Mary Lou McDonald says €345m extra exchequer spending would allow families to be charged €200 a month, compared to €800 currently

With the issue of childcare joining the litany of election-focused crises, could the ability to gain quick favour be behind its focus?

One FG source said it would be 'bonkers' not to go to the country early on the back of a budget 'pitched at middle-income earners'

Junior finance minister defended the suggestion despite the Government's rejection of such a plan earlier this year

She will become the second Fianna Fáil candidate to come from the media sector, joining presenter Alison Comyn

Thirty-five years after reunification, there is no clear path back to convergence for the former East German states. We are experiencing political and policy paralysis

Billy O'Shea confirmed he will put his name forward at the party's selection convention in two weeks

Party members this evening selected Senator Nikki Bradley and John McNulty to contest the upcoming general election in Co Donegal, and picked Grace Boland to run in Dublin Fingal West

The former RTÉ, BBC, and Sky News broadcaster said Drogheda 'can be a thriving, vibrant community where everyone can flourish'

Once again, pundits in America and Europe are advancing a narrative of democratic erosion and far-right ascendancy

If Simon Harris does take the risk to hold on as Taoiseach until 2025, he must increase his party’s standing

The veteran presenter is seeking the Fianna Fáil nomination to run in Galway West

Mr Quaide was selected following an event in Midleton chaired by his fellow councillor Ann Bambury and the party’s Cork East branch chair Rebecca Ryan

No solid or convincing reason for pushing out the Cabinet’s decision on funding has yet been provided

One of the major assets of the Irish political system is its openness. You could run into the Taoiseach on Grafton St, or a minister in the supermarket, and have an easy, friendly interaction

By refusing to confirm the election-winning leftwing coalition’s candidate in keeping with France’s tradition, the president is looking more and more autocratic

The long-time Mayo TD confirmed that he would not seek his party’s nomination having served in the Dáil since 1994

One reader comments on the apparent unpredictability of voters in Britain and France and here at home in Ireland 

Speaking after an Ard Comhairle meeting on Saturday, party leader Mary Lou McDonald said she retained the faith of the party

As French politicians struggle to make sense of heavily split election results, they can rest assured that Marine Le Pen will not yet be at the country’s helm

Seán Ó Fearghaíl has said those entering politics should feel that they can serve their constituencies without being personally abused

The prospect of the next general election gets more and more interesting

The deaths of two men in the Grand Canal focuses minds on the lives of those who end up homeless

Simon Coveney has announced his departure from politics after a quarter of century representing Cork

Ms Bradley is a disability advocate and cancer survivor who has worked with some of Ireland’s leading disability organisations 

The newly elected MEP for Midlands North-West — a champion jockey, 'Dancing With The Stars' winner, and author — hopes her political career will be just another case of 'no regrets'

The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a preliminary investigation into suspected illegal financing of far-right French leader Marine Le Pen’s campaign during the 2022 presidential election.

Far-left France Unbowed’s shock 182-seat return leaves three large blocs — the others being Emmanuel Macron’s centrists and Le Pen’s far right — vying for power

Exit polls seem to bear out the oft-quoted truism about French elections: 'In the first round, you vote for what you want; in the second, you vote against what you fear'

The former Kerry TD and Alex Maskey, former lord mayor of Belfast, are helping review Sinn Féin's disappointing local and European elections, and its poor showing in a new opinion poll

Elections have already produced seismic shifts elsewhere in 2024 and in a world of uncertainly, one thing Ireland can be sure of is that the next Dáil will be utterly different to this one, with almost 30 TDs departing

Simon Harris and Mr Starmer spoke on Friday when they discussed Northern Ireland and the restoration of the Good Friday Agreement institutions as well as legacy issues

The New Popular Front party is the best defence against the far right’s politics of hate

Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall helped found the party in 2015 and they were co-leaders until last year 

Amid the political noise, the past week has also been marked by relatively dovish commentary from European Central Bank members

Amid rising rents and dwindling economic prospects, young voters are increasingly turning to far-right parties, using social media as an outlet for their anger,

National Rally win may hamper bloc’s ability to get things done and pose existential question over French role

Eamon Ryan is a reader. A thinker. A questioner. He lives modestly and is embedded in family. He’s genuinely interested in other people

By elevating the finance minister to Europe and promoting Jack Chambers, two potential Fianna Fáil leadership rivals, Martin has put himself in a position that ensures he will be the one who decides his next political moves

Two sets of hustings are due to take place between the two candidates, with the first taking place in-person at Trinity College Dublin on Thursday

The finance minister's name was agreed by the coalition party leaders late on Monday night and is set to be agreed by the full Cabinet on Tuesday

Despite a record number of women running for office, only 26% of newly elected councillors are women, the same percentage as the outgoing cohort

The country's first directly-elected mayor, John Moran, vowed to work to help make his adoptive Limerick city a safer place in his speech

The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has sent shockwaves throughout France, and thrust concerns about antisemitism to the forefront of campaigning for the country’s legislative elections.

As the Green Party prepares to elect a new leader, it is worth remembering the importance of its current ethos

Samia al-Atrash spoke to the 'Irish Examiner' of her pain as her family members, young and old, were destroyed in an Israeli bombardment. Her words have resonated with readers.

Privately, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael ministers and backbenchers have been far less enthusiastic than the Greens about slogging it out until March of next year

While she ruled out running for the leadership, Ms Martin confirmed that she would be contesting the next general election

Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman is the early frontrunner to replace Mr Ryan as leader

Little diamonds in my life are this grandfather’s best friend