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Lack of purpose and direction

Lack of purpose and direction

Fianna Fáil’s rage might be directed at its most recent defector, but a bigger worry for the party must be its own lack of purpose and direction

‘Gay bounce’ signals modest progress for the coalition

‘Gay bounce’ signals modest progress for the coalition

Could the fillip that the government has gained from the referendum result open the door to an early general election?

O’Brien advised coalition not to sell Aer Lingus

O’Brien advised coalition not to sell Aer Lingus

Tycoon offered his views on sale of airline stake

Averil Power's resignation puts spotlight back on FF

Averil Power's resignation puts spotlight back on FF

For 24 hours, the dominant narrative about Fianna Fail - internal division, weak leadership, unc...

‘Even the sun came out to shine’

‘Even the sun came out to shine’

We think of elections and referendums as changing things. In fact, they are often only the evidence of changes that have already taken place

State to sell its Aer Lingus stake to IAG

State to sell its Aer Lingus stake to IAG

The cabinet will formally agree to sell the state’s holding in Aer Lingus in the coming days, p...

Poll shows SF jumps as coalition takes a hit

Poll shows SF jumps as coalition takes a hit

l Government fightback in the polls evaporates. Marriage referendum: the Yes side is well ahead, but the race is set to tighten

Bruton: no pay hikes without productivity impro

Bruton: no pay hikes without productivity impro

Jobs minister Richard Bruton has warned public sector unions that any restoration of ...

FG to oppose solo school run on quota

FG to oppose solo school run on quota

Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan’s plan to restrict the places which schools...

Pat Leahy: The coalition’s ‘keep buggering on’approach is no longer sufficient to deal with a changed public mood

Pat Leahy: The coalition’s ‘keep buggering on’approach is no longer sufficient to deal with a changed public mood

It is beyond question that something significant has changed in the public mood about politics in...

Pat Leahy: The coalition will simultaneously promise a spending spree while cloaking themselves in the mantle of economic prudence. It’s a bit of a tightrope

Pat Leahy: The coalition will simultaneously promise a spending spree while cloaking themselves in the mantle of economic prudence. It’s a bit of a tightrope

Probably the apex of Bertie Ahern’s era of ‘Showtime’ politics was his speech to the pre-election Fianna Fáil ard fheis in 2007.

Shatter asked Barrett to change ruling

Shatter asked Barrett to change ruling

Former justice minister Alan Shatter wrote again to the Ceann Comhairle Sean Barrett on the eveni...

Pat Leahy: Mind the gap, Lucinda – it will be a crowded field at the  next election

Pat Leahy: Mind the gap, Lucinda – it will be a crowded field at the next election

Lucinda Creighton’s declaration on Friday that she was establishing a new political party has n...

Drip it up and st art again

Drip it up and st art again

While protests raged all week, the coalition lurched from one soggy disaster to another. Pat Leahy and Michael Brennan report