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Never mind the new pope, who’s going to replace Liveline’s spiritual leader, Joe Duffy?
Michael McDowell coy at book launch, Bertie gives state-of-the-world address and Mark Daly feels the heat
Miriam Lord: The cardinals wore frousers. Sure why can’t the girleens wear skorts?
The outcry over the camogie skorts rule made its way from the pitch to the plinth, and ultimately on to the floor of the Dáil
Miriam Lord’s week: A tsar has not been born and they need to get this tshitshow off the road
James Browne talks up his A-Team, TDs watch the pros in action while Pa Daly delights in saying nothing
Tsar Brendan the Terrible Big Salary, that mild-mannered banker set to pulverise those planners
Only one man can ruthlessly deliver and scale up like a mutant amphibious accountant in the country’s drains
Independent Ireland ‘open to nominating presidential candidate’
Party yet to decide if it will put forward one of its own members or join with others in backing an independent
Martin and Harris: how is the Coalition working?
The Government faces a big challenge with trade and the economy, but the bigger fears are around chronic problems – most acutely, in housing
Oireachtas committee chair appointments under way ahead of Dáil return next week
Dispute over speaking time for Independent TDs had held up decisions to hand out key roles with €10,880 salary top-up
More than 50,000 staff now employed in Civil Service
New figures show number of civil servants has increased by about 16,000 in last decade
Sanctimonious Soc Dems find themselves on shaky high moral ground
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Sinn Féin to chair Oireachtas justice and defence committees
Government parties take lead positions on housing and infrastructure panels
When is a Soc Dem TD not a Soc Dem TD?
Kerfuffle over the exact status of Eoin Hayes provided light relief on a doomy day of worry about tariffs and the economy
Oireachtas committees due to be operational in a month
New term also indicates a special committee to be convened on artificial intelligence
Miriam Lord: Normal hostilities set aside as colleagues wish Richard Boyd Barrett well
A rare stillness fell on the chamber as TDs and Ministers wished Richard Boyd Barrett well following his cancer diagnosis
Shades of an Oasis love-in as Lucinda rolls with Fine Gael’s Gallagher brothers
Quite the occasion for Christine Lagarde, as Paschal Donohoe reacts to Trump’s tough tariffs wondering ‘what we can do that can unite us’
Concerns raised about implementing Bill to ban aircraft transiting weapons to Israel
Minister says Senators’ legislation puts ‘legal obligation on State to do something it can’t actually do’
Miriam Lord: The drama of the Opposition’s walkout lost its potency when government backbenchers also bailed
A few Government buckeroos squawked their disapproval as Mary Lou and her boys made for the double doors to the right of Verona
Government must ‘flex legal muscle’ to force religious orders to contribute to redress schemes
Congregations ‘operated as criminal networks in mother and baby homes’, Social Democrats acting leader tells Dáil
Q&A: What do Oireachtas committees do and when will they finally be set up?
Sinn Féin has claimed the current timetable means committees will not be set up until May
Opposition walks out as new speaking time arrangements start
Independent Carol Nolan takes first ‘other members’ question to Taoiseach
Ireland’s parliamentary standards have been trashed in recent weeks
Democracy is fragile - the consequences of politicians breaking with parliamentary norms and standards are not just theoretical
Trump’s tariffs take wrecking ball to perfectly good Dáil row
Ceann Comhairle went to Dunne and Crescenzi during debate, but this was never going to be her last supper
Miriam Lord: With Verona under fire, TDs suddenly realise they are gravely concerned about misogyny after all
Government deputies develop a nose for the ‘m’ word in the nick of time as Ceann Comhairle is barracked by Opposition
Independent senator Aubrey McCarthy expresses interest in possible Áras run
Businessman and charity co-founder the latest person to reveal they are considering presidential tilt
Verona Murphy going nowhere as Dáil warring factions dig in
Hostilities resumed - quietly - on Wednesday over speaking rights row, with grim-faced TDs glowering across the chamber
‘I fully intend to continue’: Verona Murphy rejects ‘unfounded allegations’ of partiality and ‘will remain’ as Ceann Comhairle
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy responds as Opposition publishes no-confidence motion
Michael Lowry gives masterclass in smug ingratitude amid Dáil chaos over speaking time
Two-digit TD for Tipperary gloated dismissively as Opposition raged over Ceann Comhairle’s decision to bring Dáil confrontation over speaking rights to abrupt end
Taoiseach’s Oval Office whirl goes pear-shaped as Sinn Féin leader rounds on him
Micheál Martin accused of ‘sniggering’ at Ireland’s housing crisis and dodging Gaza issue during White House audience with Trump
Taoiseach rejects claim of stalling over Oireachtas committees to protect Michael Lowry group
Sinn Féin leader says Dáil in ‘cold storage’ and that Government’s priority is ‘money for junior Ministers’
Public order gardaí reluctant to use force due to lack of numbers, report finds
Policing Authority report says Garda needs to update policy and procedures after 2023 riots
About 7,000 homeowners are paying mortgage interest of 8.5% to 10% – Central Bank
Most are customers of non-bank lenders, but are unable to switch to cheaper bank finance, says an Oireachtas report
Sinn Féin’s Thomas Gould confirms he is TD at centre of fraud investigation
Cork North Central TD (56) was arrested and questioned by gardaí yesterday
Oireachtas member arrested over alleged €150,000 business fraud
Politician allegedly signed off on payments despite knowing they were for sums in excess of what was owed
Miriam Lord: Maga senator Sharon Keogan would only love to take Taoiseach’s place at shamrock jamboree
Independent senator wrote to the White House seeking a St Patrick’s Day invite
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