Ivana Bacik | Business Post

Michael Brennan: Frustration for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael as Sinn Féin continues on record high

Struggling to grapple with the housing, health and cost of living crises, the coalition parties are watching Mary Lou McDonald steal their thunder on the issues of the day

Analysis: How Sinn Féin is dominating among younger and middle-aged voters

The latest Business Post/Red C poll suggests that Irish politics is now poised for a further shift away from what was once called ‘civil war politics’

Sinn Féin records highest ever level of support in a Red C poll

Mary Lou McDonald’s party is benefiting from the cost of living crisis, and the recent controversy over plans to ban the sale of turf in urban areas, registering its highest ever rating in a Red C poll, while Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil remain well behind

Bacik rules out joining left-wing alliance ahead of the next general election

In an interview, the new Labour leader said she aimed to rebuild the party from grassroots, work towards gender balance and collaborate with former leader Alan Kelly

New Labour leader Bacik calls for pay rise for workers and windfall tax on energy companies

The Dublin Bay South TD was elected unopposed today

Pat Rabbitte: Will Bacik’s campaigning record be enough to change the fortunes of battered Labour?

Labour bears the brunt of blame for a myriad of ills, but like its expected new leader, the party has been behind some of this country’s most important moves towards social and economic justice

John Walsh: The future of Labour depends on offering a real alternative to populism and avoiding gimmicky solutions

The incoming leadership would be well advised to observe the fate of its sister party in Britain

Labour sees Bacik as its best chance of survival

After Alan Kelly’s sudden ousting, Labour’s national executive agrees a March 24 deadline for applications for the party’s leadership

New residency scheme could yield €93m annually

Undocumented migrants are being offered the opportunity to receive residency permits under a new regularisation scheme

Bacik proposes paid leave for post-abortion complications

Labour TD’s suggested legislation also includes paid leave for early miscarriages and for women undergoing IVF treatment

Banks criticised for ‘refusing to finance cargo container homes’

Cheaper form of housing made of recycled shipping containers has become popular due to housing crisis

Dublin Bay South: Fourth time’s the charm for Bacik as FF and FG lick their wounds

After falling short in the 2004 European elections, a 2009 by-election and the 2011 general election, the longtime Labour senator savoured her moment of triumph in Dublin Bay South this weekend – but it was a bad day for Fine Gael and an infinitely worse one for Fianna Fáil

Ivana Bacik victorious in Dublin Bay South by-election

More transfer-friendly Labour candidate was unable to be reeled in by Fine Gael’s James Geoghegan

Elaine Byrne: Fine Gael’s scaremongering has gifted Bacik a real chance

In its eagerness to stoke up anti-Sinn Féin sentiment in Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael appears to have cleared a path to a Dáil seat for the Labour senator

Pat Rabbitte: Bacik looks most likely to deny Fine Gael in Dublin Bay South

Timing is of the essence for FG and its first-time candidate James Geoghegan, but the experienced Labour senator is a strong contender