Martin and Harris: how is the Coalition working?
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Michael Lowry
Denis O’Brien paid €5.8 million for Moriarty Tribunal legal costs
Payment from State Claims Agency believed to be largest ever for tribunal witness
Fine Gael’s Red Bull-style new energy fizzled out with a grubby deal and a crushing poll
Support for Sinn Féin is rising because people were genuinely irritated by the speaking rights chicanery. But while people like the party in Opposition, they still don’t want it in Government
Miriam Lord’s Easter awards: Best Varadkar tribute act, Jemser balance respected and outstanding Dáil dust-up
From the Burke family to Mattie McGrath and Michael Lowry, here are the winners of Miriam Lord's Easter awards
Taoiseach would put Irish boots on the ground in Ukraine peacekeeping force
Martin critical of some local authorities for failing to build enough – or any – social houses
Micheál Martin interview: Ireland will ‘resist’ EU tech tax
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Deal or no deal? Independent TD claims deal with Government on health projects
Dublin Bay North TD Barry Heneghan issues statement on welcoming a €240 million investment in the HSE capital plan on projects in his constituency
From ‘damned Englishman’ to ‘f**king a**hole’: A history of Ireland in 25 Dáil insults
The language has become coarser but it is striking how fuelled by testosterone the Dáil has always been
Miriam Lord: The drama of the Opposition’s walkout lost its potency when government backbenchers also bailed
A few Government buckeroos squawked their disapproval as Mary Lou and her boys made for the double doors to the right of Verona
Ireland’s parliamentary standards have been trashed in recent weeks
Democracy is fragile - the consequences of politicians breaking with parliamentary norms and standards are not just theoretical
Speaking rights row may simmer down following Ceann Comhairle confidence vote
A Government counter motion of confidence in Verona Murphy was comfortably passed by 96 votes to 71
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’
Controversy over Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy will have three principal consequences
The motion of confidence in Verona Murphy was not without its repercussions
The Irish Times view on Verona Murphy: confidence remains in short supply
The Government will hope the vote brings to a close two months of bitter procedural wrangling but the Ceann Comhairle ‘s job is unlikely to get easier
Barry Heneghan moves Dáil seat away from Michael Lowry to emphasise his ‘independent’ status
The Dublin Bay North TD will remain a member of the Lowry technical group and will continue to support the Government
Q&A: Is the Ceann Comhairle confidence motion unprecedented?
The Cabinet is expected to approve the text of the confidence motion on Tuesday morning
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
A more polarised, confrontational Dáil takes shape
While Donald Trump prepares to announce swingeing tariffs, the lower house maintains its focus on parliamentary procedure
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
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
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
Are Labour getting too close to Sinn Féin for their own good?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Political jitters as Trump’s tariff liberation day may bring serious ramifications for Ireland
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up
Dear Tipperary North voter, I’m furious with you for foisting Michael Lowry on us all
Lowry’s One Foot in the Gravy Train episode has surely dragged the scales from the eyes of voters who have re-elected him in the 14 years since the Moriarty Tribunal
No sheepishness as Katie Hannon decries bleating TDs
Radio: Liveline guest host adoitly covers Dáil speaking-time fiasco as political divisions are laid bare on Drivetime
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
‘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’
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy to face no-confidence vote next week as she denies Opposition claims
Bitter row over speaking rights dominated Dáil for second day as three opposition leaders called for Ms Murphy’s resignation
The Irish Times view on Verona Murphy: confidence ebbs in a house divided
In their eagerness to copperfasten an impregnable majority, Government parties unwittingly set a booby trap for themselves
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
Opposition loses confidence in Verona Murphy as the Lowry deal haunts Government
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