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Green party wins first ever by-election

The Green Party secured its first ever by-election victory in Dublin Fingal last night.

News • 01 Dec 19

Niall Collins (R) voted six times for Timmy Dooley (L), who had left the Dáil chamber

Committee still considering TDs' voting practises

An Oireachtas committee investigating the voting practises of four Fianna Fáil TDs has not reached a decision today.

Politics • 28 Nov 19

Lorraine Clifford-Lee is standing as a candidate in the upcoming by-election in Dublin Fingal

Taoiseach disappointed in FF's Clifford-Lee response

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is disappointed in Fianna Fáil's response so far to comments made by Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee.

Politics • 14 Nov 19

Shane O'Farrell was killed in a hit-and-run when he was out cycling in 2011

Dáil passes motion to change scope of O'Farrell inquiry

The Dáil has passed a Fianna Fáil motion calling for a change to the terms of reference of the scoping exercise into the death of Shane O'Farrell.

Politics • 14 Nov 19

Earlier this week Fianna Fáil said it did not plan to discipline Lorraine Clifford-Lee over the comments

Martin gives backing to Clifford-Lee despite comments

The Fianna Fáil leader has given his firm backing to Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee, who is running for the party in the upcoming Dublin Fingal by-election, despite controversial comments she made on Twitter.

Politics • 13 Nov 19

Lorraine Clifford-Lee is running in the by-election for the Dublin Fingal constituency

O'Callaghan says Senator's tweets were 'inappropriate'

Fianna Fáil's justice spokesperson has branded comments on Twitter by his party colleague Lorraine Clifford-Lee as "offensive, silly and inappropriate".

Politics • 12 Nov 19

Lorraine Clifford-Lee - a Senator since 2016 - is running in the Dublin Fingal by-election

Fianna Fáil will not discipline Senator over tweets

Fianna Fáil has said it does not have any plans to discipline its senator and by-election candidate, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, over tweets she wrote eight years ago.

Politics • 11 Nov 19

Hildegarde Naughton admitted to voting for colleagues in the past, but stressed that they were always in the chamber at the time

Naughton steps aside from Dáil voting investigation

The chair of an investigation into the Dáil voting practices of Fianna Fáil TDs has stepped aside because she herself voted for colleagues who were in the Dáil chamber at the time.

Politics • 30 Oct 19

The survey of 1000 voters was carried-out over an eight-day period up to last Thursday

FF down four points after voting controversy - poll

Fianna Fáil has sustained a significant drop in support in the wake of the Dáil voting controversy, according to the latest Sunday Business Post/Red C opinion poll, it also suggests there is now an eight-point gap between the two parties.

Politics • 26 Oct 19

Leo Varadkar confirmed reports that he voted for colleagues who were in the Dáil chamber but not in their seats

Varadkar, Martin confirm casting votes for colleagues

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin have both confirmed that they have voted for colleagues who were in the Dáil chamber but not in their seats.

Politics • 23 Oct 19

A number of TDs have admitted to having colleagues vote on their behalf in the chamber

Five FG ministers referred to committee in voting row

A new row has broken out between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael over alleged irregular voting in the Dáil with Fianna Fáil submitting a list of five Fine Gael ministers to a Dail ethics committee.

Politics • 22 Oct 19

The votes were recorded earlier this year

Three more TDs issue clarifications over Dáil votes

Three TDs - Barry Cowen, Damien English and Eoghan Murphy - have issued clarifications over votes cast in the Dáil earlier this year.

Politics • 21 Oct 19

Lisa Chambers said she had 'inadvertently' sat in the wrong seat during the Dáil vote

FF's Lisa Chambers 'inadvertently' voted for Calleary

It has emerged that a second member of Fianna Fáil's frontbench voted last week for a colleague who was not in the Dáil chamber.

Politics • 21 Oct 19

'Leaving Cert dreams' fuel general election talk

'Leaving Cert dreams' have prompted at least one Fine Gael minister to make preparations for the general election.

Politics • 15 Oct 19

The Taoiseach's rating jumped 15 points to 51%

Fine Gael maintains narrow lead over Fianna Fáil - poll

Fine Gael has maintained a narrow lead over Fianna Fáil among voters, the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll suggests.

Politics • 14 Oct 19

Micheál Martin said he sensed something could emerge from yesterday's meeting, given the context surrounding it

Reaching Brexit deal by deadline 'challenging' - Martin

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, has said he thinks it is "conceivable" for a Brexit deal to be reached by the end of the month but that it would be "challenging".

Brexit • 11 Oct 19

There is a particular focus on the Department of Social Protection, where an across the board increase in social welfare payments has been ruled out

Blanket social welfare increase in Budget ruled out

Budget talks across Government departments are continuing throughout the weekend.

Budget 2020 • 06 Oct 19

Micheál Martin said the assault was the latest in a long series of attacks

FF calls for cross-border agency to tackle crime

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has called for the establishment of a cross-border multi-disciplinary agency to tackle criminal activity in the border region.

Politics • 25 Sep 19

Just one point separates Fine Gael from Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil narrows gap on Fine Gael, poll suggests

Support for Fine Gael is marginally ahead of Fianna Fáil, the latest Sunday Business Post/Red C poll has suggested.

Politics • 14 Sep 19

Simon Harris says it was galling to take a lecture from Micheál Martin on health spending

'Galling' to hear Martin health spending claim - Harris

Minister for Health Simon Harris said it was hard and galling to take a lecture from the Fianna Fáil leader on health spending.

Politics • 10 Sep 19

Michael McGrath said we are not in normal times and the economy was facing a very significant threat

Fianna Fáil warns against tax cuts if no-deal likely

Tax cuts should not be a priority for the Government in October's Budget if a no-deal Brexit is likely, according to Fianna Fáil's finance spokesperson

Brexit • 14 Aug 19

59 UK-registered firms are active in the Irish insurance industry, the Central Bank has said

Concern over impact of Brexit on insurance sector

Concerns have been raised about the potential impact of a no-deal Brexit on the Irish insurance sector.

Business • 23 Jul 19

900 Irish voters participated in the survey between 31 May and 11 June

Opinion poll suggests five-point lead for Fianna Fáil

A new opinion poll suggests Fianna Fáil has opened up a five-point lead on Fine Gael, while Sinn Féin has lost significant support.

Politics • 15 Jun 19

Department of Housing said 3,912 applications to the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan had been assessed to the end of April

Home loan scheme could be oversubscribed by 100% - FF

The State-backed Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme could be oversubscribed by almost 100%, according to analysis from Fianna Fáil.

Ireland • 03 Jun 19

Desire to breathe life into Govt one last time waning

RTÉ Political Correspondent Mícheál Lehane looks at the prospects of a general election being sooner rather than later following comments by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin today.

Elections 2019 • 26 May 19