Alan Shatter. Fianna Fáil is to put down a motion of no confidence in him

Minister defended by Cabinet colleagues

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter at a citizenship ceremony in Dublin earlier this month. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien / THE IRISH TIMES

Debate on Fianna Fáil no confidence motion in minister will take place over two nights next week

Mattie McGrath: added more fuel to the Shatter fire

It’s the story that just won’t go away. Certainly not in the Dáil anyway. Penalty points and the Minister for Justice – yet anothe(...)

The Garda and HSE are conducting inquiries into alleged mistreatment at creches in Wicklow and Dublin after the issue was raised by RTÉ. Photograph: Getty/Stockphoto

Mistreatment or abuse of children unacceptable in any setting, Dáil hears

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan said he wanted to make it clear “the tax rates being quoted publicly this week are emphatically not the rate of tax paid by such companies or by any company on its Irish activities.

Ireland singled out for global problem ‘exploited by lawyers and tax advisers’

Micheál Martin: “The history of the tobacco industry reflects and reveals one of the worst examples of behind-the-scenes lobbying of governments across Europe and the world.” Photograph: Alan Betson

Fianna Fáil leader desribes meeting with industry members as ‘disturbing’

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times

Minister admits he was asked to supply breath test on a previous occasion but failed to complete task because of asthma

Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland

Garda issues should not be made public unless there is a prosecution, says Tánaiste

Simon Harris, Fine Gael TD. Photograph: Cyril Byrne

Less concern shown for Wicklow people with water supply problems in catchment area, says Simon Harris

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