Dáil Éireann
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: The Greens unexpectedly opening fire at Varadkar over asylum seeker beds
When those who are supposed to be the watchdogs for the public interest become the guard-dogs at the gates of government, a country’s conversation may be guided by the dog that barks the loudest
Anti-money laundering legislation presumes politicians ‘guilty until proven innocent’, Dáil told
Ceann Comhairle warns Solidarity TD Mick Barry that separation of powers prevents him commenting on decisions of courts and DPP
Ministers to consider ending visa-free travel from South Africa as Government hardens line on immigration
Energised Taoiseach zips through hot-button issues including masked protesters and overcrowding at UHL, but even the Infant Phenomenon has his limits
Focus for the Stardust families now turns to accountability as they welcome the belated State apology
One startling fact: the number of Independents elected to the Dáil in recent years has exceeded the combined number elected to all other EU member state parliaments
Miriam Lord: Simon Harris acknowledges wrong done to Stardust families. Now he must do right by them
Taoiseach impressed with powerful State apology for the persistent and appalling treatment of the families by the authorities
‘The institutions of this State failed you,’ Taoiseach Simon Harris says to families of the 48 people unlawfully killed in Stardust fire
This was not a test of his decision-making – it was a test of his ability to perform as Taoiseach
Forty-three years after fire that killed 48 people, Harris says victims, survivors, relatives suffered ‘a cold shoulder, a deaf ear and two generations of struggle for justice’
Families of 48 young people who died in 1981 fire had long called for an official State apology and were invited to the Dáil on Tuesday
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