Newly released records show what Independent TDs backing the Government want for their constituencies
School projects and road improvements among issues raised with senior ministers
Marian Harkin
Legislation to increase number of Ministers rushed through Dáil, passing by 92 votes to 72
Labour finance spokesman Ged Nash describes the legislation as a ‘jobs for the boys Bill’ and says the new posts will cost State €7.5 million over five years
Deliverance almost at hand for Coalition’s overdue triplets after Michael D summons the Seanad
Details of exactly when Upper House meets on Wednesday remain sketchy, perhaps in an attempt at crowd control
Unveiling of new junior Ministers underlines Dáil sausage-fest
Women junior Ministers were placed in the front row at the Leinster House photocall but it fooled no one, as just six of the 23 appointees are women
Focus now moves to appointment of 23 Junior Ministers
Under the agreement between the two parties Fianna Fáil will have 10 Junior Ministers and Fine Gael will have eight
Who are the Independents supporting new FF-FG coalition and what do they want in return?
Arrangements underpinning the support of Independents seem to be based on constructive ambiguity
Bid for Dáil speaking rights by government-supporting Independents ‘having your cake and eating it’
Backlash after Michael Lowry proposes that he and other Independents supporting next Coalition sit on Opposition benches
Programme for government as it happened: ‘Fair but firmer’ migration system, tax breaks and regeneration of Dublin’s main streets
Full programme for government agreed, with parties set to meet to review and ratify document
First formal engagement between FF, FG and Regional Independents to take place today
Group of eight Independent TDs will submit a position paper to the two bigger parties setting out its preconditions for entering government
Five things to watch in 2025 as the next government takes shape
Year ahead promises no shortage of intrigue and challenge for the political classes as they look to digest a new reality brought about by the year of elections
The jawdropper, the quickest split, the good turn: Miriam Lord’s 2024 Political Awards
A political year of shocks and surprises somehow ended up as it began: with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in cahoots. The politician of the year may have had something to do with it
Independents TDs hold the balance of power. A lot hinges on Verona Murphy’s next move
With Labour divided and the Social Democrats sceptical, the focus is on a handful of Independents
Sligo-Leitrim constituency candidates list: A good weathervane of how impactful Independent Ireland will be in 2024 election
Election 2024: Edel MacSharry, cousin of Marc, should take a seat in this largely unchanged constituency
‘Too many teachers in the Dáil’: Are they the most represented profession in the chamber?
Continuous presence in Dáil and ability to reach highest levels of power counter Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary’s claim he could not rely on them to ‘get things done’
Savaged by Anton: Easy questions for Seán O’Rourke, gentle inquisition for Lynn Boylan
Radio: The former RTÉ presenter joins Anton Savage on Newstalk. Sinn Féin is under fire everywhere
‘I refuse to accept the horror that has become the status quo’: what did politicians say when students wrote to them about their lives?
Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Holly Cairns and others reply to letters from students and recent graduates on the key issues they face today
Agent Noel Kelly bounces back after Tubridy controversy
Plus: Irish Catholic podcast believes the pope is a very naughty boy; JP McManus’s road woes; and Ciaran Mullooly’s new adviser in Brussels
Is Rishi Sunak about to battle Brexiteers to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland?
British prime minister reportedly planning to introduce screening to ensure new laws do not create trade barriers in Irish Sea
‘Profoundly wrong’ to conflate violence against women with migration, Varadkar says
Independent TD Marian Harkin raised ‘real concerns’ from women about men moving into areas
EU rewetting proposal could ‘destroy the fabric of rural Ireland’, Galway meeting hears
More than 350 farmers attend public meeting in Ballinasloe on Sunday raising concerns
Pay offer for tutors will be made ‘at earliest opportunity’, says Tánaiste
Independent TD Marian Harkin says adult education tutors have to sign up for social welfare payments during holiday periods
Wind farms, turbines and landslides: the fears of locals
Proposed sites trigger terror in residents over home and environmental damage
Miriam Lord: PCR tests harder to get than Garth Brooks tickets
You may have friends in low places, but it’s no guarantee of bagging a prized Golden Swab
Climate Action Plan to be finalised amid lofty rhetoric about saving the world
Inside Politics: Pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% not part of Ireland’s plan this year
TD calls for ‘time-limited amnesty’ for young people recruited as ‘money mules’
Marian Harkin says Government could offer amnesty for those caught up in ‘exploitation’
Government accused of making ‘mockery’ of plan to incentivise green farming
Farmers had expected €49m boost in budget this year to help sector decarbonise
Tax move decried as ‘shameful to legacy of our 1916 leaders’ by Independent TD
Move on corporate tax ‘appeased our EU masters’, and is ‘just the beginning’, says Nolan
Bank refuses to release mortgage for woman deemed at higher Covid risk
Woman says she is being penalised for being overweight following the birth of her child
Top Green Party figures break ranks to back Hazel Chu’s Seanad hopes
Party indicates Lord Mayor of Dublin ‘not contesting election as Green Party candidate’
Two people arrested following Traveller funeral in Leitrim
Gardaí issue 80 fixed penalty notices after 300 mourners gather in Carrick-on-Shannon
System being planned to allow vaccinated airline passengers avoid restrictions
Measure expected to apply to those coming in from orange countries in EU traffic light set-up
Miriam Lord: Award-winning Covid quarters still not the preferred cosy club for TDs
Waves of congratulatory indifference pulsed around the tiered velvet seating
TDs call on Government to extend maternity leave benefits
Brid Smith says new mothers had been left ‘isolated’ from support services
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