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Cowen voices concern over FF Budget meeting amid decline in polls

Party to hold special meeting on Friday about preparations for October’s Budget but TD wants separate one-day meeting to discuss party’s direction

Climate & Environment

Tensions flare in government over carbon emissions cuts

Senior Greens insist the farming sector must reach a level of 30% cuts, but Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil want the figure closer to 22%, due to pressure from farmers and rural backbenchers

Sinn Féin widens its lead in latest Red C poll

The two main coalition parties are each down by one point

John Walsh: Any would-be government must be honest with voters about what it can achieve

The DPP’s decision on Leo Varadkar’s leaking of a confidential document may well be the deciding factor on whether this government runs its full term, but any incoming administration has major challenges ahead

John Walsh: We cannot ignore the laws of economic gravity

If a government wants to spend big, it needs an appropriate tax base. Disregarding this fact in the past was Fianna Fáil’s fatal flaw, but leading the conversation on it now might just earn the party a future

Richard Colwell: Bread-and-butter concerns are more important to voters than left-right dogma

Support is gravitating to Sinn Féin not because of its political ideology, but because more and more people believe it is the party best placed to effect real change

Taoiseach rejects call to close Aughinish Alumina refinery

Ukrainian ambassador urges closure of Limerick plant owned by Russian oligarch with ties to Putin

Politicians cashing out of rental properties as house prices surge

Like many small landlords, Oireachtas members are taking advantage of high prices to turn a profit on real estate

Red C poll: Warning signs for FG as support drops again, but FF’s slow recovery continues

There is a palpable sense of weariness about Fine Gael as it begins its 12th year in government, something which is being exploited by Sinn Féin and, to a lesser extent, by Fianna Fáil

Richard Colwell: Fianna Fáil enjoys the upward side of the see-saw of government support

Fianna Fáil has done well throughout the winter. Now almost 70 per cent of those who voted for the party at the last general election say they would vote for it again. However, this state of affairs may be rebalanced after the handover of the role of Taoiseach at the end of this year

Pat Rabbitte: For FF, FG and Greens, the real challenge of governing begins

With the pandemic emergency receding, the government parties have three years to show what they can do with problems such as the housing crisis

Tributes paid to Noel Treacy, who ‘loved his county, his country and his party and left his mark on each’

Taoiseach describes the long-serving TD as an outstanding and dedicated public servant

Red C poll: No ‘freedom day’ bounce for coalition as SF retains commanding lead

Despite the lifting of almost all Covid-19 restrictions, Fianna Fáil’s support remains stagnant and Fine Gael’s has dropped by one point in the latest Business Post/Red C poll

Taoiseach refuses to rule out coalition with SF

But Micheál Martin claims the opposition party’s policies lack credibility and will ‘cripple the enterprise base of the economy’

Lucinda Creighton: Unless the coalition parties get results, Sinn Féin will lead the next government

If the government wants to stay in power beyond 2025, it must develop a strategy for living with Covid-19 and find a way to deliver housing

Aidan Regan: Shine likely to wear off Sinn Féin when it finally enters government

Mary Lou McDonald’s party is currently riding high in the polls with almost one-third of the vote, but things will be very different if and when it assumes power

Red C poll: Rising prices drive support for Sinn Féin to high of 33 per cent

The government parties have lost out in the latest Red C poll, as concerns rise over the spiralling cost of living in Ireland

Susan O’Keeffe: Not a lot done, more to do as Fianna Fáil seeks fresh image

The new internal reform committee has a difficult task to identify what is going wrong, change perceptions of the party and ultimately improve its performance in elections

The Last Post: Fianna Fáil looks into its soul and finds confusion and fear

Fianna Fáil doesn’t want to admit that its clothes have been stolen by Sinn Féin, which claims it can solve all the country’s problems

Editorial: Fianna Fáil has a lot more work to do before its problems will be solved

There is no quick-fix solution to the issues that face the party and significant policy decisions are looming as the economy starts to pick up again