Harry McGee

Harry McGee

Political Correspondent

Harry McGee is political correspondent with The Irish Times, which he joined in 2008. He previously worked with the Irish Examiner, Sunday Tribune, RTE, Magill (where he was editor) and The Connacht Tribune. He is a frequent contributor on politics to current affairs and news programmes and has been blogging on politics since 2006. From an Irish-speaking household in Galway, he studied languages and law in NUIG, and also is a barrister. His interests outside politics are family, mountaineering, running, GAA and the Irish language.

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No details of how unrecorded ‘ticking-off’ of Wallace percolated to the top levels of Garda

The Cabinet yesterday discussed the troubled financial situation at the State transport company after Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar presented the report. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
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Deputy Mick Wallace at Leinster House yesterday. “Most came to the realisation that the the political row surrounding Shatter was petering out.” Photograph: Cyril Byrne
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Analysis: Minister for Justice’s case helped by lack of Government sympathy for Mick Wallace

Deputy Mick Wallace at Leinster House yesterday. He said Mr Shatter had “tried to ridicule us, skew the debate, misrepresent us and show a level of disrespect to us as elected representatives.” Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Shatter’s qualified apology seen as acceptance he might have overstepped mark

No pressure on Minister from Labour Coalition partners to resign over remarks about Wallace

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter at at Citizenship Ceremony in Dublin yesterday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times
The questions surrounding Shatter’s use of confidential Garda information

Shatter faces more criticism over using information given in Garda briefing but he doesn’t do apologies or climb-downs

Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton will bring a memo to Cabinet today on the Social Welfare Bill, which will be published later this week. Photograph: Eric Luke
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Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has argued that putting lone parents directly on jobseekers’ allowance would be too one(...)

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter: said information was relayed to him as part of a general briefing on the cancellation of penalty points. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Shatter’s robust defence of Wallace revelation causes unease in Labour

Minister of State Seán Sherlock calls for clarity as senior party figures are reluctant to get involved

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan and Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin. Tough exchanges between the Government and the troika on a revised Croke Park deal can be expected. Photograph: Alan Betson
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