Miriam Lord: With Verona under fire, TDs suddenly realise they are gravely concerned about misogyny after all
Government deputies develop a nose for the ‘m’ word in the nick of time as Ceann Comhairle is barracked by Opposition
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The Irish Times view on two fingers in the Dáil: another kind of gesture politics
The two-fingered salute has been eclipsed by the more aggressive single-finger variant beloved of bellicose motorists
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
Political jitters as Trump’s tariff liberation day may bring serious ramifications for Ireland
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up
Ceann Comhairle no confidence motion ‘a bit rich’ given Opposition’s behaviour in Dáil, says Taoiseach
Opposition has objected to inclusion of controversial new speaking time slots for coalition-supporting Independents and Government backbenchers on Dáil schedule
No confidence motion could break speaking rights row
Previous motions have brought proceedings back to an even keel but it remains to be seen if next week’s will do the same
‘I at all times followed correct procedures’: Verona Murphy to resist Opposition no-confidence motion
Debate and vote scheduled to oust Ceann Comhairle who has ‘impartially adhered to my solemn undertakings ... through the House to the Irish people’
Verona Murphy going nowhere as Dáil warring factions dig in
Hostilities resumed - quietly - on Wednesday over speaking rights row, with grim-faced TDs glowering across the chamber
Verona Murphy’s survival as Ceann Comhairle hinges on two questions
Explainer: Can Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy endure sustained attack? And when the Opposition loses the no-confidence vote, what will its next move be?
‘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
WhatsApp group of 200 young men created to target woman in her student accommodation, Dáil hears
University of Limerick student alleges shouting and bullying behaviour with no remedial action taken by accommodation provider when first contacted
Opposition loses confidence in Verona Murphy as the Lowry deal haunts Government
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Unprecedented and chaotic scenes in the Dáil
Speaking rights row once again leads to the adjournment of proceedings for the day
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
Opposition leaders stop short of no confidence motion in Verona Murphy
Opposition stops short of tabling motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle following her decision to push through vote on controversial changes
‘Shame, shame, shame’: Opposition leaders accuse Coalition of giving ‘two fingers’ to democracy in row over speaking rights
Combined Opposition leaders have accused the Coalition of giving “two fingers” to democracy
New Bill targets AI ‘deepfakes’ and identity ‘hijacking’
Taoiseach, Tánaiste and RTÉ presenters have had their images used without consent alongside products for sale
Dáil speaking rights row resurfaces
Government is proposing the creation of a new TD category known as ‘other members’, comprising coalition backbenchers
Further Dáil clashes loom over Government plan to facilitate Lowry group
Opposition leaders meet over latest offer of speaking time for Government-supporting Independents
More than 3,300 obsolete laws from 19th century set to be repealed
Laws include proclamations on beatings with sticks and nettles, breaking eggs and an order banning a Daniel O’Connell rally
Conor McGregor visits the White House as McDonald and Martin brawl in the Dáil
Israel acts with impunity in Gaza, and the other stories of the week
Mother Denise McGahern says her son Jack was ‘used’ to promote HSE fund
No money paid out of €8m HSE disability fund despite being promised 17 months ago, Dáil told
Apartment housing delivery has ‘collapsed’ and requires ‘radical’ response, says Minister
Private sector funding essential to tackling crisis, James Browne tells Dáil
Government plan to push through changes to Dáil speaking rights criticised as ‘brazen’ and ‘outrageous’
Long-running dispute centres on efforts to carve out speaking time for a small group of Independents involved in Government-formation talks
EU leaders to discuss biggest programme of rearmament since 1930s
Dáil rows revolve around housing while speaking rights dispute rumbles on
Taoiseach’s Oval Office whirl goes pear-shaped as Sinn Féin leader rounds on him
Micheál Martin accused of ‘sniggering’ at Ireland’s housing crisis and dodging Gaza issue during White House audience with Trump
Taoiseach rejects claim of stalling over Oireachtas committees to protect Michael Lowry group
Sinn Féin leader says Dáil in ‘cold storage’ and that Government’s priority is ‘money for junior Ministers’
Taoiseach to face Dáil criticism over Trump meeting
Senator Frances Black says she is open to running for president
State fails in appeal bid to block Senator’s claim over ‘secret’ Irish airspace policing deal with RAF
Independent Senator Gerard Craughwell claims in High Court case deal exists and should be disclosed to the Dáil
TD Barry Heneghan to appear on reality show Grá ar an Trá
Barry Heneghan (26) entered the Dáil as one of the so-called ‘locked out’ generation
Sinn Féin’s Thomas Gould confirms he is TD at centre of fraud investigation
Cork North Central TD (56) was arrested and questioned by gardaí yesterday
Miriam Lord: Maga senator Sharon Keogan would only love to take Taoiseach’s place at shamrock jamboree
Independent senator wrote to the White House seeking a St Patrick’s Day invite
Taoiseach’s tricky Trump visit as hard to predict as Ireland vs France
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Simon Harris and Marco Rubio at odds over trade call
Man pleads guilty to ramming Leinster House gates with vehicle
David O’Callaghan (41), from Bray, may be required to enter further pleas when he is sentenced next month
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