Eilis O’Hanlon: Catherine Connolly is surging ahead in the presidential race because her rivals stand for nothing
Jim Gavin must know he is in trouble when even the Fianna Fáil party faithful are lukewarm about…
‘He wasn’t generous towards her:’ Catherine Connolly and Michael D Higgins’s fraught history – The Irish Times
Often in politics, your closest ally can also be your greatest rival. So it was for Michael D…
Maria Steen ‘hopeful’ she can still get on ballot paper for presidential election – The Irish Times
Conservative campaigner Maria Steen was on Tuesday night “very hopeful” she could make it on to the ballot…
Bob Geldof: Strippers on Sunday morning in Sheriff Street, the girl at our first gig who wanted to ‘go to bed’ with me and why Phil Lynott said I had to get a ‘fking limousine’
Celebrating 50 years of the band, Geldof says he’s ‘happy’ Bob Geldof is too busy on the Boomtown…
Government pushes back at Michael D Higgins comments on US and Israel’s UN participation – The Irish Times
The Government has distanced itself from remarks made earlier this week by President Michael D Higgins about Israel,…
President’s suggestion to exclude Israel from the UN ‘not official government policy’
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Gareth Sheridan is first Independent to secure a council’s nomination – The Irish Times
Businessman Gareth Sheridan has become the first Independent candidate to secure a local authority’s nomination to contest the…
‘Inspirational’ human rights lawyer Conor Gearty dies aged 67 – The Irish Times
A leading human rights academic, barrister and author, Prof Conor Gearty, has died aged 67. From Co Longford,…
Michael D Higgins condemns killing of six people at Jerusalem bus stop by Palestinian gunmen as ‘unconscionable’
“Such actions will not be of any help to any cause. Justice requires an approach that is respectful…
After an unsettled week, Joanna Donnelly has an outbreak of sense – The Irish Times
It was a mixed picture for Joanna Donnelly as she launched her presidential campaign this week. The former…
Fianna Fáil faces a fight for its presidential nomination as Billy Kelleher warns against giving Jim Gavin a coronation
Micheál Martin backs former Dubs boss for Áras and says MEP’s name never came up in conversations about…
Catherine Connolly ‘takes for granted’ that a presidential candidate would be able to speak Irish
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