Election 2016

Fine Gael’s gravy train continued to roll, but at a reduced pace, when Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced the names of 11 nominees to the Seanad. The appo(...)

At least three new technical groups will be formed for the Dáil term. A group of rural TDs will band together, while the Social Democrats and the Gr(...)

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is expected to announce his 11 appointments to the Seanad today. Mr Kenny will appoint a number of failed general election candi(...)

Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin has called a meeting of councillors and former candidates this weekend. On Saturday Mr Howlin will meet those who (...)

For the third time in eight years the Dáil has passed an all-party motion calling on the British government to allow an independent judge access to (...)

The Government has approved the establishment of two new committees designed to implement fundamental reform in the way the Dáil does its business. T(...)

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has asked his senior Ministers to outline a range of measures that can be completed within one year, with recognition in Governme(...)

The Opposition deputy was surprised to see a number of missed calls and text messages on his phone from a Government TD. The Government TD, from the(...)

The fragility of the minority Government was exposed this week when Minister of State John Halligan said he would “probably” vote for a Sinn Féin moti(...)

When I look back at my 23 years as a member of the Seanad, one of the things I really found frustrating was the way in which the government of the day(...)