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‘Netflix levy’: Fine Gael MEPs urge Minister to meet organisation pushing for charge on TV streaming services
Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan indicates no intention to introduce additional charge
Sinn Féin to chair Oireachtas justice and defence committees
Government parties take lead positions on housing and infrastructure panels
Fine Gael councillor gets ‘significant sanction’ for comment on ‘the Jews’
Punam Rane suspended from party rights and privileges for 18 months, Simon Harris confirms
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy bears ‘no ill will’ after winning confidence motion
Taoiseach accused Opposition of ‘mob politics’, while Sinn Féin leader said Verona Murphy’s role was ‘delivered’ by Michael Lowry
Verona Murphy: Motion of confidence in Ceann Comhairle passed in Dáil
Wexford TD says she bears no ill will to those who brought motion and ‘her door is always open’
More than half of all third-level students could face an increase of up to €1000 in college fees this year
Annual ‘student contribution’ has been lowered to €2,000 from €3,000 for past three years
Michael Lowry gave two fingers to the public. Their message back to the Government is equally concise
Political careers of Tipperary North TD and Verona Murphy should have been over long before either got into this mess
More than 950 Irish exporters face Trump tariffs
Seen & Heard: Flatley and McGregor, housing bottlenecks, and Fine Gael support slips
Leo Varadkar confirms he will feature in RTÉ travel show and rules out presidential bid
Former Fine Gael leader also confirms he begins advisory role with US-based PR firm Penta on April 10th, a year and two days after he stepped down as taoiseach
Speaking rights for Michael Lowry would not be on my list of issues critical to our democracy
Row is yet more evidence of politicians’ preoccupation with trivia as storm clouds gather abroad and housing crisis worsens at home
‘I would not even consider voting for that horrid man’: Councillors respond to Conor McGregor’s bid for presidential nomination
Mixed martial arts fighter wants run in this year’s election to succeed Michael D Higgins
Conor McGregor presidential bid: All but one of 188 councillors would not vote for MMA fighter, survey shows
Councillors are bracing for a chaotic bid to seek presidential nomination
Verona Murphy will survive vote of confidence as Ceann Comhairle but at what cost to her standing?
Row over speaking rights has put all other Dáil business in abeyance for two months
Independent senator Aubrey McCarthy expresses interest in possible Áras run
Businessman and charity co-founder the latest person to reveal they are considering presidential tilt
‘I fully intend to continue’: Verona Murphy rejects ‘unfounded allegations’ of partiality and ‘will remain’ as Ceann Comhairle
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy responds as Opposition publishes no-confidence motion
Michael Lowry gives masterclass in smug ingratitude amid Dáil chaos over speaking time
Two-digit TD for Tipperary gloated dismissively as Opposition raged over Ceann Comhairle’s decision to bring Dáil confrontation over speaking rights to abrupt end
Housing land dezoned in Dundalk despite regulator’s intervention
The site, owned by Glenveagh, had been earmarked for some 500 new homes
Conor McGregor’s presidential hopes are a warning to the Government parties to unite behind a strong candidate
Heather Humphreys is an obvious contender - but will Fianna Fáil go along with it?
Lucinda Creighton’s Vulcan Consulting opens office in Belfast
Conor Houston is appointed as Northern Ireland director at the firm
North, South and across party lines, voters are open to remaking Ireland’s institutions after reunification
Different changes draw varying levels of support and hostility, but change in general has backing
Daily Mail owner Lord Rothermere in a spot of bother with his Dublin tenants
Plus: Marc MacSharry will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree; Sammy Wilson’s silence; and Henry Kelly’s political allegiance
Plans to base combat jets at Shannon airport at annual cost of €100m
Simon Harris says he is convinced of need to acquire combat jet aircraft to ‘deter and detect’ airborne threats as part of massive increase in defence spending
‘An ugly lack of respect:’ How a row over a small group of Independent TDs has darkened the Dáil’s atmosphere
Another effort to resolve the increasingly bitter Dáil speaking rights controversy ended in disarray this week. Where to now?
Senators and clerk of Seanad to oppose recount petition
Cllr Angela Feeney claims she was refused a full recount by returning officer during Seanad elections
Taoiseach erupts at Sinn Féin lecturing others about doing the right thing while canonising IRA slaytriots
Ceann Comhairle tells Micheál Martin to stop carrying on like a child following goading by Pearse Doherty over Michael Lowry
Fine Gael nominates Mairead McGuinness to run for EPP vice-president role
Longford-Westmeath TD Micheál Carrigy has been elected as parliamentary party chairman
Former justice minister criticises McDonald’s tribute to late IRA figure ‘Bik’ McFarlane
Charlie Flanagan describes tribute as ‘nauseating’
Proposals to change triple lock potentially ‘very dangerous’ – Sinn Féin
Government insists plans will not infringe on Ireland’s military neutrality
Speaking rights row set to reignite as opposition insists those who support Government must not speak on their Dáil time
Government Chief Whip Mary Butler set a deadline of Wednesday for submissions from political parties about Dáil reform and speaking rights
Fianna Fáil interventions on housing prompt puzzlement in Fine Gael
Mood ahead of first Cabinet housing subcommittee more taut than might have been expected, following interventions by Taoiseach Micheál Martin
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil divided over proposed tax breaks for developers to boost supply of homes
Simon Harris warns over failed policies of the past, but Micheál Martin’s party wants drastic action to meet housing targets
Call for urgent investigation into ‘alarming surge’ in accommodation booking scams
Fine Gael MEP Regina Doherty says there has been a 900% increase in scams related to booking.com in last two years
Owning its own home pays for Fine Gael when it comes to funding elections
Plus: Rose of Tralee’s ongoing financial troubles; Dermot Desmond’s club advocacy; and rugby publicans’ qualified grand slam
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