Social partnership can work – but not if it becomes another magic ATM for public servants
We can’t have all the short-term solutions we want and all the long-term investment we want
Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil leader
Fianna Fáil at 100: ‘They could certainly teach the Tories and UK Labour a thing or two’
Flexibility, pragmatism and ruthless, unceasing dedication to winning and retaining power have been the party’s hallmarks
ABBA the star of the show at Fianna Fáil’s ardfheis – Anyone But Bertie Ahern
CMAT sends a pointed message home to former taoiseach at New York gig
Fianna Fáil will not seek to stop Ahern from canvassing despite immigration remarks
Party struggling to make impact in upcoming Dublin and Galway byelections, polls show
Fianna Fáil at 100 is a white man’s party with a woman problem
No party can claim to have ‘something for everyone’ when it has a woman problem like Fianna Fáil’s
Public sector pay increases under local bargaining to be processed within weeks, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin ‘up for’ talks on new agreement as union boss signals deal may prove difficult
Owners of back-garden modular homes face second local property tax charge, says Revenue
Even garages converted to dwellings will be liable to separate LPT charge, tax authority warns
Talks aimed at resolving ambulance staff industrial action set for Labour Court
Move follows 24-hour strike by National Ambulance Service workers over pay and grading
IBM teams up with SETU in multimillion euro educational initiative
Initiative will benefit students in computer science, engineering, cybersecurity, data and AI and student-led technology societies
Micheál Martin under pressure over response to striking ambulance workers
Inside Politics: Spending ‘diktats’ from Jack Chambers are ‘going down like a lead balloon’, according to one Minister
Council’s Oliver Bond plans would have cost up to €700,000 per flat, housing committee told
Regeneration funds of €20 million still available for complex, senior civil servant tells TDs
The Irish Times view on 100 years of Fianna Fáil: party of power and pragmatism
Leadership has always been central to the party’s sense of who it is
Striking ambulance unions urged to re-enter talks as patient safety ‘clearly at risk’
HSE says 24-hour stoppage on Tuesday had a ‘significant impact’ on services and waiting times
Diageo boss pledges further investment on the back of soaring black stuff sales
Taoiseach joins about 200 people at opening of Diageo’s new €300 million brewery in Littleconnell, Co Kildare
Fianna Fáil ‘made a difference’ in housing, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin speaks of attitude in his party to ‘get things done’
Diageo opens first phase of new €700m Kildare brewery
Brewer will produce its range of ales and lagers from new €300m ‘green’ brewery for the domestic and international markets
Irish failure to recognise Armenian genocide creates awkward moment for Martin in Yerevan
Inconsistency between Government reluctance to formally acknowledge Armenian genocide and clear stance on Gaza
Bertie Ahern tells canvasser he once voted Aontú as he ‘didn’t fancy’ the Fianna Fáil candidate
Fianna Fáil’s James O’Connor goes nuclear on publicising Killeagh – the bypass, not the song
Ireland is trying to fund environmental protection on the cheap
Nature restoration isn’t a luxury. It’s one of the highest-return investments available to the State
Gender based violence requires ‘island-wide lens’, Taoiseach tells Belfast audience
Micheál Martin says people in the Republic have ‘nowhere near the level of engagement with the North’ as before
Taoiseach calls for ‘continued progress’ on NI legacy law after UK government wins case
UK’s highest court upholds Northern Secretary’s appeal against Belfast rulings on human rights issues
New Belfast trains will cut travel times to Dublin to under two hours
Stadler trains, due in 2028, will have spacious dining areas and unaided boarding on exterior doors
Micheál Martin channels Jack Nicholson as he and Mary Lou trade agricultural insults
Micheál channels Jack Nicholson as he and Mary Lou trade agricultural insults over help to ease rising bills
President and relatives of Rising leaders gather to ‘remember those who died for Ireland’
Senior politicians attend 102nd State commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising at Arbour Hill cemetery
Ireland will import nuclear energy when interconnector with France opens, Taoiseach says
Opposition TDs say idea of the State developing nuclear power ‘crazy’ and a ‘distraction’ from soaring energy prices
Why are we talking about building nuclear reactors?
Reactor construction was outlawed in 1999, but changing technology, and circumstances, have reopened the debate
Ireland should ‘examine seriously’ nuclear power option, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin cites advances in technology and over-reliance on imported fossil fuels as factors for looking at nuclear power
Time to seriously examine going nuclear, says Taoiseach in Armenia
Micheál Martin says further cost-of-living measures coming in next budget
Veronica Guerin: ‘We still miss her so much. It’s unbelievable to think it’s been 30 years’
Family to host fundraising event to mark anniversary of murder of campaigning journalist
Foreign online activity during fuel protests ‘canary in coal mine’, says FG Minister
Government must consider response to potential protests during EU presidency, Neale Richmond says
Unions set to seek hefty increases in looming pay talks as spending pressures mount
€1bn ‘contingency reserve’ provided in budget for unforeseen spending requirements already used up
Deepfake Simon Harris is only the start of the Government’s AI problem
Artificial intelligence will bring significant changes in the world of work, and soon present very considerable political challenges
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