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  • Sunday, 1 March, 2020
    InterviewIreland
    Ireland’s central banker rejects homes spending spree

    Brexit, trade and coronavirus loom over economy, says Gabriel Makhlouf

  • Tuesday, 25 February, 2020
    Sinn Fein
    Ireland’s ruling parties in talks to shut out Sinn Féin

    Preliminary discussions between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil could result in historic coalition

  • Monday, 24 February, 2020
    Bank of Ireland
    Bank of Ireland cuts key profit target as low rates take toll

    Ireland’s second-largest lender warns trading environment has become ‘more challenging’

  • Friday, 21 February, 2020
    Ireland
    Sinn Féin still overseen by IRA, says Ireland police chief

    Intervention comes after party’s shock success in February elections

  • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
    Ireland
    Sinn Féin’s Irish rivals warn over risk to tech investment

    Nationalists’ economic stance pushes Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael towards coalition talks

  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    Person in the News
    Mary Lou McDonald, a formidable force in Irish politics

    The Sinn Féin leader’s impact on the doorstep helped propel her party to victory

  • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
    AnalysisThe Big Read
    Ireland: how Sinn Féin stormed the Dublin party

    The group once derided as the mouthpiece of the IRA attracted young voters by concentrating on social issues

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    Ireland
    Sinn Féin hunts for leftwing allies in bid to lead government

    Dublin set for drawn-out coalition talks in fractured political landscape

  • Monday, 10 February, 2020
    Ireland
    What is driving Sinn Féin’s electoral surge?

    Party broadens appeal beyond IRA-linked past and has captured angst over health and housing

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  • Sunday, 9 February, 2020
    Ireland
    Sinn Féin seeks Irish government role after poll gains

    Nationalist breakthrough likely to leave Dublin facing political deadlock

  • Saturday, 8 February, 2020
    Ireland
    Irish exit poll points to three-way election tie

    Hung parliament likely after Varadkar claws back support in final days of campaign

  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
    Brussels Briefing
    Varadkar faces crucial electoral test

    Many believe the election will lead to another minority government

  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
    AnalysisIreland
    Varadkar loses his shine with Ireland’s voters

    Premier at risk in post-Brexit election as economic recovery leaves many behind

  • Tuesday, 4 February, 2020
    AnalysisIreland
    Support for Sinn Féin surges ahead of Irish election

    Nationalist party could hold balance of power as Leo Varadkar battles for survival 

  • Monday, 3 February, 2020
    Ryanair Holdings PLC
    Ryanair faces more disruption over Boeing Max delays

    Airline will not receive any jets it ordered in time for peak summer season

  • Friday, 31 January, 2020
    Northern Ireland
    Payouts to victims of Troubles spark Stormont division

    Restriction of pensions to those ‘injured through no fault of their own’ angers Sinn Féin

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    Brexit
    Ireland warns no special favours for UK in EU trade talks 

    Finance minister dismisses idea of softer stance on single market rules 

  • Wednesday, 29 January, 2020
    Brexit countdown
    Checks on Irish Sea trade loom as next flashpoint

    Johnson insists EU withdrawal deal gives Northern Ireland ‘best of both worlds’

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    Ireland
    Irish opposition party trains sights on Varadkar

    Fianna Fáil was punished by voters over financial crisis but now lies ahead in polls

  • Monday, 27 January, 2020
    Brexit
    UK and EU set for clash on fish and financial services

    Dublin suggests City risks losing access if bloc’s boats barred from British waters

  • Thursday, 23 January, 2020
    Northern Ireland
    Arlene Foster braced for ‘cash-for-ash’ findings

    Fallout from Brexit and election make Northern Ireland’s first minister vulnerable

  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2020
    Northern Ireland
    Stormont rejects Johnson’s £2bn offer as ‘inadequate’

    Democratic Unionists and Sinn Féin say weak funding pledge will make power-sharing tougher

  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2020
    AnalysisIreland
    Varadkar faces Irish poll battle despite policy triumphs

    Opposition seizes on housing, health and childcare problems in bid to unseat prime minister

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
    Ireland
    Ireland’s Varadkar calls February 8 general election

    Snap poll puts an end to four-year voting pact between country’s two largest parties

  • Monday, 13 January, 2020
    Northern Ireland
    Johnson to push for nursing strike solution on Belfast visit

    PM to say end of 3-year Stormont stalemate is ‘incredible time of opportunity’

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