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Parties made a big Christmas show of launching the initiative, complete with flashy flyers and silly videos
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Red-carpet treatment as packed Dáil chamber gathers to hear Zelenskiy
Unlikely wartime leader must be so weary of having to travel the world, pleading for solidarity with his invaded homeland
Don’t think twice, it’s all right to get a selfie in Leinster House
Mix-ups over photos and Bob Dylan, memories of a cow called Thatcher, and Mr Angry meets his match
The Fourteen Steps of Mount Merrion a must-see for international students of profligacy
‘I don’t believe €750,000 is right, proper or appropriate for 14 steps,’ Taoiseach concedes on his return from the world stage
Mystery of the missing Micheál leaves Opposition leaders stuck with understudy
Ministers of a more fragile disposition than Darragh O’Brien might have been crushed by the reception
Bualadh bos for Liz Truss as Coalition use ‘the lettuce’ to stave off Sinn Féin attack
Taoiseach and Tánaiste relish the chance to remind Mary Lou McDonald of her one-time alignment with the former Tory PM
Well wishes from all sides see Paschal Donohoe off from his time in the Dáil
The now former minister bowed out ahead of taking on his new job at the World Bank in his usual fuss-free style
They had seven years to prepare and yet the inauguration was only grand
The venue was too small, there was not enough food and an ambassador tried to leave
After their grand day out at Dublin Castle, TDs were rolling in the aisles in Dáil
Verona Murphy hatched a comedy line, but deputy Michael Collins was counting his chickens already
Miriam Lord: Connolly’s inauguration was a bit like a big Irish wedding, solemn and joyous
Simon Harris walked Catherine C up the aisle in Dublin Castle before giving her away to the people of Ireland
President-elect drops back in on former Dáil colleagues as she finalises Áras prep
Difficult decisions over inauguration guest list, with 13 siblings, politicians and volunteers looking for a place
Cancer services saved Richard Boyd Barrett’s life. Now, he wants to give back
Warm welcome all round from political rivals as People Before Profit stalwart returns to Dáil
Jack Chambers endures silent tsunami of schadenfreude in the Dáil
With the Taoiseach abroad, Chambers and the Yates connection take centre stage at Leinster House
Expensive-looking typo appears outside Government department
Presidential election polling day is just around the corner, so political minds are elsewhere
Thanks be to Jaaysus: final debate wraps up a God-awful presidential election
Lagging in the polls, Heather Humphreys needed a knockout blow - it was quickly apparent it was not coming
Micheál Martin’s damage limitation might be too little too late after all
O’Donovan tells lovely wee stories, insomnia inspires McCullagh and Sinn Féin slip up on no-shows
Presidential election proving to be a piece of cake for Catherine Connolly
Though her campaign is buoyant, one spirited elderly voter remains unconvinced
Winter may be coming, but Opposition not short of fuel to roast the Taoiseach
Micheál Martin feeling the chill in the Dáil chamber over heating costs and housing
From Belfast to Dublin via the Reichstag, Heather puts in the mileage for Áras bid
Presidential candidate’s fire brigade visit would have been even more valuable two days earlier
Miriam Lord: It was Fianna Fáil’s DUBU Day: Disastrous, Unbelievable, Bizarre, Unprecedented
Jim Gavin posters will be down off lamp-posts quicker than the unauthorised tricolours above them
Big Jim moves to dispel any notion that colleagues are at budget loggerheads
The run up to the budget this year has been unusually quiet. Except within the merciless confines of the Mixed Ministerial Arts octagon in Government Buildings
Martin, resplendent in his single transferable suit, was not ready for Bike Shed Part II
This was one anniversary Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald wasn’t going to miss
Handbag at the Dáil for Maria Steen as her Áras run comes to an end
Catherine Connolly continues her duties as a TD while Heather Humphreys hits the campaign trail ladder
Maria Steen, opponent of marriage equality and abortion, championed as a symbol of choice
Independent Ireland took irony to new level in statement of support for presidential hopeful
People discarded jackets in the heat, but Princess Anne was clad in scarf and gloves
British media outlets described the visit as possibly Michael D’s last engagement with a ‘senior royal’
Eager Ministers line up for their spending money as Coalition announces National Development Plan
The rejigged NDP is ‘unprecedented in scale and scope’, said the Tánaiste. It’s also a bit light on detail
Miriam’s Lord’s Week: The gang’s (almost) all here for the Healy-Rae hooley
Junior Minister Michael hosted a lunch in Leinster House to thank his general election team, but TD brother Danny didn’t attend
Catherine Connolly’s Áras campaign begins with a very ‘soft launch’
Independent TD got a cheer from the Gaza protesters corralled beyond Buswell’s Hotel
Minister for Health makes emergency intervention after Taoiseach’s joke ripples through the House
Danny Healy-Rae makes impassioned plea on behalf of Killorglin publicans ahead of Puck Fair
Taoiseach turned tables on the Opposition when they least expected it with moment of clarity
Proposed increase in personal injury awards has been divisive, yet Micheál Martin took probing question in his stride
Mary Lou seemed to have an extra pep to her step. Was that a Statement Jacket?
Micheál Martin performed a masterclass in sidestepping questions about rising costs
New sheriff Jim O’Callaghan took Leaders’ Questions. Expectations were modest…
Some people might have been thinking Jim O’Callaghan was chosen to answer questions precisely because of the topic
Miriam Lord: ‘Taoiseach, do you do a weekly shop?’ It’s not even funny to think about
Imagine Micheál Martin doing your weekly shop? He’d refuse to look at a biscuit, the house would be awash with broccoli and you’d die for the want of a cheese-and-onion crisp
‘Ceann Comhairle, how long is this going to continue?’: Dáil interruptions starting to wreck Taoiseach’s head
Verona Murphy is not for extending response time despite interruptions much to Martin’s annoyance
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