Social Media Ideas for Irish Politics

Politics after Donaldson: The old political order in Northern Ireland is breaking down

Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction has set off a political earthquake in Northern Ireland, leaving every major party facing uncomfortable questions before next year’s elections.

Gavan Reilly: 37% of the time, Stormont hasn’t existed

Stormont is stuck in a malaise, with both lead parties ebbing in the polls, and new fears of another collapse. How has it come to this?

Gavan Reilly: How Ireland went from Europe's problem child to its unlikely power broker

The State is taking the final step of a €64.1 billion journey in offloading its final bank shares and officially shuttering Nama.

‘Sinn Féin traitors!’: how far-right rhetoric derailed party’s path to power in Ireland

Party insider reveals how election campaign was blindsided by rise of anti-immigrant feeling in new bookFor Siobhán Fenton, the dream of Sinn Féin winning power and leading a progr...

The Irish view

I talk to Tony Groves in Ireland for his ironically named Echo Chamber podcast in Ireland every month or so. The latest edition was delayed Read the full article...

‘High expectations’ for Irish presidency of EU Council amid turbulent geopolitical conditions

Sinn Féin most popular party among voters - opinion poll

Sinn Féin is currently the most popular party among voters, the latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks opinion poll has suggested.

Unity would mean making up Northern Ireland's annual deficit of €8.25bn, says Simon Harris

The Sunday Independent’s view: Sinn Féin needs another ‘game changer’ as it loses voters to Soc Dems

Podcast: Ireland heats up as oil profits soar

Poll: Fianna Fáil’s support slumps to two-year low, while Sinn Féin and Fine Gael level on 20pc

Holly Cairns is the most popular party leader in the country, followed closely by Taoiseach Micheál Martin

Border poll risks ‘rift’ in Northern Ireland, where everything has been fine until now

Those in the north famously love to be told what’s what by Westminster.

Sinn Féin and Fine Gael level in latest poll, as Fianna Fáil fall to two-year low

The Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll puts Sinn Féin and Fine Gael level on 20%.

A lot done with last-minute bills, but Government will have more to do on Dáil's return

Politics is a hamster wheel of issues, new ones always arriving to keep the wheel spinning, writes Paul Hosford

Ivana Bacik insists left parties will ‘come together’ despite Holly Cairns rejecting election alliance

The Labour Leader says she expects President Connolly to have a “robust” meeting with President Trump after her comments on the “normalisation of war.”

Uaillmhian agus tuiscint ar 'realpolitik' na ceachtanna ó thuairisc Choimisiún na Gaeltachta

I measc na moltaí ar diultaíodh dóibh ó Thuarascáil Choimisiún na Gaeltachta, bhí moladh go mbeadh imirce ollmhór ó thalamh bhocht na Gaeltachta ar an imeall go talamh nios saibhre...

Politics, Pubs, Parades, + the Parish: Jim McGreevey

In Part 1, former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey reflects on his family’s journey from the north of Ireland to Jersey City and the Irish Catholic traditions that shaped his chil...

Mayo, Marxism and murders: What Irish politicians are reading over the summer holidays

Maybe it should come as no surprise, but some politicians just want an escape from politics.

Irish politicians trying to ensure Trump stays away from parliament – and a Connolly clash

The Government’s central strategy for Donald Trump’s visit in September is to ‘keep him out of Leinster House and on the golf course as much as possible’, senior political sources...

The rare summer recalls that brought the Dáil back early

The Dáil returns early from its summer break this Friday so that planned excise duty increases can be postponed.

Politics Show: Cabinet predictions and political football

Political analysis with David Wallace Lockhart and Lynsey Bews.

It's political party think-in season, but what's the point of it all?

Party think-ins have the bang of a family wedding off them.

Trade-offs to any carbon tax delay, Taoiseach warns as coalition prepares for talks on pushing out increases

School's out: The Winners, Losers and Gaffes of the Political Year (So Far)

From Micheál Martin’s resilience to Sinn Féin’s missed opportunities and the biggest political blunders of the year, Mary Regan and Maeve McTaggart look back on a dramatic first ha...