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Séamus Woulfe: found himself at the centre of controversy following his attendance at the Oireachtas Golf Society Clifden dinner in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Séamus Woulfe profile: Judge in eye of storm was hard-working barrister who was well-regarded

Séamus Woulfe (58) was born in Raheny in 1962 and like so many of his colleagues at the Bar and on the bench, was educated at Belvedere College before(...)

Independent Marian Harkin said there had been a tsunami of Sinn Féin TDs elected as well as ‘an avalanche of Independents’. File photograph: Alan Betson
Sligo-Leitrim results: One seat each for SF, FF, FG and Independent

The four newly elected Sligo Leitrim TDs Martin Kenny (SF), Marian Harkin (Ind), Fianna Fáil’s Marc MacSharry and Frank Feighan (FG) described the out(...)

Homes in Co Clare have received pleas in the post to vote for Fianna Fáil’s councillor James Collins – who is standing in Limerick
Election 2020 outtakes: Fianna Fáil gets lost in the post

Fianna Fáil is backing the M20 motorway link-up between Cork and Limerick, but is it working on even closer ties between the two cities? Leaflets ask(...)

‘This programme aligns with our commitment to maintaining our position as a leading investor in safety and innovation in the Irish aviation industry,’ said IAA chief executive Peter Kearney. Photograph: Getty Images
Aviation support programme gets Irish start-ups ready for take-off

Air travel start-ups supported by a €2 million programme whose backers include safety regulator the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) are close to commer(...)

Jude Perry from Co Sligo who has establishing a Young Fine Gael branch at Queen’s University in Belfast. Photograph: Gerry Moriarty
Queen’s University Belfast gets a Young Fine Gael branch

Moving to Belfast was “a bit of a culture shock” for Jude Perry from Ballymote, Co Sligo. But this week the 20-year-old son of former minister of sta(...)

Fine Gael’s John Perry: said he would “not rush into a decision”on whether he would run as an Independent in the next general election
John Perry fails to get nomination to run for Fine Gael in Sligo local elections

Former Fine Gael minister of state John Perry has failed to get a nomination to run for the party in the local elections in Sligo next May following a(...)

In 2015, John Perry, then a TD, took a High Court challenge after failing to gain a spot on the ticket. File photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons
John Perry fails to get FG nomination at Sligo-Leitrim convention

Former TD Gerry Reynolds and Sligo-based solicitor Sinead Maguire have been selected as the Fine Gael candidates for the next general election, in the(...)

Former Fine Gael TDs John Perry and Frank Feighan will face a tough battle to get on the party’s ticket in Sligo-Leitrim for the next general election when members vote in a selection convention on Thursday night.
John Perry and Frank Feighan face battle to make Fine Gael ticket

Former Fine Gael TDs John Perry and Frank Feighan will face a tough battle to get on the party’s ticket in Sligo-Leitrim for the next general election(...)

Forget him not: John Perry of Fine Gael. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons
John Perry aims for Sligo-Leitrim comeback after 2015 row

Former Fine Gael minister of state John Perry will attempt to make his political comeback this week as he contests what is certain to be one of the mo(...)

Fine Gael wants to avoid a repeat of a row before the last election, which saw a former minister of State take the party to court in a dispute over a selection convention. Photograph: Marc O’Sullivan
GAA advises Fine Gael on resolution of internal disputes

Fine Gael is taking advice from the GAA on how to settle disputes as it attempts to put structures in place to avoid internal rows ending in expensive(...)

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