Renua Ireland’s Paul Bradford says Republic must look at long-term rented housing

Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan says State working with EU allies on threat

Fine Gael confident that former stalwart Phil Hogan’s seat can be held by David Fitzgerald

Independent Senator says waiting list figures embarrassing in modern western country

Hundreds queue in Mallow for removal of murdered nurse

Leader Lucinda Creighton wants minutes of all Cabinet meetings to be published

In less than a year, more than 100 professionals have built a political organisation

Result of Greek election raised by Independent Senator Paul Bradford

With ever-shifting allegiances in Leinster House, the much-heralded new political parties and alliances of Independents are still up in the air

Eddie Hobbs expects new group to be labelled as a low-tax party

Former Fine Gael junior minister set to form new pary

Former Fine Gael and now Independent TD set to make low-key announcement

Government Senators are now in a minority in the 60-seat upper chamber

Concerns raised that Middle East debate in Leinster House always ’one-sided’

Mullen proposes female-only and family-only direct provision centres

Alex White says move is kind of behaviour that ‘gives politics a bad name’

Group launch policy document but decline to say whether they intend to form new political party

Seanad committee votes to place two Opposition Senators on long-awaited investigation

Former FG TD to contest next election as Independent despite reports of new party

Wicklow deputy expected to be followed by Fidelma Healy Eames and Terence Flanagan

Five Taoiseach’s nominees vote against the Government

Independent Senator’s Bill passes narrowly

The Reform Alliance conference today is not a monster meeting, nor is it a party launch. So what do the seven Oireachtas members hope to achieve?

Family and Life accused of targeting ‘vulnerable, elderly people’

Reform Alliance not registering as political party, says Creighton

Debacle is ‘symtomatic of culture’ that existed for decades

Homeless people should be provided with information to secure accommodation, says Norris

Opinion: A successful launch could see the group back in power as part of a coalition

Fidelma Healy-Eames says claim abolition would save €20m ‘completely erroneous’

Frances Fitzgerald says people not interested in internal party politics

Group members insist theirs is a loose grouping and not a new party in the making

Tánaiste rejects suggestion that ‘Reform Alliance’ might destabilise coalition

A further full-day meeting involving all eight will be held before the Dáil resumes

Fianna Fáil health spokesman missed special debate due to holiday booking

Senators vote 33 to 25 in favour of referendum

House to continue report stage of Protection of Life During Pregnancy legislation

Five Labour Senators defy party whip in chaotic row over committee membership

Chaos, ‘kangaroo courts’ and the Constitution - in the Seanad

Senator Feargal Quinn’s motion to extend debate on 32nd amendment defeated

Attempt to delay referendum on the proposed abolition of the Seanad defeated by 31 votes to 27