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fromIndependent
2 months agoConal Thomas: Doubts over Micheal Martin will continue as long as he is not in full command of his party
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin remains in post despite mishandled Jim Gavin controversy and prolonged backbench murmurs, risking trouble for his leadership next year.
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fromIndependent
2 weeks agoJohn Mulligan: O'Leary and other airline chiefs will welcome scrapping of 'zombie' cap at Dublin Airport, but saga could yet have a few more twists and turns
The government plans to remove the cap at Dublin Airport, pleasing airlines while angering environmental groups, some local residents, and farming bodies.
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2 weeks agoJohn Mulligan: 'Zombie' Dublin Airport cap was already as good as dead but airlines will welcome certainty
The long-awaited Government move to scrap the cap at Dublin Airport has little immediate impact on leisure travellers but will incense environmental groups, some locals and even farming bodies whose members resent being told to cut their emissions.
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2 months agoSenan Molony: Micheal Martin confronts the Jim Gavin affair on radio - and comes out fighting hard
Micheál Martin minimized political damage by expressing contrition and promising improvement, using a smoothing strategy to survive the short term and focus on 2026.
fromIrish Independent
3 months agoTaoiseach Micheal Martin backs Grainne Seoige over election abuse and 'parachute' claims
The Taoiseach has backed Gráinne Seoige over her insistence to the Sunday Independent that she was not a "parachute" candidate imposed by him or Fianna Fáil headquarters.
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3 months agoFionnan Sheahan: Allowing Simon Harris to appoint himself to Finance is a symptom of Micheal Martin's weakness
The Finance Minister has to be an honest broker, who doesn't operate in a partisan way. That's not possible when it's a party leader The leader's loyalists are blaming the dissidents for stirring the pot on Micheál Martin. "A small number of people are out to destroy Fianna Fáil," a senior party figure reportedly told a behind-closed-doors local meeting.
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4 months agoFianna Fail was told about tenant issue before Jim Gavin was selected to become candidate for Aras
Micheál Martin's political future hinges on a vetting review after Fianna Fáil was told about Jim Gavin's tenant dispute before his selection, despite leadership denial.
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5 months agoShane Ross: Bertie Ahern brought peace to these islands, but now Micheal Martin has exiled him to no man's land
Taoiseach dealt with his former party leader ruthlessly, using every lever at this disposal to close all routes to the presidency Bertie Ahern and Micheál Martin go back a long way. Right back to 1989.Both were proteges of a certain Charles J Haughey. Today's Taoiseach owes his break in politics to Charlie.
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