But there was logic behind their desire to reveal Frank Flannery's National Constituency Analysis on how FG can win the next election, and possibly even surpass FF's seat total.

‘Some indication of how opinion polls translate into seats on the ground will emerge from the outcome of the Carlow Kilkenny byelection on May 22nd’ ...

So the way is clear for a FF-FG government, the detail of which is likely to be hammered out in coming weeks. The process should accelerate after the Dáil meets on April 6th, and, as expected ...

Jack Chambers vs Hildegarde Naughton . FF Deputy leader Jack Chambers and his former FG Cabinet colleague stunned TV viewers on Tuesday when they became embroiled in a shouting match on The ...

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The Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil parliamentary parties have tonight given the green light to the joint policy document that could pave the way for the formation of a government.

THE conventional wisdom is that this election is all over bar the shouting. Certainly, the polls have settled down somewhat with Fine Gael in the mid-30s, Labour in the low-20s, Fianna Fáil in ...

Healy-Raes to meet FF, FG teams amid govt formation talks. A number of meetings are under way with a view to forming a government before the next Dáil sitting.

The document will soon be given to smaller parties in a bid to convince them to join a coalition government.

FINE Gael finance spokesman Richard Bruton is not finding his ambitions hard to find. He is, in effect, saying what he has always been saying — “It’s my turn next” ...