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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

Varadkar’s Dáil attack hints at frustration over SF’s polling surge, but is unlikely to sway voters

Verbal attacks in the Dáil may act as a deterrent to the opposition but they are of questionable use

Elaine Byrne: After eleven long years in power, Fine Gael seems tired and low on ideas

Irish political history shows that the longer a party is in government, the more it gets stuck in a rut. Battle fatigue has set in, while Sinn Féin is winning over the middle classes

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

Richard Colwell: Confidence in the future diminishing as cost of living crisis bites

The latest Red C poll shows that almost two-thirds of voters feel they have little or no disposable income left after bills are paid

Fine Gael hopes for quick DPP decision on Varadkar leak file

The Tánaiste said he is very confident the outcome will be in his favour’ but TDs are concerned off political fallout

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

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

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

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

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

Elaine Byrne: FG’s knives come out behind a veil of gentlemanly conduct

The strange dynamic between Leo Varadkar, Simon Coveney and Simon Harris has curious echoes of the 2017 Fine Gael leadership race

Coveney feels the heat during excruciating question-and-answer session

‘Embarrassed’ Minister for Foreign Affairs faces no confidence motion in the Dáil tomorrow

Analysis: Varadkar and Fine Gael need fresh ideas to show they have not gone stale in power

In an attempt to inject some relevance back into the party, Varadkar will use the think-in to make the case for an increase to welfare and pension rates at the next budget

Sinn Féin leads in Red C poll for first time as coalition falters

Fine Gael falls to 28 per cent in wake of Zappone ‘Merriongate’ controversy, while Fianna Fáil remains on 13 per cent as TDs are warned to back Coveney in confidence vote

Farrell unsure whether contact from Rock on drone firm constitutes lobbying

The Fine Gael TD recently issued a press release in which he praised a drone delivery firm run by entrepreneur Bobby Healy, on whose behalf former FG TD Noel Rock has lobbied cabinet ministers

Pat Rabbitte: August wobble betrays coalition’s weak foundations

The weary government was just beginning to gain some equilibrium when the Zappone controversy knocked it for six. Can such a mismatched alliance survive the rough-and-tumble that inevitably lies ahead?

John Walsh: Coalition’s succession of crises is not an inevitable product of politics

Complacency and unedifying behaviour often follow extended terms in office, but we can look to Angela Merkel’s track record to see that it doesn’t have to be so