The party held its ard fheis online and while it is managing to hold on to its pandemic popularity, it is seeking a few new big ideas to help it win a fourth term in government. But it is walking a tightrope with business groups with its attempt to win over workers who might be tempted to vote Sinn Féin

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

Last week’s debacle – where almost an entire housing estate intended for first-time buyers was snapped up by an investment firm – could spark a disaster for the parties who maintain the status quo

There remains a nostalgia for the large council schemes built in the last century – yet they were not built overnight but over decades at a time when building standards were far lower and cheaper

The public’s impatience with a slow vaccine rollout and a sustained lockdown has seen Fianna Fáil record its second-poorest result since Red C’s polling began

After waiting 32 years, the Fianna Fáil leader missed out on his St Patrick’s Day trip to the US, but he should be more preoccupied with simply remaining in power until December 2022

The latest Business Post/Red C poll shows Fianna Fáil slipping to 13 per cent, Fine Gael steady at 29 per cent, the Greens have dropped to 3 per cent, with Sinn Féin up two points to draw level with Fine Gael

Politicians are divided on whether the government is losing its way or making the best of a difficult and largely unpredictable situation

Fine Gael is maintaining its support, despite growing anger over the handling of the lockdown, while Fianna Fáil and the Greens are bearing the brunt of voter frustration

Big two coalition parties will point towards a specific sentence in the Programme for Government, while the Greens can counter by highlighting commitments to prioritise spending on public transport, cycling and walking

It’s not beyond the bounds of possibility that Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald could come to power without a general election

UCD postdoctoral researcher Dr Ian Richardson has created a map of ballot box tallies which illuminates a divided political Ireland of haves and have nots

Move follows a Business Post report yesterday which said senior council executives have raised concerns about the ‘premium price’ the local authority has been charged by private contractors for social housing

The Minister of State for Farm Safety Restrictions is concerned about the mental health of farmers left isolated by the pandemic

The state in which Fianna Fáil emerges from the current government will determine the outcome of its rivalry with Sinn Féin

Each party criticised the other’s response to Covid-19 and the social housing crisis in tit-for-tat exchanges in the Dáil

The new shared equity scheme is meant to benefit first-time buyers but still places home ownership out of reach for many in our capital while rents also remain high

Former finance minster told cabinet colleagues in Budget 2016 memo ‘we should not repeat the policy errors of the last decade’

All of this country’s best achievements have come from the centre, and it should not be abandoned for short-term populist gains