Disappointment for Sinn Féin as Irish local elections bolster coalition
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil each win 23% of first preference vote, with Sinn Féin on just 12% after expected landslide
March 2024
Shy, complex and a political outsider: Leo Varadkar confounded the Brexiters – and everyone else
Tommie Gorman
He lacked the gifts to succeed in the bearpit of Irish politics, yet did. And he escapes the battle that looms for his successor, says journalist Tommie Gorman
Simon Harris confirms he will run for Irish PM as party rushes to back him
Nearly half of Fine Gael parliamentary party endorses 37-year-old as string of potential rivals rule themselves out
The Guardian view on Leo Varadkar: he stood firm against Brexit’s threat
Leo Varadkar steps down as Irish prime minister in shock move
Ireland to vote in ‘women in the home’ referendums amid apathy and confusion
February 2024
John Bruton obituary
Irish taoiseach who helped pave the way for the Good Friday Agreement and laid the foundations for economic growth
September 2023
Alarm over ‘fascist-like’ protest at Ireland’s seat of government
Mock gallows erected covered in pictures of politicians in ugly scenes in Dublin
December 2022
Leo Varadkar returns as Ireland's taoiseach in rotation agreement with Micheál Martin – video
The Fine Gael leader has been reappointed after The Dáil, the country's parliament, approved his nomination by 87 votes to 62
November 2022
Ireland’s Call: Navigating Brexit by Stephen Collins review – how Dublin got Brussels on side
Though a forensic study of the Brexit negotiations from an Irish perspective might sound dry, it is anything but
January 2022
Sinn Féin’s complicated history in Ireland
Letter: David McManus on a history of splits and name changes from 1905 to 1986
June 2021
UK criticises Leo Varadkar over united Ireland comments
