ANDRÉE MURPHY: Micheál and Leo not as far apart as we're asked to believe

ON our island as we debate our shared future it sometimes feels like we are awfully judgemental with each other, before we begin to listen to what we all have to say. When Micheál Martin spoke about his Shared Island project, the enormous investment in …

WE SAY: What are Leo and Micheál up to?

IT’S unlikely that former government colleagues Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin are engaged in an act of good cop, bad cop choreography when it comes to their respective takes on the constitutional future of this island, no matter how devoutly we might …

'Playing Kerry was the game you wanted to play in,’ insists former Cork midfielder Micheál O'Sullivan

‘ANY day you go out against Kerry and you have a 50/50 chance you are in a good place,’ Micheál O’Sullivan suggests. Experience has taught him that. First, as a player. Then a manager. Even then, the odds often favour the neighbours. The former Cork …

Fallon's Town Talk: Martin boxes clever but time will deliver verdict on White House visit

Micheál Martin’s visit to the White House was a throwback to the time when League of Ireland clubs played in the old European Cup and would meet a continental powerhouse. A draw or even a narrow defeat against the champions of Italy, Germany or Spain was …

Martin queries effectiveness of public inquiries in light of Grace investigation

The Taoiseach has questioned the effectiveness of public inquiries, saying the state has spent half a billion euro over the last 27 years on various investigations. Micheal Martin said the State needs to reflect on whether there is a better way of “cutting …

National Sports McIlroy triumph a ‘marvellous national occasion’, Taoiseach says Micheál Martin paid tribute to Rory ...

By Jonathan McCambridge and Cate McCurry, PA Rory McIlroy’s historic Augusta triumph was a “marvellous national occasion”, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Paying tribute to the Co Down golfer, Mr Martin said he had created a “moment in time that we will …

'It was an incredible evening' - Micheál Martin comments as Rory McIlroy wins the Masters

Rory McIlroy's Masters win 'a proud day for Ireland' as President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin pay ...

President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin have paid tribute to Rory McIlroy following his Masters win. The Holywood man became only the sixth male golfer to complete the career grand slam on Sunday as he won the Masters at Augusta after an …

Fionnán Sheahan: An assault conviction is no ‘problem’ for Micheál Martin when it’s a Healy-Rae

The minister didn’t get that they were the subject of the joke. When the chaos around Covid-19 lockdowns had calmed down a bit, the Cabinet got around to some housework of formally appointing special advisers.As the list was run through, the Taoiseach …

Martin: Pharmaceutical sector must be part of trade negotiations

Pharmaceutical and semiconductor manufacturing must form part of EU-US talks on trade, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. These exports were primarily bound for the US, with 38.2% travelling across the Atlantic. It also comes as Donald Trump last night …