Marie O'Halloran

Marie O'Halloran

Parliamentary Reporter

Marie O'Halloran is a parliamentary reporter with The Irish Times.

Alan Shatter. Fianna Fáil is to put down a motion of no confidence in him
Shatter tried breath test twice, says Kenny

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
Shatter made two attempts at breathalyser, Taoiseach says

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
Dáil sketch: There’s no smoke without ire in the chamber

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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
Creche allegations tap into every parent’s worst nightmare, Tánaiste says

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.
US Senate committee quoted incorrect tax rates for Apple activities here, Dáil told

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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
Sharp exchanges between Martin and Gilmore over tobacco lobbying

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

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
Shatter denies he was cautioned by gardaí at checkpoint in 2011

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
Gilmore expresses confidence in Minister for Justice

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

Simon Harris, Fine Gael TD. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
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