Frank O Rourke

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Micheál Martin at the count for Cork South-Central. One long-serving TD said Martin was likely to know his position was under pressure. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Election 2020: Spell in ‘proper’ opposition finds growing support in Fianna Fáil

As a poor election got substantially worse for Fianna Fáil on the second day of counting, the mood within the party darkened. TDs emerged from count (...)

Catherine Murphy, Co-leader Social Democrats, who has been elected in Kildare North. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Kildare North results: FG’s Bernard Durkan and FF’s James Lawless take final seats

The count is all over in Punchestown and there are several familiar faces – and one new one – bound for Dáil Éireann to represent Kildare North. Soc(...)

Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy topped the poll here in 2016, and there is little to suggest she won’t repeat the trick this time out. File photograph: Cyril Byrne
Election 2020: Kildare North constituency profile

Kildare North (four seats) Current: 1 FG, 2 FF, 1 Soc Dem Kildare is the heart of the commuter belt, and as such, infrastructure and quality of life(...)

Niamh: “I am left wondering if, when a treatment is finally made available for FA, we will have to campaign for more than two years to secure funding to be able to avail of the treatment.” Photograph: Niamh Barry
‘How can my own country put a price on the lives of rare disease sufferers?’

I was diagnosed with Friedreich’s ataxia about 10 years ago when I was 13. FA is a progressive neuromuscular disease, for which there is currently no (...)

Fianna Fáil’s Bobby Aylward with leader Micheál Martin. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Aylward calls FF meeting of ‘like-minded’ on abortion

Fianna Fáil TDs and Senators opposed to repealing the Eighth Amendment have been invited to a “coming together of like-minded people” on Tuesday. Car(...)

Enda Kenny has said the job losses at HP Inc became apparent about five weeks ago. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
HP job losses became apparent five weeks ago, says Kenny

The job losses at HP Inc in Leixlip, Co Kildare, became apparent about five weeks ago, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said. He said IDA Ireland chief exec(...)

“We need a different vision for saving the rail network which squarely places making rail travel more attractive and reliable for passengers at the core of the strategy”
Iarnród Éireann cuts to be resisted by seven Ministers

Seven Ministers of State have said they will resist any reduction in services at Iarnród Éireann, which has been identified as needing hundreds of mil(...)

Sinn Féin candidate Kathleen Funchion in the groove with partner Eddie Wall during Strictly Let’s Dance Callan, which was held at the same time as the count for the Carlow/Kilkenny election seats. Funchion went on to take a Dáil seat but not the dance title. Photograph: Pat Moore
Miriam Lord’s Week: Funchion trips the light fantastic

Some of the crowd at the count in Carlow-Kilkenny thought Sinn Féin’s Kathleen Funchion was being a bit presumptuous when she sashayed into the Cillin(...)

Profile: Frank O’Rourke (FF)

Frank O’Rourke, Fianna Fáil, has served as a councillor on Kildare County Council since he was co-opted in 2012. He successfully ran for election in 2(...)