Hugh O'Connell
Hugh O'Connell is political correspondent with the Sunday Business Post. He is the former political editor of TheJournal.ie and has previously worked for BBC Radio 4, FIFA, and Newstalk. He holds a BA First Class Honours degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moores University. A regular contributor to television and radio, he also occasionally lectures in journalism.
Bailey case a tipping point for compensation culture, says top judge
Former High Court president Nicholas Kearns slams ‘insanity’ of compensation culture
McBrearty resigns from Fine Gael, threatens to sue fellow councillor
The Donegal councillor claims that he and his family were subjected to personal attacks by Fine Gael party members
Cerberus hits back at Wallace over comments
Cerberus has described as “baseless and false” a series of comments Wallace made about it on the RTÉ Prime Time Ireland South debate last Sunday night
Madigan says Bailey’s hotel claim ‘nothing to do with me’
Senior FG figures put Bailey under pressure to withdraw lawsuit
‘The Labour Party is irrelevant,’ blasts former TD McNamara as he resigns over European candidacy
McNamara, who was a Labour TD for Clare between 2011 and 2016, was unsuccessful in his efforts to run for the party in the European elections in Ireland South
Cuffe in command as Boylan battles to salvage European seat
The loss of a seat in Dublin, on top of expected losses at local authority level across the capital, would be a huge blow to Sinn Féin and leader Mary Lou McDonald
Fitzgerald and Kelleher set for Europe, leaving their Dáil seats to be filled
By law the Dáil vacancies must be filled within six months of being vacated, but newly-elected MEPs do not take their seats in the European Parliament until July
Parties feel winds of change on campaign trail
Harsh realities hit home as political rivals jockey for position in the final days of the European elections
Fine Gael to hit back with climate package to stem Green tide
Huge gains made by the Green Party have put climate change firmly on the political agenda, with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar due to hold a cabinet sub-committee meeting on a draft climate action plan on Monday
Ministers ready to protest against Trump – if he actually visits
No official announcement from the White House
Few are railing against Fitzgerald as she courts commuters’ votes
Transport, Brexit and a pool in Lucan are all on the minds of those who the former minister meets
Direct action – but will it work?
The improbable pairing of Rubberbandits star Blindboy Boatclub and former Department of Finance mandarin John Moran have teamed up to campaign for their native Limerick to have a directly elected mayor
Fine Gael national executive chairman and party vice-president Gerry O’Connell resigns
O’Connell announced his resignation at a meeting of the national executive last night
SF wanted all parties to agree to serve in executive
Mary Lou McDonald’s demand before negotiations began was rejected
McAnespy: Fianna Fáil ‘treated me like a dirty secret’
Omagh candidate angrily accuses party of ‘abandoning’ her in Northern local elections and failing to give her any support on campaign trail
