It may be the best of times to be a Eurosceptic but Fianna Fail should realise that, in its case, feasting with this particular political panther leaves it dangerously vulnerable to the fate that befell the young lady from Riga who went for a ride on a tiger.

A Fianna Fail deputy has followed Michael O’Leary’s lead and defended Finance Minister Michael Noonan’s claims that emigration is a lifestyle choice. Niall Collins has backed his fellow Limerick man in the row despite Fianna Fail calls for ...

As Fianna Fáil joined other Opposition groups in demanding a referendum, a high-level European official said elements of the pact were written with the objective of avoiding a public vote in Ireland. The official acknowledged that the matter was likely to ...

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has accused the Taoiseach of not having transition teams in place to protect frontline services, when significant number of staff retire at the end of this month. Enda Kenny announced at the weekend that transition teams ...

New legislation to tackle the growth of so-called 'tiger' kidnappings in Ireland is being proposed by Fianna Fáil today. The party says such crimes are not addressed directly in law, and it is proposing a new 10-year minimum sentence for such criminals.

Fianna Fáil launched a private members’ bill last night amid concerns that minority faith and smaller schools could be forced to close due to cutbacks. "You’re dealing with two-teacher, three-teacher and four-teacher schools whose future is ...

Fianna Fáil has proposed legislation to regulate lobbyists, which would require them to register and report who they are lobbying and for what purpose. Fianna Fáil has proposed legislation to regulate lobbyists, which would require them to register and ...

Former junior minister Ivor Callely has been arrested on suspicion of fraud. The ex-Fianna Fail TD and senator is being questioned in relation to mobile phone expenses he claimed during his time in the Seanad. Mr Callely, who resigned from politics over a ...

Politically, Ennis has always been considered a Fianna Fáil stronghold. Many of the Town's past councils are made up of members of this party.However in the 2009 Local Elections the party was reduced to just one member out of nine on Ennis Town Council.

Fianna Fail's John McGuinness, a junior minister in the last government, claimed Mr Kenny was giving mixed messages to international and domestic audiences over where the fault for recession lies. The controversy broke at the World Economic Forum gathering ...