Jim O'Callaghan

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Cork East TD James O’Connor: he is the third youngest Fianna Fáil TD ever elected – behind Mary Coughlan in 1987 and Lorcan Allen in 1961. Photograph: Twitter.
Election 2020: New ‘baby’ of the Dáil is Fianna Fáil’s James O’Connor

James O’Connor will be the baby of the 33rd Dáil. The 22-year-old will enter Leinster House as the third youngest Fianna Fáil TD ever elected – behind(...)

Justice swamp: former minister Frances Fitzgerald with former Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Miriam Lord’s 2017: Step back and take in a year on the brink

The political landscape is a wondrous thing. We’d be lost without it. The political landscape is imaginary, yet it is mapped and remapped, forever exp(...)

Belfast investor Paddy McKillen: He contends communications fully or partly disclosed by the department to date suggest it was being “inappropriately” lobbied by interests linked to the UK billionaire Barclay brothers concerning acquisition of his “fully-performing” loans as part of a hostile takeover. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire
Court to rule later on investor’s bid to view Department of Finance documents

A judge will rule later on an application by property investor Paddy McKillen aimed at securing full access to 12 documents he believes will show th(...)

Miche ál Martin: allies say his support for the fiscal treaty was astute, likewise the decision not to contest the presidential election. Photograph: Alan Betson
Soldiers of Destiny emerge from shadow of annihilation and look to brighter future

Fianna Fáil’s ardfheis opens tonight in Dublin, the second since the party’s abject defeat in the 2011 election. The gathering comes amid resur(...)