Leo Varadkar

On last official day in office, Taoiseach cautions against future collapses of Stormont at North South Ministerial Council meeting

Family of Seán Brown welcomes ‘positive and constructive intervention’ by Leo Varadkar in support of coroner’s recommendation that public inquiry be convened

Faces from Fine Gael’s past and present line out for party’s annual gathering but the time for big talk by the incoming taoiseach is over

Web Summit’s Lobbying Register absence; why Simon Harris won’t lodge in the Phoenix Park; and more bad news for EV drivers

Fine Gael leader provides plenty of platitudes but little information about what he will do as taoiseach in ardfheis speech

Outgoing Taoiseach says he ‘only wishes’ former Fine Gael TD ‘the very best in her life and political career’

‘I’m gonna hit the ground running’: Harris promises a ‘new energy’ will succeed outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

The Fine Gael politician has scraped through tight corners in politics to become taoiseach-designate

People Before Profit councillor Hazel De Nortúin submitted complaint which has been referred back to Standards in Public Office

Sport can’t keep leaking reputational own goals and expect no political repercussions

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tipped for Cabinet post, with one backbencher identifying her as future leader

Racing fans turn out in damp and drizzly weather, with taoiseach-designate Simon Harris and European Parliament hopeful Nina Carberry among VIPs

PwC Insolvency Barometer released last week showed a 41 per cent increase in insolvencies, with SMEs accounting for 85 per cent of all business failures

It’s like no other job in the country. If you think anyone can do it, you have no idea what’s involved

Record from his 13-year Dáil term discloses a pragmatist with orthodox Fine Gael views on the economy

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil TDs know they are franchisees of brands in decline

Former Newstalk reporter and presenter joined Coveney as media adviser in 2017

Tories had never seen a politician pursuing Ireland’s interest at Britain’s cost. No wonder they despised him

Large-scale meetings between Cabinet members and counterparts in North did not take place with powersharing on hold

Varadkar opened up appalling vista where youngish politicians might actually admit they no longer felt up to the job

Biden calls Leo Varadkar to ‘recognise his years of service as a leader of Ireland’

Fine Gael is making the same mistake with Harris it made with Varadkar, convincing itself that the personal ambitions of an individual are compatible with a strategy for the country

‘I would like to see this Government going full term,’ says presumptive taoiseach, ‘that is my intention’

Simon Harris promises to expend ‘blood, sweat and tears’ in his efforts to rejuvenate Fine Gael

Incoming taoiseach pledges to win back trust and support of those who no longer vote for Fine Gael

The new Taoiseach can bring fresh energy, but has he new ideas that can improve the lives of the younger voters the party is desperate to attract ?

An English case with Enoch Burke overtones; loud objections to Morning Ireland; Stuart Carolan goes cockney; and Daft brother buys big in D6

Mr Ahern said that the Government is ‘goosed’ if Simon Harris pushes Fine Gael’s agenda too much

FG needs to connect more tightly with its natural voting contingency, sharpen its messaging and get back to its identity basics of law and order, the economy and enterprise

We were all waiting, says one Government insider, like waiting for a kettle to boil, when it wasn’t plugged in

Black market in botox and fillers, often targeting under-40s, has been permitted to flourish at huge cost

His faith in ‘simple market dynamics’ provided no real answers to Ireland’s long-term questions

Focus to shift to Coalition’s remaining time in office and preparations for next election when Dáil reconvenes after Easter with Harris as next taoiseach

Miriam Lord: World tilts on its axis as Dáil gets set for Leo Varadar’s replacement

Minutes after the Taoiseach’s bombshell speech, Senators and TDs were huddled in the Dáil members’ bar plotting their futures

Simon Harris’s energy will help. But the much more basic question is what Fine Gael will stand for under his leadership

Ivana Bacik to outline demands for entering government as she calls for election in wake of shock Leo Varadkar resignation

Outgoing Taoiseach says he is ‘not interested in any form of ministerial office’

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up including Gary Gannon’s memorable bust-up with anti-immigration campaigner

The focus of the Opposition and much of the media following Varadkar’s decision has been on his failures and mistakes, with little reference to his achievements