Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil

Fine Gael wants 'parity of esteem' if it goes into government with Fianna Fáil - what does that mean?
Another Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil-led coalition could be complicated by whether the two parties are willing to make concessions sought by the other.
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael announce teams to explore coalition options
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said Fianna Fáil's negotiating team will be chaired by outgoing Minister for Finance Jack Chambers
Fine Gael to insist on equal time as taoiseach, as coalition with independents grows more likely
Fine Gael is willing to ‘recognise’ the additional seats Fianna Fáil has secured, but not at the expense of parity of esteem in government
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will be propped up by 'sensible' independents
The next Government will most likely be a Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael coalition propped up by "sensible" independents. Although a handful of seats are yet to be filled, it is expected that Fianna Fáil will be the largest party with 48 seats, Fine Gael will have 38 TDs and Sinn Féin will 39 seats.
Greens have ‘no regrets’ but Fianna Fail and Fine Gael ‘did us no favours’
Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman says there are ‘no regrets’ about going into a three-party government in 2020, but said the two main coalition partners did them ‘no favours’.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil: What their manifestos reveal about a future government programme
With the two large parties look set to share power again, the shape of a programme for government can begin to be gleaned from their election promises.
Fine Gael wants ‘parity of esteem’ with Fianna Fáil but where did it get that phrase?
Micheál Martin accepts the concept of “parity of esteem”. Not so breaking news: that’s not the Fianna Fáil leader’s response to the latest Fine Gael attempts to airbrush away the 10-seat gap between the two parties in the new Dáil by demanding equal status in any future government.
Fine Gael to insist on ‘parity of esteem’ in coalition
Parity of esteem is the glue that keeps a coalition together,” said one senior Fine Gael figure. It is thought a continuation of the rotating taoiseach arrangement and near p
David McCann: Fianna Fáil comes back stronger as Sinn Féin stumble and Fine Gael falter
Voters either too apathetic or not convinced by the alternative stayed away or came out to, in essence, return the Fianna ...
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Fine Gael’s election candidate says it wasn’t the result party hoped for
Fine Gael’s general election candidate for Kerry says the result was not what the they were hoping for. Billy O’Shea failed ...
Harris: Fine Gael ‘will gain seats’ amid further fragmentation of Irish politics
Irish premier Simon Harris has said Fine Gael will gain seats in the General Election despite a further fragmentation of ...
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Marie Sherlock essentially rules out Labour entering coalition with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Marie Sherlock has ruled out Labour entering a coalition alone with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in the wake of the election.
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Kerry General Election 2024: ‘Game over, ball burst’ as Fine Gael left reeling from seat loss
General Election 2024 was a disaster for Fine Gael in Kerry leaving them in limbo as they look to salvage the seat they made ...
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Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael rule out coalition with Sinn Féin
The leaders of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin were taking part in a TV debate just days before the general election ...
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Honeymoon over for Harris? – Fine Gael grassroots voice fury over election ‘failure’
Fine Gael members believe they could have picked up more seats had it not been for poor candidate selection, a failure to ...
With election decided, Ireland faces weeks of talks to form a government
Ireland has proved a partial exception to the anti-incumbent mood in elections around the world. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, ...