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Latest poll shows Fianna Fáil remains best supported party in State (IrishCentral)

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:49:28 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Fianna Fail has staged a remarkable comeback to reclaim its status as the most supported political party in the Republic of Ireland as support for the current coalition has slipped, the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll has revealed.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael tie in latest popularity poll (IrishCentral)

Mon, 27 May 2013 06:30:50 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Fianna Fáil has tied with Fine Gael in popularity the latest opinion poll shows, the first time in five years Enda Kenny's party has not come out ahead in the top spot.

Former Fianna Fáil TD 'chuckled' recalling IRA executions during War of Independence (IrishCentral)

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:26:30 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Chilling new audio tapes of a Fianna Fáil TD laughing about murdering suspected spies during the War of Independence are set to be aired for the first time.

Fianna Fáil edging closer to power as latest poll confirms rise (IrishCentral)

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:01:58 PST

Fianna Fáil leader Michael MartinThe Fianna Fáil party is continuing its edge back to mainstream acceptability after latest Red C polling figures showed that the party commands a 26% share of the national first preference margin, just two points behind Fine Gael at 28%The poll is the third such set of findings this month that show what few would have forecast at the dreary culmination of Brian Cowen's disastrous tenure in office: that come the next General Election in 2016, voters may be prepared to put the Republican Party back in powerIn fact that dramatic turnaround of luck may take shape even sooner than that, with local government elections set to take place next yearParty insiders say that the local government votes are anticipated as a useful yardstick measure as to how the party will shape up at national level if initiatives designed at re-establishing contact with disaffected local communities continue to bear political fruit READ MORE

A frenetic month in Irish politics: The European Fiscal Compact referendum campaign (IrishCentral)

Thu, 31 May 2012 06:15:18 PDT

A mock poster on the European Fiscal Compact referendum Some weeks ago, this column identified six specific factors to watch out for over the course of the campaign on the latest referendum question posed to Irish voters The six factors were as follows: the overarching context; the tenor of the Yes campaign; the packaging of the No campaign; Fianna Fáil’s management of internal dissent to its official endorsement of a Yes vote; the difficulties that support for the referendum as the junior party in government might occasion for the Labour party; and the impact of the campaign on Sinn Féin’s political fortunesOn Friday, June 1st, we will know if Ireland has decided to join or to reject the fiscal compact, which will impose a stringent requirement of balanced budgets, but will also facilitate access to funding from the European Stability Mechanism if this country requires another bailout in future As the day of reckoning is now upon us, it is worth examining how each of the six factors above has played out READ MORE

Another Irish referendum campaign -- the politics of the upcoming vote on the European Fiscal Compact (IrishCentral)

Fri, 04 May 2012 05:45:10 PDT

Little more than six months after Irish voters were asked to decide whether to amend Bunreacht na hÉireann (the Constitution of Ireland) on two constitutional referendum questions, they are now being asked to vote on another, quite different amendmentThis one would authorize the Irish government to ratify the European Fiscal Compact Formally known as the Treaty on Stability, Coordination, and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union, it requires all countries that sign up to it to have budgets that are in balance or in surplus within a year of its coming into forceThe United Kingdom and the Czech Republic are the only European Union (EU) member states that have declined to sign up to the fiscal compact READ MORE

Plans for new website to revitalise Fianna Fáil (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:22:15 PST

By: MOLLY MULDOON

Businessman and Fianna Fáil pols face corruption charges (IrishCentral)

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:37:07 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Four former Fianna Fáil Dublin County Councilors and a businessman are facing corruption charges at Dublin District Court.

Ireland's ruling party Fianna Fáil slumps in opinion poll (IrishCentral)

Mon, 03 May 2010 04:30:01 PDT

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Ireland's ruling party, Fianna Fáil, has hit its lowest level of public support at 23 percent.