Ireland’s Donohoe Backs Simon Harris to Be Next Prime Minister: Ireland’s Paschal Donohoe gave his support to Simon Harris, who is the front runner to become the ...
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‘Irish economy has made such progress. I want to remain a part of it’: Paschal Donohoe eager to keep cabinet seat
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Cliff Taylor: Simon Harris sizzles on social media but voters need substance: The first key sign will be whether Paschal Donohoe stays as public spending ...
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Quick Glance: Leo Varadkar: A Populist Who Struggled with Real People
- In May 2002, a young party activist analyzed the defeat of Fine Gael under Michael Noonan, emphasizing that none of the former leaders were the expected messiah for the party.
- Leo Varadkar's political legacy comprises valuable contributions, but he was never seen as a savior of the party. His ability to navigate contradictions made him a skilled politician, but he ultimately realized he couldn't balance on the political tightrope indefinitely.
- Varadkar was described as a politician who straddled conservatism and an increasingly progressive society. Despite his rapid rise in politics and popularity during crises, he struggled to address long-term challenges in areas like healthcare and housing.
- His popularity peaked during the Brexit crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, where he was seen as a unifying and authoritative leader. However, he failed to effectively tackle long-term structural issues in Ireland, especially in healthcare and housing, as his neoliberal views did not offer compelling solutions.
Paschal Donohoe on IMF job and why No votes won’t come back to bite government: The public expenditure minister talks to our Brussels correspondent about the ...
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Paschal Donohoe: Referendum and rugby defeats to eating beef and sipping whiskey before midday
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The Inside Story: It is understood that Varadkar had not told anyone other than Brian Murphy, his chief of staff before Tuesday morning and talk of Donohoe ... Show more
Inside story of Leo’s departure and Simon’s ascension : From Varadkar’s cabinet announcement to Harris’ final manoeuvrers, here’s how the change in the Fine ...
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Miriam Lord: Leo Varadkar has not so much resigned as thrown in the towel: Miriam Lord on Varadkar resignation: Heather and Helen appeared teary-eyed ...
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Referendum defeats have given government lots of ‘food for thought’ - Paschal Donohoe
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European Monetary Union: Bulgaria's accession to the euro at the beginning of 2025 is in jeopardy
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EU recognises need to mobilise private money for climate and digital technologies
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Kate O’Connell invited to return and Paschal Donohoe has choice to make – Simon Harris era has begun
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IMF head Georgieva looks set for second term as Paschal Donohoe speculation fades
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Donohoe chances of IMF top job dealt fatal blow as Germany joins France in backing incumbent
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'Ready to step up' - Harris to run for party leadership: Follow developments as nominations open to replace Leo Varadkar as Fine Gael leader ...
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No congestion charges before major public transport projects built - Paschal Donohoe
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Simon Harris Becomes Front Runner to Be Ireland's Next Prime Minister: Ireland’s higher education and science minister, Simon Harris, is on course to become ...
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National Development Plan negotiations near completion: Paschal Donohoe says agreement has been reached with most departments over future funding for various ...
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Paschal Donohoe and Heather Humphreys pave the way for Taoiseach Simon Harris : All credible contenders for the leadership of Fine Gael have now pulled out of ...
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From Paris to Brussels, Gaza is on the St Patrick’s Day agenda: Our Brussels correspondent followed Paschal Donohoe and Joe O’Brien on their excursions where ...
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Germany backs Kristalina Georgieva for second term as IMF boss: Endorsement has cast further doubt that on the idea that Paschal Donohoe might land the role
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EU Defense to Be Financed Nationally in Short Term, Donohoe Says
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Donohoe: There will be ‘no vacancy’ at the top of the IMF: The public expenditure minister expects Kristalina Georgieva to stay for a second term after she ...
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EU Finance Ministers Agree Plan for Closer Capital Markets: European Union finance ministers agreed on a broad roadmap aimed at giving momentum to near-dormant ...
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Donohoe Looking Forward to Bulgaria Joining Euro in 2025
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EU Capital Markets Union: A European undead is being revived: A lot will have to be invested in the green and digital transformation in the coming years ...
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Competitiveness: Eurogroup adopts action plan for capital markets union: Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe sees "great appetite" to push ahead with the Capital ...
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Paschal Donohoe: ‘Sinn Féin slide has begun and will accelerate’: Minister for Public Expenditure on IMF speculation, his prediction of Fine Gael’s election ...
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Paschal Donohoe: ‘Sinn Féin slide has begun and will accelerate’: Minister for Public Expenditure on IMF speculation, his prediction of Fine Gael’s election ...
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RTÉ controversy delaying decision on TV licence reform, Paschal Donohoe says: Minister for Public Expenditure speaking in wake of Siún Ní Raghallaigh’s ...
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Paschal Donohoe ‘very open’ to cap on RTÉ exit packages : Spending minister says he is willing to work with the media minister to place a limit on what RTÉ staff ...
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CEO pay at commercial State bodies including RTÉ likely to be boosted after Government review
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€500m boost to Children’s Hospital cost will be ‘final big settlement’ in contentious project, says Donohoe
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Surging business tax receipts trigger bitter Government dispute over capital spending
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Catherine Martin has 'full support' of Cabinet and Government party leaders
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Government’s election dilemma: Go now while economy is healthy or wait until more homes are built?
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‘It’s entirely up to them’: Donohoe won’t be drawn on talk of private sector wage increases
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Mandatory retirement ages for gardaí and prison officers to be raised: Change will ‘help us to retain skills, knowledge and expertise’ needed, Helen McEntee says
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Stephen Donnelly seeks doubling of health capital budget to ‘deliver reform’: The health minister is among the cabinet members meeting with Paschal Donohoe to ...
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Bumper pay rise for state workers gives taxpayer a raw deal: Paschal Donohoe has had to pay a very high price to ensure industrial peace in this year of ...
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My diary: Paschal Donohoe on a solemn day, sleepless night and stepping into the Tardis
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Digital euro of ‘incredible importance’ to future of currency, Donohoe says: European Central Bank recently began preparatory work for to develop a platform and ...
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Former Bord Gáis boss John Mullins brought in as Fine Gael’s election enforcer: John Mullins has long-standing association with party having worked alongside ...
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Public sector pay deal hailed as good news for staff and State: Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe says agreement is ‘fair, equitable and ...
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Paschal Donohoe on The Inequality of Wealth by Liam Byrne: improving debate on democracy and equality
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IMF head gets French backing for possible second term: Kristalina Georgieva has not publicly signalled her intentions and has repeatedly said that she is focused ...
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EU members clash over efforts to centralise markets supervision: Paschal Donohoe, president of the Eurogroup, said member states disagreed over the issue
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Davos: Leo Varadkar joins AI chief Sam Altman at star-studded top table: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Paschal Donohoe, the public expenditure minister ...
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Editorial: Paschal Donohoe should stand firm on union calls for extraordinary pay hikes
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Government offers unions a public sector pay increase package worth €2.9bn: Government offers unions a public sector pay increase package worth €2 ...
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Ministers push for more funding to cover NDP inflation: Significant shortfalls have emerged in capital budgets but filling them could cause further inflation
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Donohoe stops short of ruling out increased Government pay offer: Minister for Public Expenditure said current €2.9bn proposal represents a ‘fair’ deal
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Experts’ view on whether ‘prudent’ Paschal Donohoe should give public sector workers more than 8.5pc rise
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Why wait to have the election in autumn if you can’t field your best team: Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin risk losing their star players McGrath and Donohoe on ...
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Cliff Taylor: Can the comfortable classes in the public sector make the case for a better pay deal?
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Eurogroup Head Donohoe Expects Euro Area to Grow Around 1% This Year: The euro-area economy will probably grow around 1% this year as it resists the impact of ...
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Paschal Donohoe: Public servants were offered 8.5% pay rise ... on top of 9% given since 2020
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War of words: Unions decry ‘unacceptable’ pay proposal as government warns of fallout from strikes
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Editorial: Donohoe must stand tough in facing down rabid union demands in pay talks
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Varadkar downplays prospect of Donohoe quitting government for IMF role: Leo Varadkar said he anticipated that current IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva ...
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Paschal Donohoe reportedly considering bid to be next head of IMF: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform said to be holding preliminary conversations on the ...
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Cianan Brennan: All is not well with unions and Government in pay talks: For several weeks, it had been clear that things weren’t going well at the latest round ...
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Cianan Brennan: All is not well with unions and Government in pay talks: For several weeks, it had been clear that things weren’t going well at the latest round ...
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Leo Varadkar says no vacancy at IMF for Paschal Donohoe: Public expenditure minister reportedly interested in top job
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Donohoe 'really good candidate' for IMF job - McGrath: Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has said he did not know if his Cabinet colleague Paschal ...
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Donohoe blames stalled pay talks on unions 'raising new items': Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe said he had already made a 'significant ...
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Pat Leahy: Was the rumble in the Dáil a sign of a Government finally galvanised?: There was some good news, a bit of bad news and a few clouds on the horizon ...
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Donohoe gives ‘full support’ to Justice Minister and Garda commissioner: Donohoe gives ‘full support’ to Justice Minister and Garda commissioner: A comprehensive ...
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Donohoe says he ‘won’t be influenced’ by threats of strike in public sector pay talks
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Public service pensions liability jumps to €175bn: Paschal Donohoe has described the €16 billion increase since 2018 as ‘undoubtedly large’ but said that it ...
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RTÉ redundancy packages must match public sector exit schemes, says Donohoe: The Public Expenditure Minister's comments follow reports that RTÉ bosses are ...
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Bad blood: Explosive email from Health Department mandarin Robert Watt reveals deep split in Cabinet over 2024
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Health ‘hung out to dry’ by poor budget forecasting, says Ifac: Head of the budgetary regulation agency describes failure to accurately predict cost increases ...
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Donohoe in US for Eurogroup meetings: Minster for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe is in the United States for a series of meetings with senior ...
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Paschal Donohoe to meet with US finance heavyweights on trip to Washington: Eurogroup president will meet with Janet Yellen and Jerome Powell in discussions ...
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Cliff Taylor: After several Big Mac budgets, can the Coalition really offer voters a hamburger?
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