Maíria Cahill set to come out on top when 200-odd votes are counted on Friday

Labour’s Jimmy Harte resigned from Upper House last week

Former junior minister wants to contest a seat in new five-seat Donegal constituency

Goodwill garnered over bailout exit and recovery impaired by unexpected events

Cavan-Monaghan deputy expected to appeal against tribunal finding of unfair dismissal

Everyday political sexism or a harmless compliment?

Sinn Fein TD Pádraig MacLochlainn says appointments “smack of cronyism”

Coalition’s first task of 2015 is to turn the political dial down after 2014 controversies

Coveney says Sinn Féin motion of no confidence was latest ‘kangaroo court’

Unrest may grow if low poll figures do not improve by spring

Conlan wrote to business owner telling of summons for employment tribunal case

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines a response to McNulty controversy

Donegal bring in former number two who has reputation for being intensely driven

Department of Arts officials were asked which State boards had vacancies

MD Tierney says it is ‘humbling’ to see the work his staff are doing on public’s behalf

None of the Budget’s so-called feelgood factor reached the arts, which received no boost in funding

Seán Conlan says Taoiseach must clarify how email over antique dispute got to newspaper

Interest groups moving from a ‘just leave us alone and we’ll be happy’ stance

Independent beats controversial FG appointee, SF’s Catherine Seeley third

Result of byelection count due today

Enda Kenny asked party members to respect John McNulty’s wish not to be voted for

Controversy ‘depressing and enraging’, says Nidge nemesis actor Brían F O’Byrne

Flanagan is latest Cabinet member not backing Government Seanad candidate

Kenny challenged on O’Dowd’s views on Irish Water

Paudie Coffey says he has already backed Fine Gael candidate from Donegal

Runaway train sees Taoiseach fielding questions after fortnight of negative headlines

Health Minister reaches dizzy new heights of Hawkins House

Humphreys appointed Sheila O'Regan after recommendation by FG TD Patrick O'Donovan

Review: The publican’s staff preferences rile the 2FM presenter, as Pat Kenny has a telling chat with Fine Gael’s humbled Seanad candidate

Increasing speculation John McNulty will win the byelection

Only a few in party senior enough for decision made about McNulty

FF Senator demands Taoiseach come before House

Sheila O’Regan appointed with John McNulty

‘I’m not at liberty to say who mentioned his name to me and because that’s a Fine Gael matter’

SF’s McDonald asked Burton if she was satisfied with Kenny’s response to Imma row

About 20 per cent of appointments to State companies went through public process

Opinion: The genie was well out of the bottle before the concession by Kenny that the Seanad seat targeted for a thoroughly humiliated John McNulty ‘should not be accepted in those circumstances’

Kenny again accepts responsibility for appointment to Imma board

More questions that answers on issue marked by ‘lack of clarity’, claims FF leader