EU Phil Hogan: Why Trump trade war poses grave danger to Ireland Ireland’s former EU commissioner says Ireland and Europe would be caught in the middle of US-China rivalry
Policy Budget 2025 will be a week sooner in October than plannedJack Chambers, minister for finance, said the government will run its full term, amid talk of an early election
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: At a time of great strain, wave of elections across the world is empowering citizensFrom South Africa to Taiwan, citizens have queued up to elect, re-elect, throw out and usher in new leaders, governments and times
Special Report The right turn? Inside Sinn Féin’s shift on immigration as make-or-break elections loomTo maintain its poll position ahead of a potentially historic general election, Sinn Féin now faces a dangerous balancing act on the divisive issue of immigration
Politics Taoiseach ‘not planning’ for early general electionLeo Varadkar has said he did not favour an early election prior to the Dáil’s full term ending in early 2025
Politics After nearly 13 years in office, Fine Gael is tired and showing all the scars of war Leo Varadkar is fed up of the narrative that his party is facing an exodus as eight TDs and two MEPs prepare to step away from politics
Red C Poll The numbers game: Sinn Féin slips but coalition faces election date dilemmaThe opposition party has seen its lead erode as government’s belief in its chances of re-election grow
Politics Fine Gael will fight to be in next government – Simon Coveney Speaking at Fine Gael special conference the Minister for Enterprise said 2024 would be a watershed moment in Irish politics
Politics Leo Varadkar leaves door open for early electionFine Gael special conference on rural Ireland hears that 2024 would be a ‘watershed moment’
Politics Ivan Yates predicts Sinn Féin will win more than 70 seats in next general election Former Fine Gael minister predicts sitting government parties will lose many seats due to failure to address delays in delivering housing and large infrastructure projects
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
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
Opinion Lucinda Creighton: Smaller parties and Fine Gael the big losers in boundary redraw Sinn Féin is set to benefit most but even if they double their seats at the next election, they may struggle to form a government
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 Boundary changes will make gender quotas harder to meet, coalition leaders admitMore three-seat constituencies will make meeting the new 40 per cent quota for female candidates even more difficult for large parties
Politics Eamon Ryan advises Taoiseach against calling autumn 2024 electionChanges to constituency boundaries have left Ryan’s Green Party in difficulty facing into next election
Shaking up the Dáil House rules: What the changes in constituencies meanThere was mixed emotions for parties and TDs as the Electoral Commission announced its proposals on redrawing constituencies
Opinion Redrawing the Dáil’s battle lines: 20 extra TDs and the most radical boundary revamp in 40 yearsAhead of the new Electoral Commission’s report on August 30, political analyst Odran Flynn predicts that Dáil Eireann will have 180 TDs next time and explains where the extra 20 members will come from
Politics Taoiseach: Fine Gael has ‘no plans’ for early general electionA general election must be called by spring 2025
Politics Erdogan seals election victory in Turkey to defy naysayersThe country’s longest-serving leader prevailed 52.1 per cent to 47.9 per cent in a runoff vote against Kemal Kilicdaroglu, to take his rule well into a third decade