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Man who hacked Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan’s Twitter account sentenced to 150 hours community service
A former parliamentary assistant to Flanagan admitted to sending the post in the early hours of 28 September, 2020.
Fine Gael
Talk of 'core values' and whispers of 'who plugged in Simon Coveney' as Harris takes the reins
Politics isn’t all about back-slapping, says Simon Harris, but there was plenty of it yesterday.
Fine Gael'Too left for too long': Calls for Fine Gael to move back to the centre as Harris pledges return to 'core values'
New Job
Simon Harris has been announced as the new leader of Fine Gael
Harris is the only Fine Gael TD to put his name forward for the job.
ME-What?
'Sausage making': What is an MEP and what do they do?
What exactly is an MEP? What do they do? And how does the job compare to being a TD, senator or councillor?
Got questions about what MEPs do ahead of the elections in June? Muiris O'Cearbhaill has got you covered.
This explainer details the many elements of the role of an MEP, including voting, negotiating and diplomacy.
On The JournalLabour Party
Bacik tells Labour conference Varadkar resignation 'ultimate' vote of no confidence in Government
ConferenceLabour's Ged Nash: 'Younger people are looking at Sinn Féin and they don't like what they see'
Decision timeVaradkar made decision to resign last weekend - so were there any hints on the US trip?
On The JournalGaza
Israel steadfast on Rafah assault after US-backed ceasefire call vetoed at UN Security Council
EU summit‘Go raibh maith agat Leo’: A lightness to the Taoiseach as his European colleagues bid him farewell
On The JournalAnother backer
Paschal Donohoe endorses Harris and says he did not canvass for a leadership bid of his own
over and out
'I'm definitely not interested': Varadkar says he will decline ministerial position if asked
The Taoiseach also again insisted that his stated reasons are the real reasons he is resigning.
On The JournalImmigration
Attitudes towards refugees and immigration remain largely positive in Ireland, ESRI finds
On The JournalAsylum Seekers
Palestinian man who slept on Mount Street came to Ireland to escape 'death at any moment'
Mohamed has been deeply affected by the situation in Gaza, describing it as a “massacre”.
On The JournalEU summit
EU leaders issue strongly worded call for humanitarian pause in Gaza, warning 'risk of famine'
On The JournalFine Gael
'I'm in' - Simon Harris confirms his intention to become leader of Fine Gael
Live
Simon Harris officially declares bid to be next leader of Fine Gael
More than 30 TDs, senators and MEPs voiced their support for Harris today even before he made a formal announcement.
On The Journalthe morning lead
Varadkar in Brussels for final EU summit as Taoiseach, as Ukraine, defence and Gaza top agenda
On The JournalFine Gael
'Contest is healthy': Fine Gaelers say a leadership race would be the best option for the party
Runners and riders: Here's who's in the frame to become the next Fine Gael leader
Simon Coveney, who previously ran against Varadkar in the last election for a Fine Gael leader, has ruled himself out of the race.
On The JournalResignation
Varadkar yet to decide whether he'll run for Dáil again and says EU Commissioner job 'not for me'
On The JournalMaking A Splash
'Brexit-hater' Varadkar's emotional parting: How international media covered the Taoiseach's announcement
Fine Gael
Govt insists election not needed in wake of Varadkar resignation
“After seven years in office, I am no longer the best person for that job,” Leo Varadkar said today.
Varadkar’s resignation as Fine Gael leader is effective immediately, but he will stay on as Taoiseach until his successor is elected by the party
A general election is not likely to be called, despite mounting pressure from the opposition
Fine Gael is expected to elect a new leader before the party's Ard Fheis on 6 April
On The Journalgo
'Don't limp on': McDonald calls for general election in testy Dáil exchanges with Varadkar
On The JournalResignation
Tánaiste 'surprised' by Varadkar's resignation, says coalition Govt should go full-term
