Winners and losers in general election 2024
Close-fought races and the tantalising prospect of power brought relief for the victorious but crushing lows for those rejected by the electorate
Anne Rabbitte
Election claims number of ministers’ seats as Fianna Fáil’s Stephen Donnelly look set to lose out
Fianna Fáil Minister for Health won just 6 per cent of first preference votes as his Cabinet colleague and constituency rival Simon Harris topped the poll
Galway East constituency candidates list: This is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing constituencies of the 43
Election 2024: Both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are eyeing two seats, with Sinn Féin in running for last seat
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil attacks on Sinn Féin move into a higher gear
Election 2024: While manifestos should be taken with a large pinch of salt by the electorate, they are the raw ingredients for government formation talks
Co Galway farmer convicted of assault after throwing cow dung towards Fianna Fáil politician
Judge also found Joseph Baldwin (39) guilty of a breach of the peace over incident involving Minister of State Anne Rabbitte
‘I didn’t feel safe’: Minister weeps as she tells court of cow dung thrown at public meeting
Junior minister Anne Rabbitte says she was ‘picked out’ by farmer Joseph Baldwin from Ballyaneen, Gort
New strategy promises to deliver improvements to lives of people with autism over 18-month period
Government’s Autism Innovation Strategy unveiled on Monday
Law Society calls on Minister to intervene in row over enduring power of attorney system
Solicitors’ body says Decision Support Service process to put enduring powers of attorney in place has ‘collapsed’
Vulnerable people stuck in the middle of impasse over enduring power of attorney
Decision Support Service and solicitors at odds over system lawyers say is overly restrictive and not compatible with their responsibilities
Minister apologises for HSE’s failure to talk to family of ward of court sent to UK
Fine Gael Senator questions health service structures that allows ‘no oversight, feedback or care plan’
Alcohol to be served in outdoor areas for another six months
Ministers have also discussed imminent plans to recognise the state of Palestine
Fianna Fáil ministers cast doubt on Harris promises on housing and tax
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath promises ‘substantial income tax package’ in Budget, but questions timeline of Taoiseach pledges
Final report into ‘Grace’ abuse case delayed for further six months
The inquiry, chaired by senior counsel Marjorie Farrelly, was supposed to report two years after its establishment in 2017, but has now been delayed on multiple occasions
Disability funding used as ‘piggy bank’ when other areas run out of cash, Minister of State claims
Parents being ‘led astray’ by idea there is a system that will work once a diagnosis is in place, whereas reality is ‘No, you go back on another list,’ says Anne Rabbitte
Man who allegedly threw cow dung at Minister charged with assault
Farmer appears in court over alleged incident involving Anne Rabbitte at public meeting over planned biogas plant for Gort
Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy Show
Committee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherence
FF backbenchers say party should have backed SF motion on firefighters
Government cannot deal with this issue in isolation while national pay talks are taking place, Michael McGrath tells party colleagues
Rabbitte supports proposal to fund return of overseas disability workers to plug staff shortages
There is ‘no denying’ staffing shortages in disability sector, Minister of State says
Suggestion parents of children awaiting assessments may be reimbursed for private consultations ‘disingenuous’
Delegates at Fórsa conference told proposal to help families stuck on waiting lists could open some to threat of substandard treatment
Miriam Lord’s Week: Diligent Verona Murphy’s masterclass in pulling teeth
Politicians prevail despite sustained and mystifying onslaught of corporate gobbledegook at the Public Accounts Committee
Over a third of approved posts in network of services for children with disabilities are unfilled
In 2022 there were over 700 vacancies across the country’s 91 Children’s Disability Network Teams
‘Archaic’ wards of court system to be abolished and replaced by decision support for people with disabilities
People with intellectual disabilities need lifelong decision-making support, says disability rights group
Anne Rabbitte considered political future after excrement thrown at her
Junior minister says she questioned ‘why I do this’ for first time in career as TD
‘Any woman in her right mind would not go into politics. You are completely dehumanised’
Five public representatives describe a world of threats, insults and fear, driving one to conclude: ‘I’ve gone past the stage of recommending politics to people’
Gardaí take attacks on politicians ‘extraordinarily seriously’, says Simon Harris in wake of manure incident
Minister for Justice says attacking public representatives is an attack on democracy
‘Someone is going to cross the line’: Politicians respond to excrement being thrown
Many politicians are publicly dismissive but privately fearful of increasing threats against them
Throwing of excrement at TDs a sign of ‘creeping sinister aggression’ towards politicians
Minister of State Anne Rabbitte and TD Ciarán Cannon were at a public meeting when the incident occurred
Bus and rail workers back call for relaunch of card for passengers with hidden disabilities
‘Just a Minute’ card was launched in 2019 to help people with communication barriers, but rollout was muted due to pandemic, NBRU chief said
HSE working to recruit more therapists for schools - Rabbitte
How recruitment is taking place has to be examined, Minister says
Flames burn brighter for Fianna Fáil at local level
While Fianna Fáil's national representatives are racked with doubt and uncertainty over the party's future, the same angst is not evident in constituencies like Galway East.
Disability assessments: ‘We’re burnt out, exhausted. Our savings are spent’
Parents battle to get vital assessments for schoolchildren with additional needs
Irish company websites fail to meet accessibility guidelines
New audit shows sites do not meet EU guidelines for people with disabilities
Limerick hospital capacity sparks Donnelly’s ‘expert team’ request
Overcrowding last week marked by records for the number of patients waiting on trollies
Key figures in Holohan secondment to be invited before health committee
Pursuit of Robert Watt has touch of ‘witch hunt’ about it, warns Taoiseach
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