Darragh O Brien
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Analysis: Fianna Fáil empire strikes back at Fine Gael
- Politics
- February 27, 2016
Elections should be looked at through the prism of Star Wars series. You always know that no matter how dramatic one episode ends, there’s another one(...)

Minister for Children Dr James Reilly has become the latest high -profile member of the outgoing administration to lose his seat. Dr Reilly was elim(...)

Fianna Fáil female candidate claims intimidation by FF supporters
- Politics
- February 23, 2016, 18:12
A female Fianna Fáil candidate has claimed she was verbally assaulted by party members working for her running mate while out canvassing earlier this (...)

Fine Gael MEP criticised for calling FF the ‘old enemy’
- Politics
- December 14, 2015, 16:31
Fianna Fáil’s justice spokesman Niall Collins has criticised Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes for referring to Fianna Fáil as the “old enemy”. Mr Collins sa(...)

Heated Seanad exchanges on school religious proposal
- Oireachtas
- December 11, 2015, 01:00
There were exchanges over Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan’s pledge to abolish a 50-year-old rule giving privileged status to religion in the cla(...)

No Sunday funerals in Galway because council lacks funds, Seanad hears
- Oireachtas
- November 5, 2015, 01:00
Funerals cannot be held in Galway city on Sundays because local authorities cannot afford the premium rates to provide the service, the Seanad has h(...)

Call for partial property tax exemption in managed estates rejected
- Oireachtas
- October 23, 2015, 13:55
The Government has rejected a call for homeowners who pay management fees to get an exemption on their property tax. Fianna Fáil public expenditure an(...)

Miriam Lord: Sphinx-like Kenny whips up frenzy
- Politics
- October 9, 2015, 21:03
In the end it’ll be blamed on the media. The media made him do it. Due to the frenzy of speculation whipped up by journalists, it was impossible to ge(...)

Where do the State’s political parties stand?
- Politics
- September 10, 2015, 01:00
Ahead of the new Dáil term, the political party think-ins begin today with Fine Gael’s event. We assess the shape of each party as they head into a ge(...)

Fianna Fáil meeting to decide on candidates for election
- Politics
- August 22, 2015, 01:01
A meeting of senior Fianna Fáil strategists next weekend is to begin finalising the party’s approach to candidates and tickets for the general electi(...)