Opinion Shane Coleman: Fine Gael’s reason to be fearful is a lack of direction, not exiting TDsFine Gael urgently needs to remind itself, and the electorate, what it stands for or it will be overtaken by parties that have clearer, stronger messaging
Opinion Shane Coleman: ‘Tough as nails and cute as a fox’, you write Micheál Martin off at your perilThe Tánaiste and Fianna Fáil leader is firmly in the running for three plum posts over the next two years – European Commissioner, Taoiseach and President of Ireland
Red C Poll High expectations may lead to a disappointed electorateFor the first time, support among voters for tax cuts equals support for spending on public services
Politics Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin’s climate change and enterprise policies ‘incompatible’ with Fianna FáilSinn Féin has consistently been the most popular party in Business Post/Red C polls for the past two years
Politics Daniel Murray: Seven issues facing Fianna Fáil ahead of the next electionAs the party begins its annual think-in, our political correspondent runs the rule over Fianna Fáil, potentially one year out from a general election
Farming Tánaiste Micheál Martin relents to meeting with farmers after large protest at FF think-inFarmers are angry at government for failing to “stand-up” to EU demands over slurry emissions
Business Post's View Editorial: McGrath has it all to play for in first FF budget in over a decadeAhead of an election and as the frontrunner to be next leader of his party, the finance minister will have to tread carefully
Martin in the Middle East Tánaiste’s words met with smiling faces but deaf ears during visit to Israel Micheál Martin delivered some lessons learned from the Good Friday Agreement but Jews and Arabs appear as far apart as ever
The Last Post Matt Cooper: The 12 things this unpopular government urgently needs to fix to get re-electedFar from getting the credit for multi-billion-euro budget surpluses, the coalition can’t seem to catch a break with the electorate
Shaking up the Dáil Shane Coleman: ‘A right kick in the hole’ as changes could see Labour go from down to outThe party is easily the biggest loser from the redrawing and will struggle to keep any of its seven seats at the next election
Dublin Jim O’Callaghan: Dublin needs an accountable, elected leader with real powers Our great international city deserves powerful governance structures, subject to checks and balances, to oversee the capital’s operation and management
Housing O’Brien promises significant changes in Budget 2024 to help “good landlords”The Minister for Housing said the government will make “significant and effective” changes in the upcoming budget to help small landlords
Analysis Malcolm Byrne: AI will challenge our democratic systems - we must be readyDeep fakes, cyber attacks and other technological threats are becoming increasing prevalent thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence. Now is the time to put preventative measures in place
Comment Elaine Byrne: Politicians beware, tinkering with the electoral system is likely to backfireDarragh O’Brien’s suggestion that by-elections should be replaced by a European substiture list model may make sense – but history shows that voters may not agree
Big Read Coalition kaleidoscope: Sinn Féin’s route to government hinges on who will share power with it The party is unlikely to win a majority and with attitudes hardening within Fianna Fáil to doing a deal, it may find itself turning to a multitude of potential partners
Politics Taoiseach confident that current coalition could be re-elected in next general electionLeo Varadkar says there is ‘a very good chance’ Fine Gael’s coalition with Fianna Fáil and the Green Party could return to government
Podcast Micheál Martin launches his own podcast seriesNew series will see the Fianna Fáil leader ‘adopting the role of interviewer instead of interviewee'
Comment John Walsh: Housing crisis, migrant influx and scandal at RTÉ could erode our political centreIreland remains a stable country, but it is not immune to destabilising factors facing other countries – and a consequent drift to the far right
Legal Jim O’Callaghan: Hate Speech law is deeply problematic and confusing for our courts and GardaiThe hate crime bill could end up criminalising people because of ill-considered abusive comments made at the time of an offence, when in fact hatred did not motivate their offence; also the ‘other genders’ part of the bill needs revisiting
Politics Shane Coleman: Micheál Martin is long linked with the top EU job but Áras grass may be greenerWhether it’s the presidency, the EU Commission or going for broke at the next election, the Tánaiste is likely to confound predictions of what he’ll do next