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Thursday 24 September 2020
The Seanad election takes place on 30 March.
The Dáil will reconvene on 5 March to discuss the European Council meeting and the Coronavirus outbreak.
More talks today but we’re still no closer to a government.
The two parties will both meet with the Green Party separately later this week.
Leo Varadkar said today the rallies were “an unwelcome development”.
Fine Gael TD Helen McEntee said people need to respect that the party will not go into government with Sinn Féin.
Former Mayo footballer Alan Dillon is adjusting to his new role in Leinster House.
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
TDs yesterday failed to elect a new Taoiseach on the first day of the 33rd Dáil.
Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin, Mary Lou McDonald and Eamon Ryan have all been rejected by the house.
Leo Varadkar last night said his party is “preparing to go into opposition”.
The party held its first parliamentary party meeting since the election today.
The Sinn Féin leader said talks will intensify with smaller parties this week in a bid to form a left-leaning government.
The party’s 35 TDs will meet today following one of its worst general election performances ever.
Ó Broin said that even if all the left-leaning parties came together, they’d fall short of a majority in the Dáil.
Varadkar says he wants to modernise Fine Gael.
The idea has been brought up recently, and not for the first time.
The shift to the left, including the swing to Sinn Féin, is more about voters’ anger at Fine Gael, writes Larry Donnelly.
The records behind the rise of Sinn Féin during the election tell their own story.
No one party has enough seats to do it alone – so who is prepared to pair up?
Martin does not have to consult the membership to enter talks with Sinn Féin.
Ministers Regina Doherty, Mary Mitchell O’Connor and Shane Ross are among the high-profile names to lose their seats.
The Fine Gael politician ran unsuccessfully for the third time in Dublin Fingal.
Murphy had been dropped from the Fine Gael ticket following a controversial by-election campaign.
Murphy failed to meet the quota, but was elected at the expense of his colleague Kate O’Connell.
For the first time ever, combined Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael seats may not make up a Dáil majority.
She said her preference would be to form a government without Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil.
As the counting continues, we bring you the biggest stories of GE2020 so far.
The results came in from around the country as Sinn Féin’s support spiked this general election.
Doherty’s party colleague Helen McEntee was re-elected.
Solidarity-People Before Profit’s Ruth Coppinger has lost her seat.
Votes are being counted all over the country.
Sinn Féin’s performance is of particular interest.
The party is particularly popular among younger voters, according to an exit poll.
We’ve a very long day ahead of us until we find out how the 33rd Dáil will look.
Both parties are pushing a similar message days out from this year’s election.
‘As a last resort’ Varadkar said he’ll go into government with Fianna Fail to avoid another election.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have spent over €100,000 between them on adverts on Facebook and Instagram since the start of the general election campaign.
We take a closer look at the online battle for votes.
Examine some of the key general election promises ahead of tonight’s debate.
IT’S BEEN A tough few months since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold of the nation.
Many people have been affected by job losses, isolation and a lack of social interaction, and the loss of loved ones.
Today, youth mental health charity Jigsaw said it saw a 50% increase in demand for its services in August this year compared to the same period last year.
There has also been an over 400% increase of traffic to its e-mental health platform over the last six months, a surge in demand for its schools supports and a month-on-month increase to calls to 1800 JIGSAW support line.
So, today we want to know: Has your mental health been affected since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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