Independent candidates record byelection surprisesAnti-Austerity Alliance tops SF in Dublin SW; Independent beats FF in Roscommon-South LeitrimSat Oct 11 2014 - 22:00
Unmarried Irish fathers have limited rights and responsibilities, says MitchellKnowing his or her identity is a stand-alone entitlement of all childrenFri Oct 10 2014 - 01:00
Howlin goes Greek as Burton talks of water protesters with fancy phones and tabletsTetchy times in Leinster House on eve of byelectionsFri Oct 10 2014 - 01:00
Five-year social housing strategy to be published after budget, says Enda KennySF leader urges Government to accept ESRI advice on social housing investmentThu Oct 09 2014 - 15:46
Howlin again signals talks on public sector pay risesMinister pressed in the Dáil to indicate timescale and figuresThu Oct 09 2014 - 11:07
Temperature rises in water debateTaoiseach defends water charges in heated exchanges with FF leaderThu Oct 09 2014 - 10:19
No reason to prevent President visiting anywhere in Ireland - KennySF leader claims President stopped from visiting centre for asylum seekersWed Oct 08 2014 - 13:34
Fine Gael TD calls for relief for defined benefit pensionsMary Mitchell O’Connor asks that concerns be brought to attention of Minister for FinanceWed Oct 08 2014 - 01:00
Scorned former junior minister lands Taoiseach in hot waterKenny challenged on O’Dowd’s views on Irish WaterWed Oct 08 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach rejects criticism of Irish Water by former junior ministerKenny says it is ‘a fundamentally important State agency’Wed Oct 08 2014 - 01:00
Three new terrorism offences introduced in new bill moved in SeanadMinister for Justice says legislation shows Government’s commitment to combat terrorismTue Oct 07 2014 - 21:47
Taoiseach disagrees with O’Dowd’s criticism of Irish WaterUtility responds to former minister’s comments saying customer clarity its ‘first priority’Tue Oct 07 2014 - 19:23
Fianna Fáil warns of ‘crisis’ if McNulty elected to SeanadFF Senator demands Taoiseach come before HouseFri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00
Daly says Dáil prayer ‘offensive’Independent says prayer has no place in modern IrelandFri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00
Noonan again signals tax cuts in forthcoming budgetMinister tells Dáil Budget 2015 will be ‘broadly neutral’Thu Oct 02 2014 - 11:00
Fianna Fáil demand that Taoiseach answer Seanad questions on byelection controversy is rejectedFG Seanad leader says Taoiseach raised his hands and said he got it wrongThu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
No order given to Minister on McNulty, says KennyMore questions that answers on issue marked by ‘lack of clarity’, claims FF leaderThu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
Kenny says he has ‘taken rap’ in Seanad controversyDáil told no instruction given to Minister for Arts to appoint McNulty to Imma boardWed Oct 01 2014 - 17:31
McNulty had wished to serve on a cultural body, Taoiseach tells DáilKenny confirms John McNulty asking Oireachtas members not to vote for himWed Oct 01 2014 - 06:02
Costings on universal health insurance due next year, says VaradkarMinister for Health rejects Fianna Fáil claim that proposal is ‘parked’Wed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
John McNulty affair ‘despicable and deplorable’, says FF SenatorDarragh O’Brien says Imma board never met to rafity candidate’s appointmentWed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
John McNulty withdraws from Seanad byelection race as Taoiseach says he let standards slipTaoiseach says he let standards slip and it’s not worth winning a seat in such circumstancesTue Sept 30 2014 - 21:42
FF Senator calls on Minister to say who asked her to make McNulty appointmentDarragh O’Brien: Seanad being hit by ‘bad, nasty dirty politics on the part of Fine Gael’Fri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
McDonald says ‘stink of cronyism’ surrounds Fine Gael Seanad nominationTánaiste insists Seanad byelection controversy is a matter for Fine GaelThu Sept 25 2014 - 20:47
Dáil hears McNulty appointment a case of ‘jobs for the boys’SF TD says ‘a stink of cronyism’ surrounds controversy over FG Seanad candidateThu Sept 25 2014 - 13:33
Dáil sketch: Richard Bruton navigates lonely furrow in absence of ploughing championship colleaguesMinister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation had considerable vocal back-up from Government backbenchersThu Sept 25 2014 - 01:01
Bruton rejects FF criticism of Government health policyFF says Varadkar gets ‘slapped down’ while ‘cheerleaders for disaster’ are promotedThu Sept 25 2014 - 01:00
Ned O’Sullivan calls for end to anonymous web commentsSenator criticises ‘anorak bloggers’ engaging in abusive languageWed Sept 24 2014 - 16:31
Panel to examine 282 cases of alleged Garda misconductMinister for Justice tells Dáil number of cases being independently examined higher than estimatedWed Sept 24 2014 - 11:02
Sinn Féin demands action for 100,000 on housing listHomelessness a result of failed policies of past, says Minister for the EnvironmentWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
Noonan accuses Sinn Féin of ‘economic nonsense’ in sharp exchanges in DáilSF says Government unaware of impact of austerity on peopleWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
Noonan ridicules SF economic policies in sharp Dáil exchangesSF accuses Government of being unaware of impact of austerity on peopleTue Sept 23 2014 - 16:18
Sherlock announces funding to combat the Ebola crisisFunding of €600,000 and emergency supplies are to be sent to assist communities battling the outbreak in west AfricaTue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
Launch of dedicated television channel to cover Oireachtas proceedingsBroadcaster John Bowman recalls political resistance to the proposal in early RTÉ yearsTue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
Jonny Cooper's father says son could have received ‘worse fate’ in stabbingAssailant ‘literally slashed him across the face’ in a 'frenzied' attack on Dorset StreetMon Sept 22 2014 - 18:53
TV channel to broadcast Oireachtas to 1.1 million homesCeann Comhairle says station to provide increased access to Dáil and Seanad for publicMon Sept 22 2014 - 12:25
Asylum seekers could have decision on status ‘in weeks’Main purpose of newlegislation is to cut time spent in direct provision, says FitzgeraldSat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00
Water-based heckles mopped with CSO figuresMinisters and backbenchers euphoric at latest economic newsFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Concerns about petrol stretching raised in Dáil by Mayo TDsHarris urges motorists to buy fuel from reputable dealersFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
David Norris rebuked for calling 1916 leaders ‘traitors’Ned O’Sullivan accuses Senator of driving ‘coach and four’ through Rising historyThu Sept 18 2014 - 19:12
Labour urged to distance itself from budget tax cut promisesJoan Collins asks Tánaiste to prioritise reversal of social welfare cutbacksThu Sept 18 2014 - 13:37
Compensation for contaminated water consideredFianna Fáil moves Private Members’ Bill to exempt affected homes from water chargeThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:03
Ceann Comhairle says he has no role in expansion of Dáil technical groupIndependent TD Catherine Murphy asks if standing orders changed to allow expansion of technical groupThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:02
All sides of Dáil pay tribute to Albert Reynolds‘From the outset, he was passionate about peace,’ Enda Kenny saysWed Sept 17 2014 - 18:40
Asking people to pay for contaminated water is ‘monstrous’Taoiseach accuses FF leader of hypocrisy in Dáil exchangeWed Sept 17 2014 - 17:31
Candidates of the left vie to take seat left vacant by election of Hayes to EuropeThe battle for this four-seater is likely to be in late September or early OctoberTue Aug 05 2014 - 01:01
Fianna Fail could make comeback in Roscommon-South Leitrim byelectionFF first to nominate candidate for anticipated autumn pollMon Aug 04 2014 - 01:04
Flanagan renews call for ceasefire in Gaza in Seanad debateFianna Fáil’s Averil Power calls for EU to impose trade sanctions against IsraelThu Jul 31 2014 - 17:02
Murphy to contest Dublin South West byelection on anti-austerity platformFour candidates now declared for anticipated autumn electoral battleThu Jul 31 2014 - 12:38
Donnelly refuses to say whether he will join political partyPersistent rumours that Independent Wicklow TD has been approached by Fianna FáilWed Jul 30 2014 - 18:33
