Tag: Fine Gael
5 months ago
independent.ie

Eavan Murray: Tetchy MEP exchanges, eyerolls and one lone clapper as candidates vie for farmers’ ...

The current scramble for the “farmer vote” in the Midlands-Northwest European elections is heading for an all-out pol...

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6 months ago
leinsterleader.ie

Kildare TD Martin Heydon re-appointed to Department of Agriculture as Minister of State

The re-appointment was made by the new Taoiseach, Simon Harris

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6 months ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Leo Varadkar praises Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly at meeting of North-South Minister...

In his last major engagement as Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar has praised the “very good impression” which the First and De...

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6 months ago
independent.ie

'There were a couple of things stayed with me' - Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh on her cousin's fatal ...

?Depending on who you talk to, Maria Walsh is facing either an uphill climb or a hopeless battle in her bid for re-el...

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7 months ago
independent.ie

A champion jockey, a former Rose of Tralee and a senator in hot water – fierce competition expect...

The Midlands-North-West constituency is set to be a crowded race, with champion jockey Nina Carberry tipped to be add...

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8 months ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Why Sinn Fein’s opponents in Republic will watch its ministers in NI with interest

The reality of government is setting in for Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland, as its ministers steer the three key finan...

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8 months ago
independent.ie

‘It’s a victory for rural Ireland’: How a Mayo community staged a five-month sit-in to get their ...

It was a windswept and drizzly morning but Dr Amjed Ahmed felt the warm, loving embrace of a battle-weary Mayo commun...

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9 months ago
independent.ie

Jolted ministers look at reset on asylum policy as they fear lives could be lost here

Late last November, a Bangladeshi family claiming asylum in Ireland arrived by taxi from Dublin to their assigned acc...

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9 months ago
independent.ie

Mayo County Council votes to cease all cooperation with Department of Integration over refugee re...

Mayo County Council has unanimously passed a motion calling on council staff to cease cooperation with the Department...

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10 months ago
independent.ie

Time’s up for learner drivers as Jack Chambers vows to get tough on test dodgers

Jack Chambers’s pursuit of safer roads is motivated by tragedies in his own family. His grandfather, also called Jack...

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10 months ago
dublinlive.ie

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald opens up about hopes for 2024 election

The Sinn Fein chief added she would talk to any and all parties after the polls close, even arch enemies Fine Gael

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10 months ago
independent.ie

‘I never told Paschal he was insane’: Inside Stephen Donnelly’s data-obsessed drive to fix the he...

A red tray with a label that reads ‘Minister’s Data’ sits on the edge of Stephen Donnelly’s desk in his Department of...

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10 months ago
independent.ie

Leaked poll: Sinn Féin on course for Dublin MEP seat, Clare Daly set to be re-elected but Fine Ga...

SINN Féin looks on course to regain a European Parliament seat in Dublin and controversial Independent MEP Clare Daly...

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10 months ago
independent.ie

Callaghan brothers: Anger in Mayo over accusations in RTÉ exposé

When the Irish Independent tried to speak with those who knew the Callaghan brothers of RTÉ Investigates infamy, we w...

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10 months ago
independent.ie

Mary Lou McDonald accused of ‘misleading Dáil’ with comments on Parnell Square stabbings

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has come under fire for claiming the Government had not contacted the school at th...

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10 months ago
independent.ie

Regina Doherty to seek Fine Gael nomination to run for capital in European elections

Former Cabinet minister Regina Doherty is to seek the Fine Gael nomination to run in the European elections in Dublin...

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11 months ago
independent.ie

See you in court: Sinn Féin’s long list of legal actions amid concerns of ‘co-ordinated campaign’...

Sinn Féin politicians and party activists have been involved in at least 18 legal actions against media organisations...

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11 months ago
independent.ie

Hugh O’Connell: Leo Varadkar prepares for battle as Fine Gael gets its election ducks in a row

Last June, in the Fine Gael parliamentary party room at Leinster House, Leo Varadkar confronted his critics head on. ...

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11 months ago
independent.ie

Left-wing government would cost average couple at least €6,000 a year, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar claims

A left-wing government would cost an average couple on average incomes at least €6,000 a year, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar...

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11 months ago
independent.ie

Developer Johnny Ronan backs ‘pragmatic’ Sinn Féin housing policy

Last May, Mary Lou McDonald attended the opening of the Salesforce Tower on North Wall Quay. The US tech company’s la...

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11 months ago
dublinlive.ie

Charlie Bird thanks public for helping him 'stay alive' as he receives award

Climb With Charlie smashed their original €1 million goal, reaching €3.8 million in donations for the Irish Motor Neu...

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11 months ago
dublinlive.ie

Fine Gael's Frances Fitzgerald announces retirement from politics after 30 years

The former Tanaiste's political career began way back in 1992 when she was elected to the Dail for Dublin South East

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11 months ago
independent.ie

Final lockdown in December 2021 may not have been needed, admits Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has suggested the last Covid-19 lockdown may not have been needed – as he revealed Ireland’s i...

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11 months ago
independent.ie

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar backs Fine Gael to exceed poll predictions and ‘keep Ireland free of popul...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has refused to say whether he will continue to lead Fine Gael if the party is forced into oppo...

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11 months ago
independent.ie

Leo Varadkar will lead Fine Gael into next election, says Coveney

Two senior Fine Gael ministers who are seen as potential successors to Leo Varadkar have dismissed talk of replacing ...

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12 months ago
independent.ie

Coalition tensions grow over welfare cuts for Ukrainian refugees

The Government will have to push through a controversial and potentially divisive Dáil vote in order to cut welfare p...

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12 months ago
independent.ie

€122,000 job for Media Minister Catherine Martin’s former adviser is latest appointment row to hu...

Catherine Martin, the Media Minister, was not aware that her special adviser – who had been involved in talks on RTÉ’...

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12 months ago
independent.ie

Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon elected chair of parliamentary party

FINE Gael TDs and Senators have elected Mayo deputy and former GAA star Alan Dillon as the new chair of the parliamen...

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12 months ago
leinsterleader.ie

LATEST: Councillor Paddy Curran co-opted to Kildare County Council for Fine Gael

Councillor Paddy Curran has been co-opted to Kildare County Council (KCC) for Fine Gael (FG). His appointment was con...

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almost 1 year ago
dublinlive.ie

Disability service providers urge Government to take steps to prevent industrial action

Staff from service providers such as the Irish Wheelchair Association are earning almost €5 less per hour then their ...

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

Budget 2024 big read: Parsimonious Michael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe won’t be loosening the pur...

Last Wednesday morning in the salubrious surroundings of the Shelbourne Hotel, Paschal Donohoe told a Fine Gael break...

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about 1 year ago
irishmirror.ie

Bertie Ahern believes all parties must consider Sinn Fein coalition after next general election

The most successful Taoiseach of our times said "the people will decide" who forms the next government

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

Why Finance Minister Michael McGrath won’t be blowing Ireland’s burgeoning wealth on Budget Day

Michael McGrath is back in Cork this weekend ahead of an intense nine days that will culminate in his first Budget.

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about 1 year ago
dublinlive.ie

Leo Varadkar shuts down constituency office as colleague brands move as 'weird'

Reacting to the news, a political colleague said: 'You could be forgiven for thinking that he’s thinking about leavin...

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

Fine Gael election hopefuls may lay bare any previous convictions or court cases to party bosses

Fine Gael candidates are being asked to disclose to party bosses any past criminal convictions, Revenue judgments, co...

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

Housing set to be a ‘defining issue’ for next election, as Sinn Féin capitalises on Government fa...

In the run-up to the Sinn Féin think-in, Mary Lou McDonald made clear to her staff that she wanted the central focus ...

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about 1 year ago
dublinlive.ie

RTE should consider selling off major portions of land to raise cash, says Fine Gael TD

"There’s no need for RTE to be based on property that is probably the most expensive per square mile in Europe"

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan tells Fine Gael of plan to use Local Link services to ease school b...

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has told Fine Gael politicians he will examine using Local Link bus services to solve p...

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill interview: ‘Ambitious? Me? But of course. What’s the alternative?’

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill makes no secret of her ambition to “potentially” lead Fine Gael.

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