Irish Water is to Murphy what Euroscepticsm was to Johnson. It is the single issue that keeps on giving and that he never wants to see resolved

Kevin Duffy to take over water charge commission role vacated by Joe O’Toole

Taoiseach’s judgment being questioned by party TDs who no longer fear him

Simon Coveney to appoint Kevin Duffy as chairman after Joe O’Toole’s resignation

Inside Politics: This is the Taoiseach’s worst week since taking office for the second time

Minister says it is important that collective cabinet responsibility is taken seriously

Taoiseach says Cabinet’s failure to take a position on Bill will not happen again

Fine Gael furious over Independents’ insistence on free vote on fatal foetal abnormalities Bill

Wallace’s Bill triggers public face-off between Fine Gael and Independent Alliance

Joe O’Toole resigns over interviews in which he said he favoured water charges

Ex-minister accuses TDs of having understandings and agreements with Government

Inside Politics: Chairman faces calls for resignation after repeating support for water charges

Fianna Fáil and AAA-PBP call for Joe O’Toole to step down after controversial remarks

The chair of the future of water charges says the report will be ready within five months

Government Buildings appears wedded to the idea of forming committees

Expert panel is being tasked with examining the future of domestic water charges

John McGuinness flies to Canaries for holiday as Carlow-Kilkenny campaign begins

Radical reform of Upper House would include extending franchise to NI residents

Plans to extend rights to emigrants and those living in the North would need ‘longer run-in’

Expert group report expected to recommend new criteria for operation of panel system

An Taisce seeking review of N86 development between Dingle and Annascaul

Eight-member panel to review powers and functions of a changed Upper House

A number of rural-born city dwellers discuss their links with their home places

Campaigners for right of way accused of jeopardising jobs

Government to be urged to extend vote to all citizens

Some changes are needed to improve the effectiveness of the Upper House

Tom and Michael Bailey were once seen as insiders, close to Fianna Fáil, but it was this aspect of their activities that in the end led to their affairs being investigated

Opinion: Regulation of funding discriminates in favour of already established entities

You’ve got to actually do the test - not send someone else in to sit your exam - Barrett

Very effective No campaigners had a big influence on voters’ decisions

Fianna Fáil found itself in the happy position of being the only political party on the winning side

From fears of a power grab to a lack of debate: why the electorate said no

A brief history of the Seanad abolition and Court of Appeal referendums

Abolitionist pulls ahead but supporters of upper house insist there is still time to sway voters

Campaigns bring out big hitters but they struggle to engage shoppers

Senators unite across party divide to save the Upper House

Democracy Matters group hopes to raise twice that figure for its campaign in the October referendum

Civil society groups appear to favour keeping a reformed Upper House

Referendum campaigns have also been at the mercy of the power of big money