‘Something very, very big happened ...There was a big mobilisation of the electorate’

Mary Lou McDonald under pressure in bitter and heated exchanges

Adams hurt at notion his party alone is taking the rap for turning blind eye to abuse

Veronica Guerin’s family objected to naming of Newlands Cross flyover in her honour

Jimmy Guerin says making ‘political football’ out of name would be ‘inappropriate’

Tánaiste says party made clear there would be no further legislation on matter

Enda Kenny says witness statement by senior civil servant was sent to the Garda

Robert Dowds says public need to know if private banking arrangement existed

The Sinn Féin women are in the firing line as controversy surrounding Maíria Cahill’s claims rages

Up to 20 per cent of fines not being collected, Dáil watchdog finds

Dublin deputies say capital must not be “ripped off”

Humphreys says he and other TDs had already raised the issue with Howlin

John McGuinness says he was ‘acting in best interests of taxpayer’, not publicity seeking

Committee has serious issues to address, says former Rehab chief’s solicitor

Sherlock and McCarthy join Kelly in bid for second-in-command position

Some PAC members asked not turn it into a ‘witch-hunt or circus’

Letter by Labour Party TDs and Senators calling for new oversight arrangements for Garda is understood to have backing of party leadership

Concerns over post office network

TDs want Minister to resolve any confusionsurrounding whistleblower controversies soon

Majority of PAC members oppose release Garda whistleblower transcript

Opinion: Though they get little credit for it, serving politicians have taken substantial salary cuts

HSE chief Tony O’Brien says money could have shortened waiting times for CRC clients

Committee member Shane Ross says he is ‘gobsmacked’ by the whole affair

Labour TD says board should answer questions satisfactorily or resign

Charity linked to clinic has €14 million at a time of cuts to services, committee hears

Government will ‘not be diverted’ by vested interests from plain packaging plan, says Minister

Up to 10,000 people learn of the suffering and loss of bereaved families

Opinion: Scotland is generating £1.4bn a year from encouraging visitors to ramble freely

Four FG TDs defied whip

Almost 180 cases in the past six years but State has not yet prosecuted anyone, says Fianna Fail

Government’s focus for future of State forestry company turns to feasibility of merger with Bord na Móna

‘Strong package of parliamentary reform’ should be on the the agena

New Bill aims to make more privately-owned land accessible to the public

Majority of FG TDs on accounts committee argue chairman’s comments not a resigning issue

Fianna Fáil TD expected to defend his judgement and say his views are not incompatible with his chairing of Public Accounts Committee

Ireland singled out for global problem ‘exploited by lawyers and tax advisers’

“That man is a machine!” said one tweeter quoted in German newspaper Die Welt