# Law Overhaul
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# Analysis
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# Analysis
First 'leaders' coalition meeting held this week to calm tensions after rocky start
A question mark is now over how rock solid the new coalition’s numbers are.
# Seanad Picks
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# Seanad Picks
RTÉ sports journalist Evanne Ní Chuilinn a surprise name among Taoiseach's 11 Seanad nominees
The Taoiseach gets to hand-pick the final 11 senators.
# Back In The House
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# Send In The Big Guns
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# Send In The Big Guns
Ireland plans to send senior ministers to US for Patrick's Day to lovebomb Trump administration
Senior sources have confirmed to The Journal that increasing the number of senior ministers going stateside is being considered this year.
# Almighty Political Row
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# Almighty Political Row
Opposition unite over issue Harris and Martin never expected could bring down the House
A chaotic and strange day at Leinster House which has resulted in the country not having a new Taoiseach tonight.
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
Today we get a new Taoiseach - here's a rundown of how the day is going to go
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin will become the next Taoiseach of Ireland.
# Special Ard Fheis
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# Special Ard Fheis
Fianna Fáil members vote overwhelmingly in support of draft Programme for Government
Micheál Martin says new housing measures do not have to wait until the autumn budget.
# Analysis
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# Analysis
Analysis: Vague plans and no setting out of 'first 100 days' priorities in new Programme for Government
There are no promises to achieve anything in the first 100 days of office, unlike programme for government documents of the past.
# Seat At The Table
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# Seat At The Table
White smoke: Regional Independents secure four government roles as deal emerges
Fianna Fáil is to hold a special Ard Fheis in Dublin on Sunday to ratify the new programme for government.
# Crunch Time
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# Crunch Time
Regional Independents agree to begin 'intensive' government negotiations with FF and FG
It is expected that the Independent TDs will have individual constituency asks along with national policy ideas.
# Government Formation
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# Government Formation
Split views over whether to move 'hugely important' Energy brief to Dept of Enterprise
Meanwhile Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael look likely to swap the Health and Justice ministries.
# Government Formation Talks
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# Government Formation Talks
Are the Healy-Raes credible partners for government formation? Micheál Martin says they are
Micheál Martin says he has had substantive talks with Michael and Danny Healy Rae.
# Snail's Pace
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# Snail's Pace
Getting a government up and running by 22 January increasingly viewed as unrealistic
Taoiseach Simon Harris says a government should be in place by the end of the month.
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# Political Awards
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- This year, The Journal team announced its political awards via The Candidate podcast.
- We hand out a number of gongs for awards such as the Minister Who Gets Shit Done, the Must Try Harder Merit and chat about the Ah Here Moment of the Year and Whoopsie of the Year.
- The top award, Politician of the Year, was put to a vote which was counted by PR-STV.
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