Peter Fitzpatrick

Eight politicians swear statements to receive full expenses for lockdown period

Pandemic saw fobbing-in facility for recording attendance of Senators and TDs halted

Election 2020: Peter Fitzpatrick (Independent)

Louth – Elected 10th count

Louth results: Labour’s Ged Nash wins back seat lost in 2016

FG’s Fergus O’Dowd, Independent Peter Fitzpatrick elected on tenth count with Nash

On the canvass: Sinn Féin confident it can retain two seats in Louth

Newcomer Ruairi Ó Murchú feels the ground is good to retain Gerry Adams’s seat and hold the second in this five-seater bellwether

Seán Moran: Election fever a reminder of the GAA's fertile political soil

Engagement with Gaelic games has proved a potent tonic across the political spectrum

How foundations of minority FG-led Government were eroded

Past week saw rural Independents group confirm intention to table no-confidence motion in Harris

Varadkar will call election before Harris motion can be debated - Lowry

Independent TD believes Dáil will not debate no confidence motion on health minister

The week that saw the beginning of the end for Varadkar’s Government and 32nd Dáil

Surviving a no-confidence motion was one thing. Tougher challenges – and a general election – await in the new year

Government set for majority of three in Murphy confidence vote

Maureen O’Sullivan says ‘housing situation is so dire, how could I abstain?’

Sean FitzPatrick fined €25,000 over Anglo loans

Size of fine is putting former bank chairman ‘to the pin of his collar’, his solicitor says

Fine Gael seeks aid of Independents to win Dáil confidence vote

Party expects to win but needs support of departing TD Dara Murphy and at least three unaligned deputies

Taoiseach faces fallout from four byelection defeats

Pressure within Fine Gael for Varadkar to remove Verona Murphy from Wexford general election ticket

Fianna Fáil to abstain on Eoghan Murphy no-confidence motion

Government will need to secure support from Independent TDs to ensure it wins vote

Late Late Show requested Lisa Smith interview, family spokesman says

Islamic State supporter wants to speak publicly to ‘give her version of events’

Construction tech company Initiafy rebrands with headcount set to double

Initiafy becomes GoContractor as it raises €500,000 and looks to expand in the US

Drumm’s accountancy body expulsion just the start

Ten years after Anglo, Chartered Accountants Ireland begins cull of membership book

Man struck by car at Dundalk graveyard in serious condition

Man in his 70s transferred to Beaumont and treated for head injury after being hit by car

Miriam Lord’s week: Coveney poetically tightens British ties over dinner

Tánaiste welcomed Charles and Camilla to a Brexit-fuelled mutual admiration session

Breda O’Brien: Abortion railroading is a threat to our democracy

No pro-life amendments have been permitted in the legislation for terminations

Abortion Bill passes to next stage by 102 votes to 12 with seven abstentions

Sinn Féin TD faces suspension for second time from party over vote against legislation

Fitzpatrick will back budget if Fine Gael ‘look after middle class’

Colleagues knew Peter Fitzpatrick, who will run as independent in next election, was unhappy

Louth TD Peter Fitzpatrick resigns from Fine Gael party

Anti-abortion deputy was member of Oireachtas committee on Eighth Amendment

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