing Labour leader Eamon Gilmore has said the Coalition will not be destabilised by the election of a new Labour leader.

News • 28 May 14

Minister Rabbitte said he would prefer not to endorse a candidate for the role of Labour leader

Political figures react to Gilmore resignation

Labour Party figures and other politicians have been reacting to the resignation of Eamon Gilmore as Labour leader.

News • 26 May 14

Gilmore: Career in politics to date

Eamon Gilmore's involvement in politics began as a student in NUIG in the 1970s.

News • 26 May 14

The Labour Party under Eamon Gilmore had a very poor performance in the elections

Eamon Gilmore resigns as Labour leader

Eamon Gilmore has resigned as Labour Party leader.

News • 27 May 14

Michael McNamara said a new party leader will have to come from a different generation

Labour TD calls for Gilmore and front bench to go

A Labour TD has called on his party's entire front bench to go after accusing them of being out of touch with voters.

News • 25 May 14

Alan Shatter said he was surprised to find out after resigning that he was eligible for the payment

Shatter to give €70k severance payment to charity

Former minister for justice Alan Shatter has said he will be accepting the €70,000 severance payment he is entitled to, but will be donating it to the Jack & Jill Foundation.

News • 22 May 14

Eamon Gilmore said decisions had to be made that were in the best interest of the country

Gilmore: Decisions were in Ireland's best interest

Eamon Gilmore has said he does not believe people have lost faith in Labour, while Micheál Martin has said Friday's elections will be an important yardstick for Fianna Fáil.

News • 20 May 14

Eamon Gilmore said the next time the Govt and public service unions sit down to talk about pay, it will be about increasing pay

IMPACT accuses Govt of having no vision

The head of the country's largest public service union has accused the Government of having no vision for the kind of society Ireland should have when the economy recovers.

News • 16 May 14

About 96% of people who were being reviewed were retaining their cards, according to Eamon Gilmore

Three medical card letters a 'form of harassment'

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said sending somebody three letters in the space of two years about their medical card was "a form of harassment".

News • 16 May 14

American Chamber of Commerce call for reform of Ireland's personal tax regime.

Changes to Ireland's tax regime demanded

The American Chamber of Commerce has said reform of Ireland's personal taxation regime must be a priority of the government.

Business • 15 May 14

Eamon Gilmore said investors wanted to see candidates who were serious about economy

Don't send entertainers to Europe - Gilmore

Tániste and Labour leader Eamon Gilmore has appealed to voters not to send "entertainers" to the European Parliament.

News • 08 May 14

Eamon Gilmore was speaking at the launch of the new local enterprise offices in Mullingar

Water charges details before election - Kenny

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he hopes to have all the details on the water charges available before polling day in the European and Local elections.

News • 29 Apr 14

Eamon Gilmore said Labour never discussed pulling out of Government over water issue

Gilmore denies rift with FG over water issue

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said the Labour Party never discussed the prospect of pulling out of Government over differences with Fine Gael over water charges.

News • 25 Apr 14

New proposal suggests Irish Water pay a penalty where minimum standards are not met

Regulator proposes water standards penalty

The Energy Regulator has proposed that Irish Water should pay a €10 charge when it fails to meet minimum standards.

News • 17 Apr 14

A Pro-Russia man shakes hand with armed men outside the regional administration building seized and guard by separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk

EU to expand Russia sanctions over Ukraine

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has announced that sanctions against Russia are to be expanded with more people added to the list subject to asset freezes and visa bans.

News • 14 Apr 14

Joan Burton said it would be preferable if Eamon Gilmore was able to work full-time in a ministry at home

Burton hopes Gilmore moves to 'home' ministry

Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has said it would be "very positive" if Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore moved from the Department of Foreign Affairs to a domestic ministry.

News • 07 Apr 14

Pat Rabbitte rejected suggestions there were differences of opinion around the Cabinet table

Rabbitte: Cabinet did not know about recordings

Pat Rabbitte has said he and other ministers did not know about the emergence of information over phone call recordings in garda stations ahead of contact between the Secretary General at the Department of Justice and Martin Callinan on Monday.

News • 27 Mar 14

Francois Hollande shakes hands with Eamon Gilmore after a meeting at the Elysee Palace

Tánaiste urges French president over bank legacy

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has held talks with French President Francois Hollande on Ireland's legacy bank debt.

News • 14 Mar 14

Eamon Gilmore's visit is aimed at promoting trade and investment

Gilmore to begin three-day visit to France

Tanáiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore begins a three-day visit to France today, aimed at promoting trade and investment opportunities.

News • 13 Mar 14