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New affordable housing plan will see State take 30% stake in homes of first-time buyers
The affordable housing scheme will go to Cabinet next week.
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Dec 18th 2020, 6:57 PM
Tánaiste expects Eir customer care 'to improve' after meeting with telecoms company
TDs offices have been inundated with poor customer service complaints from constituents.
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Nov 20th 2020, 12:26 PM
Dáil approves appointment of former Senator and ex-NAGP lobbyist Geraldine Feeney to Sipo
No debate was held on the motion, despite objection to this by opposition politicians.
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Nov 19th 2020, 7:15 AM
Malcolm Byrne: I worry we are entering a Trumpian era of divided politics in Ireland
The Fianna Fáil senator says recent events have convinced him that political discourse has changed and that a place for considered compromise must now be found in Irish politics.
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Nov 13th 2020, 7:00 AM
Dáil meets in Leinster House but moves across the Liffey for confidence vote in Tánaiste Leo Varadkar
The Dáil met at 2pm and voted to relocate to the Convention Centre Dublin.
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Nov 10th 2020, 3:00 PM
MacSharry says Taoiseach should not get 'overly defensive' about criticisms made towards him
MacSharry says FF has lost sight of its principes.
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Nov 5th 2020, 1:23 PM
Fianna Fáil minister says Varadkar's actions not 'appropriate' and calls for 'very frank' Dáil statement
Paschal Donohoe backed Leo Varadkar, even as pressure grows on the Tánaiste.
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Nov 1st 2020, 1:56 PM
Varadkar under pressure to take questions in Dáil about sharing of draft GP contract
The Green Party is calling on the Tánaiste to take questions in the Dáil.
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Oct 31st 2020, 7:54 PM
Varadkar acknowledges sharing GP agreement was 'not best practice' but rejects wrongdoing
Allegations that Varadkar breached a number of laws were made in a story by the Village magazine.
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Oct 31st 2020, 6:15 PM
Mother and Baby Homes activists reject claim of political interference as FF say campaign has been 'hijacked'
Niall Collins says online abuse directed at TDs is ‘orchestrated’.
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Oct 27th 2020, 3:15 PM
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil (and the Greens) finalise their first Budget as coalition partners
The Budget will be delivered by ministers Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath.
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Oct 12th 2020, 9:15 AM
Principle or pragmatism: Ambiguity surrounds the Shared Island Unit, months after launch
Patience is running out among some supporters of Irish unity, namely Sinn Féin.
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Oct 12th 2020, 12:05 AM
Fine Gael remains on top with Sinn Féin in second while Greens drop sharply in latest opinion poll
Approval with the government has plummeted since June according to the latest opinion poll.
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Oct 8th 2020, 7:25 AM
'Try again. Fail again. Fail better': The mantra of the FF-FG-Green government 100 days in
One thing is for sure, this government needs a win.
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Oct 4th 2020, 12:05 AM
Jim O'Callaghan: 'There's a danger in a political system that blindly follows everything NPHET says'
Making the tough decisions in government during a pandemic is not easy, says O’Callaghan.
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Oct 3rd 2020, 6:30 AM
Latest opinion poll shows rise in support for Sinn Féin and Fine Gael
Fianna Fáil’s approval rated dipped again in the latest Sunday Times poll.
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Sep 20th 2020, 10:17 AM
Martin says he's unfazed by Varadkar preempting government announcements
Martin said Cabinet intends to keep the Pandemic Unemployment Payment “under review”.
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Sep 19th 2020, 1:38 PM
'I want Micheál Martin to succeed as Taoiseach' says Jim O'Callaghan after bruising FF meeting
O’Callaghan said the Taoiseach is ‘doing a good job’.
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Sep 17th 2020, 12:01 PM
Fianna Fáil fall five points to 10% while Fine Gael stay on top on 35%, in latest poll
A Business Post/Red C Research poll indicates that Fianna Fáil are down 5 points, while there’s no change for Sinn Féin or Fine Gael.
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Sep 13th 2020, 8:20 AM
Micheál Martin: 'We won't be afraid to implement measures specifically in Dublin'
“The most important thing about Dublin is how to get to grips with the virus,” the Taoiseach said.
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Sep 12th 2020, 12:51 PM
Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue named to replace Dara Calleary as Agriculture Minister
Dara Calleary resigned last month amid the Golfgate controversy.
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Sep 2nd 2020, 3:13 PM
Quiz: How much do you know about Éamon de Valera?
He died 45 years ago today.
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Aug 29th 2020, 10:00 PM
Dara Calleary resigns as Fianna Fáil deputy leader following golf dinner controversy
Calleary resigned from Cabinet last Friday over his attendance at a golfing dinner in Galway.
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Aug 24th 2020, 10:22 AM
'Here we are again. A global crisis rages and a government clown car is ablaze with a conflagration of its own making'
Lise Hand draws parallels between Fianna Fáil past and present: “It was this lethal combination of incoherence and arrogance which did it for the government in 2011.”
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Aug 22nd 2020, 12:05 AM
Government plunged into turmoil as public anger grows in wake of golf dinner controversy
The resignation of Dara Calleary this morning began a day of chaos and confusion for the government.
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Aug 21st 2020, 8:30 PM
Galway Cathaoirleach says golf event smacks of 'one rule for them and another for us'
Agriculture Minister Dara Calleary was among those at a golf function with over 80 attendees at a hotel on Wednesday night
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Aug 21st 2020, 7:31 AM
Around 20% of meat plant workers are covered by sick pay, according to an industry spokesperson
Meat industry representatives appeared before the special Dáil committee on Covid this afternoon.
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Aug 13th 2020, 3:52 PM
'All sorts of a mess': Dáil Covid committee hears from trade unions about meat plant workers' 'tale of woe'
Meat plants accused of ‘union-busting tactics’ by a trade union representative.
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Aug 13th 2020, 1:22 PM
Leo Varadkar admits 'rocky start' by government due to 'unforced errors'
The newly formed coalition has been beset by difficulties since it formed at the end of June.
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Aug 1st 2020, 5:29 PM
Taoiseach doesn't agree with MacSharry's remarks about public servants using pandemic to watch box sets
MacSharry acknowledged his comments will not be popular, but he stood over his words yesterday.
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Jul 31st 2020, 2:50 PM
'It's not popular, but needs to be said': MacSharry defends saying some civil servants using lockdown to watch box sets
High-ranking civil servants have called for the comments to be withdrawn.
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Jul 30th 2020, 11:51 AM
1,000 extra secondary teachers: Government unveils €375m plan to re-open schools at end of August
All schools have been closed since March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jul 27th 2020, 6:13 PM
Donohoe accepts ‘great annoyance and anger’ over €16,000 top-up for ‘super junior’ ministers
Donohoe said he accepts it has caused “great annoyance and anger” but defended the controversial decision.
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Jul 26th 2020, 3:29 PM
Dáil approves €16,000 top-up payments for 'super junior' ministers amid criticism
Minister for public expenditure Michael McGrath “didn’t recall” his party, Fianna Fáil, trying to block the same allowances in 2017.
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Jul 24th 2020, 5:13 PM
Twitter and the Taoiseach: Why Fianna Fáil is playing catch-up on social media
Fine Gael is generally seen to have been adept at social media – something heightened during Covid-19 crisis.
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Jul 19th 2020, 7:00 AM
'It's a hard price to pay': Barry Cowen says he is 'not a victim' following sacking as Agriculture Minister
The Offaly-based TD was removed from office by the Taoiseach earlier this week.
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Jul 18th 2020, 11:10 AM
Tánaiste questions confusion over 'quarantine' for passengers - but HSE advice changed this month
HSE advice shifted from self-isolation to asking people to restrict movements.
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Jul 16th 2020, 6:06 PM
Taoiseach Micheál Martin still waiting on first phone call with Donald Trump
Micheál Martin has spoken to several world leaders and senior EU figures – but not Donald Trump.
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Jul 16th 2020, 6:10 AM
Mayo councillors hail Dara Calleary appointment as 'positive' step after initial Cabinet snub
Yesterday the Taoiseach announced that Calleary would take over from Barry Cowen as agriculture minister.
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Jul 16th 2020, 6:00 AM
Dara Calleary appointed new Agriculture Minister following sacking of Barry Cowen
Cowen was sacked from the role last night amid a drink-driving controversy.
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Jul 15th 2020, 6:03 PM
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