Government accused of 'dividing' Ireland's west coast islands over whether or not to reopen as part of Covid-19 road map
The Cabinet is expected to decide this week whether the islands are to re-open on 29 June.
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The Cabinet is expected to decide this week whether the islands are to re-open on 29 June.
Ó Cuív said he “seriously” fears for the future of Fianna Fáil.
The Galway West deputy said the coalition is also being presented as a response to the Covid-19 crisis when this is not the case.
The Galway West TD said this type of coalition is the only option that would give a Dáil majority.
The changes won’t be in place before the May election date
Leaders of Fianna Fáil and the SDLP failed to rule out a future merger of the parties.
The majority of requests from clerical officers, who are on the lower end of the civil service pay scale.
The Galway West TD said he was surprised to hear Micheál Martin had signed up to another 12 months of the confidence and supply deal.
Senator Mark Daly has already been sacked from a number of roles for his part.
There was confusion within the party last night as Councillor Sorcha McAnespy was announced at an event in Tyrone.
The candidate, Councillor Sorcha McAnespy, was announced at an event in Tyrone tonight.
Seamus McGrane was today sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Éamon Ó Cuív says it was “entirely false”.
They say it will help in rejuvenation.
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The people of Inis Meáin are campaigning hard to get a second teacher for their primary school – but so far their protests are falling on deaf ears.
Éamon Ó Cuív has accused the government’s senior party of lying about protecting rural Ireland.
Micheál Martin didn’t respond to our survey, while others had an identical reply.
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The party’s internal woes continue today.
The former minister was referring to growing internal problems in Fianna Fáil.
Timmy Dooley spoke to TheJournal.ie about sexy heaves, grand ideas and stagnant poll numbers today.
A Labour minister has taken a dim view of the latest round of coalition speculation.
A review of the guidelines for Exceptional Needs Payments was carried out in 2012.
Analysis: Defiance of the party leader is now a common occurrence in Fianna Fáil and it’s not good in the long run for the former Cabinet minister.
The man he made representations on behalf of was a drug dealer who killed an associate and stored the body in a freezer.
The parties’ recent success at the local elections has created more talk of a possible future coalition in the Dáil.
Richard Bruton’s lack of Irish annoyed the opposition at Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today.
However, Eamon Gilmore says the situation continues to improve with the number of patients on trolleys declining.
The veteran Fianna Fáil deputy has denied that his concern about the party’s stagnation in the polls is a criticism of the leadership, but said some members may not share his level of ambition.
Colm Keaveney tells TheJournal.ie why he is now a member of Fianna Fáil and why he didn’t run for Europe.
The former taoiseach has given an interview to TG4 which is due to air next week.
But the Fianna Fáíl TD and grandson of the party’s founder cautioned against going into coalition with Fine Gael after the next election as one former colleague of his suggested this week.
With a free vote, at least a dozen TDs and senators from the main opposition party are likely to oppose the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill, according to a survey carried out by TheJournal.ie.
Fianna Fáil’s Éamon Ó Cuív has said that farmers are now paying up to €80 for a bale of silage and have been “dramatically let down.”
Minister Coveney has said that the investigation is independent – and if Deputy Éamon Ó Cúiv would like a briefing on it, he would happy to facilitate it.
The leader of Fianna Fáil, Micheál Martin also said that ‘Ireland’s neutrality is a difficult tightrope to walk’.
There were also traces of pig DNA in some of the samples taken by the FSAI.