Willie Penrose

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

Minister tells Dáil he and Minister for Justice told directly about threats to beef-plant managers

Leader claims party ‘indifferent’ on partnership with either Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil

Hildegarde Naughton says she has voted for a colleague also in the chamber but ‘never’ for an absent TD

‘We failed as a State and as a society,’ education minister Joe McHugh tells Dáil

Humphreys says impact of Brexit will be key to economic assessment of Mercosur

Parties will pore over results in the coming weeks to discern trends for the next general election

Politicians in the main parties believe 2014 was the high water mark for harder left parties

Fine Gael needs rural Ireland but its seen to be weak on country concerns from post office closures to driving laws

Michael Duignan, Phillip Reynolds, Darragh Ó Sé and more have their say

Border region businesses ‘more reluctant to expand’ amid uncertainty over future

Former tánaiste declines to say whether she supports party leader continuing in his role

Deputy says public service a ‘privilege’ and believes Longford-Westmeath seat can be held by party

Study recommended raising the rail track by 1.2 metres at a cost of €10 million

Willie Penrose says victims should be allowed collective legal action over issue

Rank-and-file must measure up to dual role of legislator and constituency representative