Sligo-Leitrim: Fianna Fáil takes two seats as Eamon Scanlon returns
Tony McLoughlin of Fine Gael and Sinn Féin’s Martin Kenny also elected
Sinn Féin officials insist polls suggest it could bag 30 seats
Party profile: Sinn Féin’s progress has been steady in recent years
FG Minister Joe McHugh defends EPA review of fracking process
Leitrim SF TD says research will be used by energy companies in litigation against State
Sinn Féin proposal for 1916 annual bank holiday rejected
Minister says legislation would shift focus of commemerations from Easter to end of April
100 TDs and Senators not expected to survive election
Pension and other costs for politicians who retire or lose will be about €14m
Bill paves way for introduction of new ‘Eircode’ postcodes
FF disappointed that postcode contract awarded to Capita and not to An Post
Gilmore says personal political price worth paying for economic recovery
Dún Laoghaire TD makes first major Dáil speech since resigning Labour leadership
Canadian visas snapped up in 12 minutes, says Sinn Féin
Michael Colreavy says young people want to emigrate to better job opportunities
Niall O’Dowd calls for ‘pressure’ on US over Irish illegals
‘American government responds to pressure, they don’t respond to being nice’
Low-paid employment levels ‘shameful’, says Sinn Féin TD
One third of Irish workers earn less than €20,000 with highest level of low pay in EU
Miriam Lord: Adams annoyed at Dáil decibel levels
Deputies shouting and roaring, punctuated by the Ceann Comhairle’s ineffectual yelps – poor Gerry Adams can hardly hear himself glare
Sinn Féin leader’s infallibility questioned in the Dáil
Usual suspects refrain from heckling, aware of sensitivity of the subject
Leitrim profile: Traditional support for ‘big two’ unlikely to change
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael dominate constituency - though Sinn Féin could prosper
GAA says it was ‘Sky or nothing’ for controversial television deal
Director general says it is ‘no longer tenable’ for GAA to see its audience as Irish people who live in Ireland
Government ‘kicking can down the road’ on post offices
Irish Postmasters’ Union says Department of Social Protection policy ‘driving away’ business
Emotional contributions to debate on RTÉ Iona payout
TDs John Lyons and Jerry Buttimer tell Dáil of their experiences of homophobia
Complaint against Shatter’s novel has to be dealt with before censorship board abolished
‘Amazing Detective Stories’ and ‘Daring Romances’ among 274 banned publications
Advisory group begins consultation on cyberbullying
Strong sanctions needed to act as deterrent, Dáil hears
Consumers may suffer from bus route privatisation
Independent Senator says Minister for Transport should put more services out to tender
FF senator repays €3,434 in expenses after audit
Brian Ó Domhnaill previously investigated for alleged duplication of expenses claims
Troika exit fails to cheer baffled and bewildered TDs
Dáil Sketch: euphoria thin on the ground as Finance Bill is debated
Sale of Bord Gáis energy company to be completed by the end of the year
Opposition opposes sell-off and warns Irish Water could be privatised by default
McGuinness rounds on unionists over Belfast violence
NI Deputy First Minister condemns DUP’s withdrawal of support for Maze Centre
Heatwave hits Seanad as deputies get hot under the collar
The Senators don’t pack up until next week, although acting cathaoirleach Denis O’Donovan wearily told them if they didn’t speed up they wouldn’t be going anywhere for a while
‘Sinkholes’ in Corrib project not dangerous
Minister says holes are ‘depressions’ from air releases during maintenance work
Time Lord fails to see the light in Broughan’s Bill
Brighter evenings proposal does exactly what it says on the order paper
No need to legislate for brighter evenings – just get up an hour earlier, says Shatter
Benefits of change: fewer road deaths, less depression and reduced energy costs, says TD
TV licence fee evasion level 16%, says Rabbitte
Minister for Communications says 42,000 people have declared they have no television
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