Taoiseach Enda Kenny suggests reform in EU legislation and public policy consultation

Cancer specialist believes more should be done to facilitate people’s wish to die at home

Micheál Martin absent as Mary Coughlan celebrates 50th with former colleagues

Proposal to allow passport-holding emigrants and Northern Ireland citizens participate in our democratic process is especially welcome

Senator Katherine Zappone accuses State of compelling single parents to work full-time

Several calls for farm safety education to be compulsory in schools

Paschal Mooney criticises Ibec and US Chamber of Commerce over tobacco firm threat

Cavan-Monaghan deputy expected to appeal against tribunal finding of unfair dismissal

Irish in Britain organisation wants emigrants to be allowed to vote in Seanad elections

House adjourned amid row about whether Senators were drunk during Friday’s late sitting

Minister says constitutional implications of reform must be considered

Interest groups moving from a ‘just leave us alone and we’ll be happy’ stance

Taoiseach apologises for McNulty debacle, says it is too late to withdraw his name

Minister to review operation of the system by private operators

Democracy Matters criticises Government for delay in reforming Upper House

Bill would extend franchise to every voter for some panels and change composition

Norris describes as ‘cloud cuckoo land’ calls for Senators to be paid nothing

Commuter counties rejected Government’s proposal by a clear margin

Kenny outlines hopes for second house in wake of No vote

There is deep concern within the Fine Gael ranks that its populist referendum campaign misfired so badly

Of the 1.23 million valid votes cast, the No side wins with 51.7% of vote to 48.3% for Yes side

No coherent proposal for reform has been put forward

British Labour veteran acknowledges the Seanad has produced figures of note

Guillotine practices will undermine plans

Minister gets positive response in Dublin city centre canvass

Historian criticises McDowell for making contemporary polemical argument at conference on legacy of Daniel O’Connell

Opinion: closing off the option of reform shows disregard for the people’s wishes

One House chaired by chief executive of the Labour Relations Commission

House features 24 Senators defeated in the 2011 election

Cathaoirleach sets date for debate on controversial EU organ donation law

Over a third of voters want to retain upper house in referendum vote

Civil society groups appear to favour keeping a reformed Upper House

Kenny’s proposal to abolish the Seanad is just a populist stunt

Opinion: TDs need greater opportunity to scrutinise government proposals and the incentive to do so

Column: Constitutional change just another empty election promise