Fine Gael is a liberal-conservative and Christian democratic political party in Ireland. Fine Gael is currently the third-largest party in the Republic of Ireland in terms of members of Dáil Éireann. The party had a membership of 25,000 in 2021. Simon Harris succeeded Leo Varadkar as party leader on 24 March 2024.
The "Celtic Tiger" is a term referring to the economy of Ireland from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s,a period of rapid real economic growth fuelled by foreign direct investment. The boom was dampened by a subsequent property bubble which resulted in a severe economic downturn.
Joseph Duffy is an Irish radio and TV presenter employed by RTÉ. One of the public service broadcaster's highest-earning stars,he is the current presenter of Liveline,an interview and phone-in chat show broadcast on RTÉRadio 1 on Mondays to Fridays between 13:45 and 15:00.
Allied Irish Banks,p.l.c. is one of the so-called Big Four commercial banks in the Republic of Ireland. AIB offers a full range of personal,business and corporate banking services. The bank also offers a range of general insurance products such as home,travel and car. It offers life assurance and pensions through its tied agency with Irish Life Assurance plc.
John Ignatius Quinn,commonly known as Seán Quinn,is an Irish businessman and conglomerateur. In 2008 he was the richest person in the Republic of Ireland,but in 2012 he was declared bankrupt.
Fergus O'Dowd is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency since the 2002 general election. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement in September 2020. He previously served as Chair of the Committee on Transport,Tourism and Sport from 2017 to 2020 and as a Minister of State from 2011 to 2014.
David McWilliams is an Irish economist,writer,and journalist. Since 1999,he has been a broadcaster,writer,economic commentator and documentary-maker. He has written five books,The Pope's Children,The Generation Game,Follow the Money,The Good Room and Renaissance Nation,and written regular columns for the Irish Times and Irish Independent.
The Irish property bubble was the speculative excess element of a long-term price increase of real estate in the Republic of Ireland from the early 2000s to 2007,a period known as the later part of the Celtic Tiger. In 2006,the prices peaked at the top of the bubble,with a combination of increased speculative construction and rapidly rising prices;in 2007 the prices first stabilised and then started to fall until 2010 following the shock effect of the Great Recession. By the second quarter of 2010,house prices in Ireland had fallen by 35% compared with the second quarter of 2007,and the number of housing loans approved fell by 73%.
A Special Saving Incentive Account (SSIA) was a type of interest-bearing account in Ireland. These accounts were available to open between 1 May 2001 and 30 April 2002,and featured a state-provided top-up of 25% of the sum deposited.
Mannok,formerly the QUINN group,is a business group headquartered in Derrylin,County Fermanagh,Northern Ireland. The group has ventured into cement and concrete products,container glass,general insurance,radiators,plastics,hotels,and real estate. It was formed by Seán Quinn in 1973,developing from a small quarrying operation in Derrylin into a large organization,employing over 8,000 people in various locations throughout Europe.
Declan James Ganley is an English-born Irish entrepreneur,businessman,and political activist. He was the founder and leader of the Irish branch of the eurosceptic Libertas Party.
The National Consumer Agency was a statutory body enforcing consumer protection in Ireland from 2007 to 2014,when it amalgamated with the Competition Authority to form the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
Seoige is an Irish television chat show. It was hosted by sisters Gráinne and Síle Seoige and was broadcast live on weekdays at 4.30 pm on RTÉOne between 2006 and 2009,with a hiatus in the summer months. Episodes were repeated at 8.20 the following weekday morning on the same channel.
RaidióTeilifís Éireann is an Irish public service broadcaster. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television,radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926,while regular television broadcasts began on 31 December 1961,making it one of the oldest continuously operating public service broadcasters in the world. It is headquartered in Donnybrook in Dublin,with offices across different parts of Ireland.
Bill Tyson is an Irish writer,producer and documentary maker. As of 2020,he was working with Dublin Community Television and the Irish Mail on Sunday. He previously worked for the Sunday Tribune and the Irish Independent.
Davy Group is Ireland's largest stockbroker,wealth manager,asset manager and financial advisor and has offices in Dublin,Belfast,Cork,Galway and London. Davy offers services to private clients,small businesses,corporations and institutional investors.
The Reform Alliance was an Irish political group formed on 13 September 2013 by Oireachtas members who had been expelled from the Fine Gael parliamentary party for voting against the party whip. Since the dissolution of the 31st Dail,it has been defunct. Its members described it as a "loose alliance" but did not preclude forming a political party in the future.
A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Carlow–Kilkenny constituency in Ireland on Friday,22 May 2015,to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Phil Hogan on his appointment as European Commissioner. It was held on the same day as national referendums on marriage equality and the age of eligibility for election to the office of president. The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 stipulates that a by-election in Ireland must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring. The by-election writ was moved in the Dáil on 29 April 2015.
The Centre Party of Ireland,formerly Renua,is a fringe political party in Ireland. The party was launched on 13 March 2015,with former Fine Gael TD Lucinda Creighton as founding leader. Prior to its launch it had used the slogan Reboot Ireland. The name Renua was intended to suggest both the English Renew and the Irish RéNua "New Era". The party changed its name to the Centre Party of Ireland in 2023.
Numerous polls of support for political parties in Ireland were taken between the 2011 general election and the 2016 general election,held on Friday,26 February 2016. The article also contains polls taken after the election while a government was being formed.
