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Council to run the rule over Portobello house revival as Hugh Wallace deviates from the plan
Plus: Michael H Burke not sweating it over Ailesbury Road house price, Politico takes aim at ‘Europa Experience’ centres, and Fontaines DC are doing just nicely
Donegal constituency candidates list: Disaster zone for Fine Gael amid huge impact of defective blocks issue
Election 2024: In Donegal the 100% Redress Party candidate Charles Ward will be watched closely by other parties
What Independent TDs get for supporting the Government is far less clear than in decades past
Coalition deals with Independents have been commonplace for decades, though Simon Harris has ruled out ‘transactional’ arrangements on his path to the Taoiseach’s office
Why are so many sitting Fine Gael TDs quitting politics and what does it mean for the party?
Inside Politics: Charlie Flanagan decides to ‘pass the baton’ to younger generation as he joins list of FG TDs who will not contest next general election
Donegal: Sinn Féin focused on gains as constituency may grow to six seats
Eclipsed mainstream parties contesting seats against backdrop of rampant SF and Independents advancing on the margins
‘There was a lot of soul searching’: Why many mid-career male politicians are quitting
Covid lockdowns made many TDs reassess their life priorities and were, for the first time in their children’s lives, not away from home continuously
Exodus of Varadkar loyalists leaves Fine Gael leader exposed
Former key allies of Taoiseach known to feel undervalued and overlooked
McHugh would consider retaking whip following mica scheme changes
Donegal TD resigned the Government whip last year over mica vote
Several hundred homeowners file legal cases over mica blocks
Substantial number of homeowners instigate High Court cases over defective blocks
McHugh says he will look at each Dáil vote as ‘individual’ after losing whip
Government loses Dáil majority as Donegal TD votes against mica legislation
Government loses Dáil majority as McHugh votes against mica legislation
McHugh will likely resign as FG party whip meaning Government loses majority
Behind Ireland’s Covid response: ‘We were going to be building morgues for people’
Key Irish figures recall the fear and uncertainty of the pandemic’s early days
Irish politicians to visit Moldova to study influx of refugees
Delegation will seek to learn how other countries are providing humanitarian services
Ryan denies retrofitting scheme will be ‘next mica scandal’
‘This is not a heat of the moment energy crisis or price crisis response,’ Minister tells Dáil
How can our schools tackle gender-based violence?
Education system is key to challenging and changing the culture of everyday harassment and violence
Call for Irish-medium secondary school for south Dublin
High demand for places at secondary level ‘cannot be met’ by existing supply say campaigners
Covid-19: Varadkar not convinced new restrictions needed as Ireland on track with optimisitic scenario
Data suggests Ireland is tracking the more optimistic side of projections, says Tánaiste
Mica owners say ‘100%’ redress scheme will not cover all costs
TD who raised possibility of resigning gives ‘cautious welcome’ to scheme
Mica redress scheme finalised after intense talks on increased rates
Darragh O’Brien to bring memo to Cabinet on revised scheme for rebuilds in Donegal and Mayo
Flashpoints emerge over Government plan to tackle mica crisis
Resistance among campaigners to multiple parts of scheme
Government backbenchers react to budget with cautious welcome but some concern
Coalition TDs ponder impact of aspects of tax and spending plan on different sectors of society
Plight of mica-stressed homeowners dominates FG party gathering
Parliamentary party meeting hears support for 100% redress to remedy defective buildings
Mica crisis: Government ‘committed’ to better redress scheme
Minister not ruling out 100% redress for owners of homes affected by building defects
Pupils being educated via Irish at primary climbs to record high
Gaelscoil Eoin on Haddington Place is first all-Irish school to open in the Dublin 4 area
Miriam Lord: Angry homeowners gather at Government’s shining edifice
Rural TDs warn of crumbling support for parties unless mica redress issue dealt with
British-Irish intergovernmental conference may take place ‘in coming weeks or months’
Coveney tells Oireachtas committee it is possible to find pragmatic ways of addressing issues around Northern Ireland Protocol
‘Rotting’ school for autistic children appeals to Foley to step in
Principal of Stepping Stones School in Co Meath says buildings are falling apart
What ‘alternative options’ are under review for 2021 Leaving Cert?
Unpublished examination options paper sheds light on choices facing Government
Helen McEntee announces she is pregnant
Minister becomes first pregnant Cabinet member in the history of the State
Call for all-island plan as Covid-19 cases rise in Donegal
Dublin and Stormont governments urged to ‘sit in a room and hammer out an agreement’
Eighteen TDs nominated to chair Oireachtas committees
James Lawless, Fergus O’Dowd, Kathleen Funchion and Neasa Hourigan among appointees
Some 2,800 part-time teachers offered extra hours as schools reopen
Union calls for review of substitute cover before end of the month
Miriam Lord: FG’s rural TDs take on party’s city slickers
The country crew were not about to let the Dubs bag all the top parliamentary party jobs
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