Ivan Yates insists he ‘broke no rules’ in controversy over Jim Gavin media training
Pundit and media trainer says he was relying on his ‘personal integrity’ rather than disclosing work for party
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Sinn Féin promoting policies that ‘are not left wing’, says Holly Cairns
The Social Democrats leader said she would rather lose her seat than adopt a more popular position on the nitrates derogation
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High Court stays final orders in Athlone international protection accommodation case
Protests took place last year over plan to develop tented accommodation on site to rear of existing direct provision centre
Ex-FF councillor told waitress he was ‘a kind of a stalker’, sentencing hearing told
Joseph O’Donovan returned to the woman’s place of work multiple times after being asked to leave and said he ‘could not help it’
Media regulator, PR experts invited to address Oireachtas committee on transparency issues
Move follows controversy over former minister Ivan Yates providing coaching to Jim Gavin while broadcasting on political matters
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At Fine Gael meeting, Simon Harris tells colleagues emergency legislation can be used for critical infrastructure
Anti-woke Ivan Yates must have seemed the obvious choice to toughen Jim Gavin up
Men such as Yates are indulged because they get to play the bombastic, slightly shocking counterpoint to their snowflake partner
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Politicians must wake up to Ireland’s duty to act on climate, says leading scientist
Prof John Sweeney: Cop30 summit will struggle to make progress
How Ivan Yates’s links to Fianna Fáil landed him, and the party, in hot water
In the News podcast: Hugh Linehan on how the Yates controversy could impact public trust in the media
Letters to the Editor, November 5th: On the right to fly, immigration disinformation, and Ivan Yates
‘Air travel is absurdly underpriced because its environmental costs are shouldered by no one – except the planet’
Jack Chambers endures silent tsunami of schadenfreude in the Dáil
With the Taoiseach abroad, Chambers and the Yates connection take centre stage at Leinster House
Jack Chambers rejects Sinn Féin claim he should have declared Fianna Fáil hired Ivan Yates
Minister says matter for broadcaster to declare conflict of interest, not for him as party’s director of elections
The Irish Times view on Coalition strains: it’s the little things that trip you up
The Yates affair touches raw nerves on both sides
Simon Harris calls for ‘rational, calm, informed debate’ on immigration
Tánaiste stands by comments that number of migrants coming into Ireland is ‘too high’
Alarm at claims of cheating in electricians exam
Fianna Fáil is in its Maud Gonne era, that is to say, absolutely tormented by a man called Yates
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Ivan Yates controversy shows why media must take conflicts of interest seriously
Ireland’s media and political elites remain too entangled, which can erode trust
Ivan Yates gave media coaching to Taoiseach, Jim Gavin and five other FF ministers
Party acknowledges work done by former FG minister for failed Áras candidate which has sparked Government row
Simon Harris is walking a risky tightrope on immigration
Tánaiste accuses people ‘particularly on the left’ trying to ‘shut down the debate’ on migration
The Fianna Fáil I joined was the party that got things done – what happened to us?
Presidential election debacle will soon fade but not delivering urgently on matters impacting people’s lives will not
Ireland ‘steadfast’ on climate pledges, says Taoiseach ahead of Cop30 talks in Brazil
Micheál Martin to address gathering of world leaders in host city Belém, Brazil, later in week
Ivan Yates work on Gavin campaign sparks political and media fallout
Ex-minister’s role as Path to Power podcast co-presenter with Matt Cooper ended after emergence of role coaching Fianna Fáil candidate
John Collison has mapped a way out of the Government’s lethargy
Our electoral system and political culture has taught politicians that above all, they should annoy nobody. The housing crisis is changing that
Ivan Yates’s role on Path to Power podcast ends following presidential campaign revelations
Undeclared involvement with Fianna Fáil candidate caused difficulties for podcast creators and co-host Matt Cooper
May McGee’s achievement meant couples could have healthy sexual relationships without fear
In The Irish Times library, I remember looking for cuttings about contraception to find they were filed under ‘Crimes sexual’ - which was the stark truth at the time
A left alliance must come with a warning for workers
Labour, Social Democrats and the Greens have shown they don’t represent the working class
Are Micheál Martin’s days as Fianna Fáil leader drawing to a close?
After the Jim Gavin presidential election debacle, there are a lot of angry people in Fianna Fáil, but it’s less clear if anybody is ready to replace Micheál Martin
How does Micheál Martin quieten dissenting voices in Fianna Fáil?
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