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# fianna-fail - Yesterday’s News
Coronavirus measures bring surge in public support for Fine Gael, new opinion poll suggests
The poll comes as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are in talks to form a new government.
# fianna-fail - Thursday 26 March, 2020
'A new version of red lines': The Covid-19 crisis accelerates Government formation talks
TDs from Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil met yesterday to discuss a new government.
# fianna-fail - Wednesday 25 March, 2020
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael agree on the need to form stable government to help country after Covid-19 crisis
The two parties met for two hours of talks today.
# fianna-fail - Wednesday 18 March, 2020
Talks between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will resume today
Last week, the Green Party effectively ruled out joining a Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil government.
# fianna-fail - Sunday 15 March, 2020
Micheál Martin says FF ready to 'step up' and form coalition with FG to tackle coronavirus
The Fianna Fáil leader said that government formation talks needed to be expedited.
# fianna-fail - Wednesday 11 March, 2020
'We need a government': Covid-19 brings 'urgency' to FF-FG government talks
Michael McGrath says ‘a government with authority, with a mandate’ is needed.
# fianna-fail - Tuesday 10 March, 2020
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to enter 'detailed' talks on government formation as 'equal partners'
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are a step closer to forming a government together following a joint statement this evening.
# fianna-fail - Thursday 5 March, 2020
'Tetchy' Fianna Fáil meeting as Micheál Martin told strategy of hammering SF is damaging the party
Martin said discussions take place next week but other parties must “come to the table”.
The Dáil is back today to discuss Covid-19, but there will be no vote for the next Taoiseach
TDs are to speak for over six hours on the issues later this afternoon.
# fianna-fail - Wednesday 4 March, 2020
Fianna Fáil says it stands ready to begin government formation talks with Fine Gael
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil concluded a day-long meeting where policy issues
# fianna-fail - Monday 2 March, 2020
Pressure mounts to hold fresh vote for Taoiseach this week
As of yet, no submission has been made to the Business Committee.
# fianna-fail - Sunday 1 March, 2020
Fianna Fáil senator says it's time for Micheál Martin to stand down as leader
Senator Keith Swanick said that Fianna Fáil “in its current guise” doesn’t represent change.
# fianna-fail - Friday 28 February, 2020
FG’s Catherine Noone gets the nod, but Kate O’Connell loses out on Seanad nomination
The Seanad election takes place on 30 March.
# fianna-fail - Wednesday 26 February, 2020
Fine Gael meeting hears party 'wouldn't be worse off' by another election and might even pick up more seats
Concerned TDs also voiced concerns that Green Party policies would be a hard sell in rural Ireland.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to hold a one-day policy seminar next week
The Dáil will reconvene on 5 March to discuss the European Council meeting and the Coronavirus outbreak.
# fianna-fail - Tuesday 25 February, 2020
Varadkar and Martin agree to meet again while Sinn Féin and Green Party talk policy for 7.5 hours
More talks today but we’re still no closer to a government.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to meet for preliminary talks around government formation today
The two parties will both meet with the Green Party separately later this week.
# fianna-fail - Monday 24 February, 2020
Timmy Dooley among three outgoing Fianna Fáil TDs to secure Seanad nominations
All three lost their Dáil seats during this month’s general election.
Pearse Doherty: Criticism from other parties about Sinn Féin public rally 'nothing but hysterics'
Leo Varadkar said today the rallies were “an unwelcome development”.
# fianna-fail - Sunday 23 February, 2020
Party leaders planning new week of talks but still no sign of government being formed
Fine Gael TD Helen McEntee said people need to respect that the party will not go into government with Sinn Féin.
# fianna-fail - Saturday 22 February, 2020
Social Democrats rule out going into a coalition government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Talks have been ongoing for more than a week now but there is no sign of a government being formed.
# fianna-fail - Friday 21 February, 2020
Varadkar says FG isn't planning on entering government, but will meet with Martin early next week
TDs yesterday failed to elect a new Taoiseach on the first day of the 33rd Dáil.
# fianna-fail - Thursday 20 February, 2020
AS IT HAPPENED: No Taoiseach elected as new lineup of TDs meets for first day of Dáil
Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin, Mary Lou McDonald and Eamon Ryan have all been rejected by the house.
# fianna-fail - Wednesday 19 February, 2020
Micheál Martin announces FF negotiating team, but says coalition with SF 'not the right thing to do'
Martin says he has written to Mary Lou McDonald explaining why Fianna Fáil won’t go into coalition with Sinn Féin.
Fianna Fáil mayors accepted invitations to controversial RIC event before later criticising it
The commemoration was cancelled by the government after it proved controversial last month.
# fianna-fail - Tuesday 18 February, 2020
Social Democrats accuse Fine Gael of 'game-playing' and cancel meeting
Leo Varadkar last night said his party is “preparing to go into opposition”.
# fianna-fail - Monday 17 February, 2020
Fine Gael 'preparing to go into opposition' following marathon parliamentary party meeting
The party held its first parliamentary party meeting since the election today.
As government-formation dance continues, Mary Lou McDonald does the Macarena
The Sinn Féin leader said talks will intensify with smaller parties this week in a bid to form a left-leaning government.
# fianna-fail - Friday 14 February, 2020
Mary Lou seeks sit-down meeting with Micheál as two leaders speak by phone for 15 minutes
Martin reiterated why Fianna Fáil would not go into coalition with Sinn Féin, a FF spokesperson said.
Éamon Ó Cuív says he's 'completely against' Fianna Fáil going into coalition with Fine Gael and Greens
The Galway West TD said this type of coalition is the only option that would give a Dáil majority.
Eoin Ó Broin says Sinn Féin cannot form government without either Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael
Ó Broin said that even if all the left-leaning parties came together, they’d fall short of a majority in the Dáil.
# fianna-fail - Thursday 13 February, 2020
Micheál Martin 'can't rule out another general election' after rejecting talks with Sinn Féin
Micheál Martin told a parliamentary party meeting that principles can’t change overnight.
Mary Lou McDonald has contacted Micheál Martin to seek a meeting about government formation
It comes ahead of a meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party later today.
# fianna-fail - Wednesday 12 February, 2020
Poll: Would you prefer a 'rotating Taoiseach' system?
The idea has been brought up recently, and not for the first time.
Opinion: This Irish election result was not an ideological vote, it was an angry one
The shift to the left, including the swing to Sinn Féin, is more about voters’ anger at Fine Gael, writes Larry Donnelly.
Labour hits rock bottom and the second-shortest serving TD ever: 6 election records made this year
The records behind the rise of Sinn Féin during the election tell their own story.
# fianna-fail - Tuesday 11 February, 2020
Explainer: What is a 'rotating taoiseach' and how would it work?
The idea is one of the options being floated ahead of potential coalition talks.
Pearse Doherty will head up Sinn Féin's team in talks to form a government
As the election dust settles, the next focus is on who will form a government.
Simon Harris: Abstaining on vote for Mary Lou as Taoiseach is 'the exact same as voting for her'
The outgoing Health Minister said that based on the election commentary, “You’d swear [Mary Lou McDonald] had 80 seats”.
What are the possible coalition options for the next government?
No one party has enough seats to do it alone – so who is prepared to pair up?
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Poll: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
COUNTING IN THE Seanad general election will begin today despite the Covid-19 public health emergency.
Postal voting in the election closes today at 11am for the 43 seats on the five vocational panels and tomorrow at 11am for the six seats on the university panels.
There are 118 candidates seeking election to the vocational panels.
Counting of the votes begins this morning and is expected to continue until Friday 3 April.
So, today we want to know: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
Poll Results:
No (2866)
Yes (1352)
I'm not sure / no opinion (144)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Opinion: Emergency Covid-19 legislation harks back to the Civil War, ‘the Emergency’ and the Troubles
By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
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