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Leo Varadkar: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil could agree basis for government by next week
“We hope certainly this week, or next week, to agree a joint document with them,” the Taoiseach said.
# fine-gael - Yesterday’s News
Dáil to sit on Thursday, but Labour TDs will stay at home to support the 'national effort'
Alan Kelly and Ged Nash will publish subtitled videos of their statements on social media.
# fine-gael - Sunday 29 March, 2020
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.
# fine-gael - 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.
# fine-gael - 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.
# fine-gael - 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.
# fine-gael - 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.
# fine-gael - Saturday 7 March, 2020
'Some validity' in criticism of Fine Gael Seanad candidates, says Varadkar
The party has 11 female candidates running for election in the Seanad.
# fine-gael - 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.
# fine-gael - 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
# fine-gael - Tuesday 3 March, 2020
Mary Lou says letter to Leo is on the way after Taoiseach accused SF of snubbing talks offer
McDonald says she will return to the Dail on Thursday.
# fine-gael - 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.
# fine-gael - Wednesday 26 February, 2020
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.
# fine-gael - 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.
# fine-gael - Monday 24 February, 2020
Pearse Doherty: Criticism from other parties about Sinn Féin public rally 'nothing but hysterics'
Leo Varadkar said today the rallies were “an unwelcome development”.
# fine-gael - 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.
From Mayo football to national politics - 'I was conscious that people would say he's just the GAA man'
Former Mayo footballer Alan Dillon is adjusting to his new role in Leinster House.
# fine-gael - 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.
# fine-gael - 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.
# fine-gael - 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”.
# fine-gael - 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.
'We are not ruling it out': Fine Gael is open to going into government with Fianna Fáil
The party’s 35 TDs will meet today following one of its worst general election performances ever.
# fine-gael - Friday 14 February, 2020
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.
# fine-gael - Wednesday 12 February, 2020
Leo Varadkar says he'll most likely be the leader of the opposition after the next government is formed
Varadkar says he wants to modernise Fine Gael.
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.
# fine-gael - Tuesday 11 February, 2020
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?
FF finds itself between a rock and a hard place as all eyes turn to coalition talks
Martin does not have to consult the membership to enter talks with Sinn Féin.
# fine-gael - Monday 10 February, 2020
As it happened: Sinn Féin surge sees party sweep to 37 seats as last seats filled in general election 2020
Ministers Regina Doherty, Mary Mitchell O’Connor and Shane Ross are among the high-profile names to lose their seats.
Former health minister James Reilly is retiring from politics
The Fine Gael politician ran unsuccessfully for the third time in Dublin Fingal.
Verona Murphy elected in Wexford as Malcolm Byrne loses seat he won in November
Murphy had been dropped from the Fine Gael ticket following a controversial by-election campaign.
Outgoing housing minister Eoghan Murphy re-elected in Dublin at expense of colleague Kate O'Connell
Murphy failed to meet the quota, but was elected at the expense of his colleague Kate O’Connell.
What are the coalition options for the next government, and what are the leaders' stances?
For the first time ever, combined Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael seats may not make up a Dáil majority.
McDonald: 'I've made contact with Greens, Soc Dems and PBP about government formation'
She said her preference would be to form a government without Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil.
The Explainer: What’s happened so far in the general election count?
As the counting continues, we bring you the biggest stories of GE2020 so far.
As it happened: Sinn Féin surge across the country as just under half of Dáil seats filled
The results came in from around the country as Sinn Féin’s support spiked this general election.
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Poll: Have you started any new TV series recently?
PEOPLE AROUND IRELAND and across the world are spending a lot more time indoors than most of us are used to.
This means evenings in, more free time and finding ways to keep children occupied.
Between Netflix, Amazon Prime and the latest Disney+ and regular television channels, there are plenty of ways to watch the latest series or catch up on some older ones.
Let us know which shows you’ve been watching in the comments.
So today we’re asking: Have you started any new TV series recently?
Poll Results:
Yes, I've started one or two (4371)
No, I still don't have time (981)
No, I'm not interested (918)
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Opinion: Boris is England’s King Midas. All he touched turned to gold, but now must be disinfected
By Peter Flanagan - @peterflanagan
Peter Flanagan says Covid-19 has stripped Johnson of his dreams of a clean Brexit legacy.
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.
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