Jennifer Bray
Political Editor, Sunday Times Ireland. Debut novel The Lies Between Us out early 2026 with Penguin Sandycove 📚
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- Latest Fact to Fiction post: The Lies Between Us is going to America! And what on earth is a Bookstagram tour? brayjennifercatherine.substack.com/p/we-are-goi...
- The number of people from outside the EU who are presenting themselves to homeless services has more than trebled since the pandemic, ministers have been warned in a confidential briefing. Full details on cabinet committee meeting here www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- New: Dara Calleary on the “complete disaster” of the presidential election, what needs to change, Micheál Martin’s leadership and his own quiet ambition www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- Fact to Fiction: if you want to write a book in 2026, this one is for you. Plus, the early reviews are in for The Lies Between Us open.substack.com/pub/brayjenn...
- In-depth: coalition leaders left looking over their shoulders amid potential revolts, presidential reviews, bad polls, housing videos and blister pack rows. Plus details of Fine Gael’s imminent review. www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- New: A review of Fianna Fail’s disastrous presidential election bid has found the final cost of the campaign will be up to €400,000, as a timeline of events triggers a fresh blame game www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- National Children’s Hospital will now not be finished until next April, health officials told, which would push the opening to early 2027 www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- New: major overhaul of immigration laws to see citizenship denied to those who got welfare, or are in debt. Family reunification only for close family, tighter rules around self sufficiency. Changes to revoke residency for those who commit serious crimes www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- The latest Fact to Fiction post is live. It’s on the 100 day countdown to publication, foreign rights deals, and the financial side of fiction writing open.substack.com/pub/brayjenn...
- Older people can split homes instead of “right sizing”, minister for housing tells ST, as govt TDs turn on their own housing plan. Browne warns owners of vacant properties and defends removal of housing targets www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- New: sweeping new immigration reforms to be introduced by government on family reunification, housing requirements and student visas. Sources confirm plans will be “very significant” and far reaching. Full details here exclusively www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- In depth: “It’s our last chance to get this right” - Inside the government’s plan to tackle the housing crisis, as nerves fray and James Browne feels the heat ahead of politically difficult week www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- Housing plan revealed: State will compete with first-time buyers for homes under €100m homeless proposal - new rules on social housing and financial incentives for local authorities www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- All week, the question has been asked: do the rebels have the numbers for a heave? We asked the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party and found the threat to Micheál Martin is real www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- “The damage this has done to Fianna Fáil morale and grassroots support is v worrying…” says TD confirming anxiety about Fianna Fáil leadership as rumblings grow this eve… read details free now here in full report www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- Sunday Times presidential edition - proud of the team effort across the site yesterday, and also today across news, features, analysis and of course the columnists 🗞️📰
- Catherine Connolly’s emphatic victory, the spoilt votes - and the fallout in Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil begins at speed ... our lead story www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- Analysis: what Catherine Connolly’s victory means for the left, what it means for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil - and what do those spoiled ballots indicate? www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- 106 spoiled votes out of a tally of 300 votes in Dublin South Central…
- We’re off! tallies underway here in the RDS
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- The part of getting published that has scared me the most. Up now on Substack, link here. brayjennifercatherine.substack.com/p/the-part-o...
- How the campaign turned more aggressive in the final stretch - and did it backfire? www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- Lead: Fine Gael's "clueless" attempt to win support of FF, Labour, Green and Soc Dems revealed; sources say Humphreys faces "uphill battle" amid internal rumblings - Connolly defends herself following video circulated about barrister work; new comments on Syria www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- News lead - Fianna Fáil scramble to recoup costs of failed presidential bid amid significant six figure spend; growing number of party TDs say they will still vote for Jim Gavin amid Humphreys backlash and Martin summons TDs to govt buildings this week… www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- How Jim Gavin was picked, what the vetting process was, how the campaign imploded and ended in a “heartbreaking“ meeting last Sunday… & everything that happened in that Fianna Fáil showdown this week - including what the leadership hopefuls said behind closed doors www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- Last but not least, Claire Scott and I hit the campaign trail with all three candidates. I talked to Jim Gavin about immigration, Claire talked about the animal cruelty case with Heather Humphreys and the Sinn Fein narrative with Catherine Connolly www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- Fianna Fail insiders fear Jim Gavin is ‘goosed’ amid new rent row and poll fears, as tenant offers to meet Gavin to show him documentation in bid to get money back www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- “Here’s what you’re getting: make it work.” Inside the most difficult negotiations for a decade as the ghost of budgets past haunts ministers www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- Budget 2026: Gov braced for political backlash with ministers set to prioritise businesses and developers over workers and renters in the 2026 budget - discussions ongoing on not increasing rental credit while new housing measures on cards www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- In full: Everything you need to know about Budget 2026 www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- Budget 2026: Little to no change in take home pay for majority, budget battle as resistance to €12 welfare increase continues, moderate cuts to childcare costs, college fee row, Xmas bonus on the cards & the three developer tax relief options www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- Fact To Fiction: behind the making of the book cover, the pre-order world and the early reviews. If you’re interested in the path to publication sign up here: open.substack.com/pub/brayjenn...
- Beyond excited to reveal the stunning cover for The Lies Between Us, now available for pre-order at this link. Blown away by the early reviews for the book, a mystery and thriller about warring sisters, set by the Irish coast. Coming Feb 26th 2026 from Penguin Sandycove 📚 linktr.ee/TheLiesBetwe...
- My interview with Catherine Connolly may have had an unexpected start, but what followed was fascinating as she opened up on life in a big family, the shock death of her mother and those presidential controversies www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
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- Interview with Mary Lou McDonald: her presidential ambitions (or not), lessons learned from elections, Irish unity and legal cases on a border poll, the legacy act, and her letters with King Charles www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- Presidential election latest: Jim Gavin storms into early lead in FF race, numbers reveal, but Kelleher camp work the phones. Mary Lou McDonald tells Sunday Times she is near a decision, Sean Kelly yet to back out of FG race www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- Behind the scenes of the Fianna Fáil presidential race: the late night calls, the acrimony and the numbers ahead of a secret ballot www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- New: completion date for the new national children’s hospital to be pushed out for the 15th time to the end of November, amid fresh war of words www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- Jim Gavin finally breaks silence on Fianna Fáil presidency. In an email to the party today, he says: “I believe that, in these turbulent times, Ireland needs a President who can bring people together and promote and represent our shared values and interests at home and abroad.”
- Beyond the ongoing row between BAM and Children's Hospital Board is a growing headache for CHI about the dangers of moving kids in winter if there's a further lengthy delay which pushes opening beyond next summer. Details here from our report August 9th www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
- My latest post is up on Fact to Fiction, on what happens when you go “on submission”, to auction, and life with Book 2 📚 brayjennifercatherine.substack.com/p/the-anatom...
- Interview with Gareth Sheridan on why he wants to be president, where he sits on the political spectrum, his business dealings and finances and racism against his young daughter www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
