Willie O Dea
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Miriam Lord: No room at the Leinster House inn for former TDs and senators
- Oireachtas
- December 19, 2020, 01:00
This time of year, things usually go a bit mad around Leinster House. Political parties throw parties, the restaurant is heaving, the bar gets busy an(...)

Martin appoints 18 Fianna Fáil TDs to spokesperson positions
- Politics
- December 17, 2020, 22:49
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has appointed 18 members of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party to a range of spokesperson positions. Fianna Fáil said the d(...)

60 years on: Why Irish soldiers who died in Niemba did not get medals
- Irish News
- November 7, 2020, 01:00
Medals for gallantry for nine Irish soldiers killed in the Niemba ambush 60 years ago were not awarded because it might look like a “hand-out”. This (...)

The Irish Times view on the coalition’s travails: governing by unforced error
- Editorial
- July 28, 2020, 19:30
For most governments, the first weeks in office are a brief moment of respite from the normal rhythms of political battle. Ministers read themselves i(...)

Gaffes, rows and reversals: Government’s shaky start keeps going
- Irish News
- July 28, 2020, 18:35
If you Google “shaky start” and “Irish politics”, the inevitable dates crop up: 1997; 2011; 2017; and 2020. What unites them is this: new governments (...)

Three ‘super junior’ Ministers agree to give back part of controversial pay hike
- Politics
- July 28, 2020, 10:47
The three Ministers of State who sit at Cabinet who were to receive a controversial pay top-up have agreed to gift some of the money back to the State(...)

Denying unemployment payment because of travel could be open to legal challenge
- Irish News
- July 28, 2020, 02:50
New rules stripping those on unemployment assistance of their payments because they leave the State could be vulnerable to legal challenge, civil libe(...)

Week is a long time in politics for Micheál Martin
- Politics
- July 17, 2020, 17:14
Political life goes through cycles, with times of heightened drama followed by periods that are taciturn and mundane. Over four months, the negotiati(...)

Government to examine VAT cut as part of stimulus package
- Irish News
- July 3, 2020, 01:06
A cut in the 13.5 per cent VAT rate is being examined as part of the new Government’s July stimulus package to boost the economy after the coronavirus(...)

The Irish Times view on Government jobs: open dissent in Fianna Fáil
- Editorial
- July 2, 2020, 20:10
The leaders of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have attempted to rectify the regional imbalance in the Cabinet by appointing a number of junior ministers fr(...)