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What happens on Wednesday? Election of the Taoiseach, tea in the Áras, and a nervous wait for ministerial hopefuls
Wednesday heralds a day of triumph for longstanding Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin
No precedent to allow Regional Independent TDs become part of an ‘opposition’ group in Dáil
Government-supporting Independents to speak from Dáil opposition benches during election of taoiseach
Ireland’s next Cabinet: Who are the frontrunners and how do they rank?
Who is likely to end up where after the confabulations are done and dusted?
‘I’d like to know what the rules are’: First Fine Gael meeting to ratify new government deal raises queries about opposition speaking time
Former minister Nora Owen pointed out there is precedent for non-ministerial members of the Regional Independents Group sitting on the opposition benches in the Dáil
Bashed tables, dad dancing and pizza: how the deal for a new government was done
The bulk of the six-week negotiations happened between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, but the Regional Independent Group played a vital role in forming the new government
Fraught few days for Martin and Harris as they mull over Cabinet picks
Fianna Fáil leader has seven Cabinet jobs and the chief whip’s post to give out but he has about a dozen realistic contenders so many are going to be disappointed
Ireland’s next government: Butler, Calleary, Heydon and Carroll MacNeill tipped for promotion
Fianna Fáil set to have 8 Cabinet seats and 7 will go to Fine Gael with Micheál Martin becoming next Taoiseach
The numbers game: ministers, junior ministers and technical groups as the next government beds in
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Plan for mini-budget by new government dropped
Fine Gael proposal dropped amid concerns about international instability and economic uncertainty
Programme for government aims for ‘step change’ in disability services
Views are mixed among disabled people and their allies as to whether the programme promises progress, with some critical of ‘regressive’ tone
Only certain ministerial job appointments so far are the five Independent TDs
Speculation intensifying six days ahead of formal appointment of new Cabinet next Wednesday
Programme for government is notable not just for a lack of ideology, but a lack of passion
Gathering almost every TD with a stake in the status quo in one government will prove to be a mistake
Fianna Fáil to get substantially more time in taoiseach’s office than Fine Gael
Healy-Raes say they will not be ‘whipped’ when it comes to ‘fundamental issues’ and ‘matters of conscience’
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris welcome Gaza ceasefire after ‘15 months of immense human suffering’
Michael D Higgins said massive scale-up of humanitarian aid is needed now to save lives
State-based armed conflict now ranks as biggest threat to global economy
World Economic Forum’s latest Global Risks Report pinpoints geopolitical strife as chief risk to stability and progress
Ireland’s risk-averse civil service cannot speed up delivery of the things we need most
We are going to have to decarbonise and dampen down current spending to avoid overheating the economy
Coalition talks: Agreement close on programme for government, with possible junior ministry for Healy-Raes
Fianna Fáil likely to get Department of Justice, with Dublin TD Jim O’Callaghan among names floated for the ministerial role
Intensive government coalition talks to get under way today
Regional Independent group and two Healy-Rae brothers set to join new government if negotiations are successful
First formal engagement between FF, FG and Regional Independents to take place today
Group of eight Independent TDs will submit a position paper to the two bigger parties setting out its preconditions for entering government
Taoiseach nominates two additional candidates to run in Seanad election due to contestant shortfall
Fine Gael councillors Sharon Tolan and Jimmy Kavanagh to contest election for upper house of Oireachtas
Simon Harris and Micheál Martin say they are happy to work with Michael Lowry
Taoiseach says he accepted findings of Moriarty tribunal but that he knows ‘the practicalities of how the Dáil works’
Government formation: Negotiations ‘in the landing zone’ to conclude in January - Taoiseach
Simon Harris says he believes there will be a new government within eight weeks
New roads investment planned by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil after Green exit
Series of referendums on issues such as housing and water ‘highly unlikely’, negotiators say
Five things to watch in 2025 as the next government takes shape
Year ahead promises no shortage of intrigue and challenge for the political classes as they look to digest a new reality brought about by the year of elections
Meta executive told Taoiseach Europe should have ‘open approach’ to AI development
Nick Clegg contacted Simon Harris in the summer and also met him in Dublin in December
2024 in Irish politics: Elections, leadership changes, referendums and restoration
After a year of two lost referendums, a taoiseach’s resignation and huge losses for government partners the Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are returning to power
Joe Biden leads tributes to Jimmy Carter following ex-president’s death aged 100
State funeral scheduled for Jaunary 9th, at which Biden will deliver a eulogy
Limerick mayor lobbied for €2bn of Apple cash
Mayor John Moran wanted more than half the €14 billion windfall to be spent in Munster
What were the most-read stories on irishtimes.com in 2024?
Crime, emigration, a busy political calendar and the year of the live blog
Higgins praises Jimmy Carter’s lifelong push for human rights as ‘almost unique’ among US presidents
Tributes paid to longest-surviving president, with Taoiseach Simon Harris praising work in Middle East
Orla Tinsley: The reality of having to fight for basic rights from all angles is exhausting
Next government needs to urgently implement a rights-based model of disability
Simon Harris: Trump is a businessman at heart. Ireland’s offering is one that speaks to him
Donald Trump is a businessman at heart. Ireland’s offering is one that speaks to him
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