Coroners’ service issues statement on coronavirus-related deathsPostmortems will not be necessary in cases of Covid-19 unless ‘other circumstances are present’Wed Mar 11 2020 - 20:40
FG’s Mary Seery Kearney added to ticket to contest Seanad electionSinn Féin candidate Cllr Paul Hayes excluded from Agricultural panel for lack of expertiseTue Mar 10 2020 - 19:44
Drinks industry lobbyists met Government members and officials 361 times in 2018Meetings took place year Dáil debated legislation aimed at combating harmful alcohol consumptionMon Mar 09 2020 - 09:09
Government ‘expects the UK’ to fulfil Brexit protocol obligationsDáil debates EU humanitarian crisis of migrants along Turkish-Greek borderThu Mar 05 2020 - 21:29
Coronavirus may require new legislation to protect workers’ rights, Varadkar saysTaoiseach reveals a Cabinet subcommittee has been established to address outbreakThu Mar 05 2020 - 19:52
Government, NI Executive under pressure over alcohol pricingWales follows Scotland to set base cost for drink to reduce harmful consumptionWed Mar 04 2020 - 19:09
Full list of Seanad candidates nominated so farSeanad has 60 seats and is made up of five vocational panels and two university panelsTue Mar 03 2020 - 12:08
NUI graduates split on extending Seanad vote to Irish abroad, survey findsTen former TDs among Fianna Fáil candidates as nominations for vocational panels closeMon Mar 02 2020 - 22:00
How it works: the ‘bonkers’ Seanad electionMembership of the Upper House entitles electorate to vote five times – including for themselvesSun Mar 01 2020 - 20:34
SF’s Lynn Boylan among those running for SeanadGreens select Saoirse McHugh, Pippa Hackett and Pauline O’ReillySun Mar 01 2020 - 19:56
Row over selection process delays Greens’ Seanad nominationsFine Gael’s Kate O’Connell and Michelle Mulherin not selected by party for electionFri Feb 28 2020 - 19:57
Predictions of ‘skin and hair flying’ as FG selects 13 of up to 60 Seanad hopefulsMost former Fianna Fáil TDs expected to get on ticket when final decision madeThu Feb 27 2020 - 19:14
Army wives’ campaigner secures Seanad nominationWide range of candidates for five vocational panels to which 43 Senators are electedWed Feb 26 2020 - 20:40
Some ‘very disappointed’ former FF TDs expected when Seanad nominees decidedFianna Fáil confirms nomination of former Mayo TD Lisa Chambers for Seanad electionTue Feb 25 2020 - 21:04
Timmy Dooley secures nomination to contest Seanad electionFormer Fianna Fáil TD joins growing number of outgoing TDs in the mix for Seanad seatsMon Feb 24 2020 - 19:19
Parties brace for ‘carnage’ in scramble for Seanad nominationsGlut of former TDs put names forward for Upper House election as deadline loomsMon Feb 24 2020 - 02:00
Parties told Seanad election opportunity to address gender imbalanceFine Gael focuses on electing Senators in constituencies with no party representationFri Feb 21 2020 - 18:38
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin leaders round on each other in bitter Dáil clashAccusations of ‘diatribe and vitriol’ from one side and of ‘systemic bullying’ from the otherThu Feb 20 2020 - 21:47
Martin tells Varadkar: ‘Nobody has a pathway to opposition’Mary Lou McDonald brands Fianna Fáil ‘arrogant, dismissive, self-righteous’Thu Feb 20 2020 - 21:25
Varadkar remains in caretaker capacity after Dáil fails to elect new taoiseachSinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald gets highest vote of four party leadersThu Feb 20 2020 - 20:00
Seán Ó Fearghaíl to write to Northern Assembly, Commons speakersCeann Comhairle seeking to strengthen relations between parliaments after BrexitThu Feb 20 2020 - 17:52
Seán Ó Fearghaíl re-elected as Ceann Comhairle of the DáilMicheál Martin to ask Varadkar to engage in government formation talks in coming daysThu Feb 20 2020 - 17:23
Two candidates for Ceann Comhairle are Denis Naughten and Seán Ó FearghaílFF and SF on level pegging in Dáil if incumbent returnedWed Feb 19 2020 - 20:37
Taoiseach appoints Sean Kyne to the SeanadHe replaces Frankie Feighan as Taoiseach’s nominee after losing Galway West Dáil seatWed Feb 19 2020 - 18:39
Independent TDs forming groups ahead of first Dáil sittingSinn Féin has invited Independents to talks on potential government formationWed Feb 19 2020 - 09:36
New FG Senator expected to be appointed for few weeks before Seanad electionAppointee to succeed Taoiseach’s nominee Frank Feighan, who won Dáil seatWed Feb 19 2020 - 01:00
Greens want other parties to ‘woman up’ and get on with government talksRyan says party will speak to Sinn Féin but left-leaning coalition would be unlikely to lastTue Feb 18 2020 - 15:44
Independent TD Michael McNamara wants to be Ceann ComhairleDeadline for applications for speaker of the Dáil job is WednesdayTue Feb 18 2020 - 09:57
Public outreach clinics make significant carbon emission cutsInitiative in Cork, Kerry shows diseases being caught earlier, treated soonerMon Feb 17 2020 - 01:03
Fine Gael’s Catherine Noone secures nomination to run for SeanadSenator gets nod despite ‘autism’ controversy, as ex-TDs seek election to Upper HouseMon Feb 17 2020 - 01:00
Life as a female TD: ‘If I had a euro for every time I’ve been called the C word’Regina Doherty, Katherine Zappone and Jan O’Sullivan not seeking to return to electoral politicsSun Feb 16 2020 - 14:53
Serving in coalition government can be bad for junior partner’s healthPerception is they should keep others in check rather than pursuing own policy agendaSat Feb 15 2020 - 01:00
Prospect of new government recedes towards stalemateFianna Fáil-Fine Gael coalition would be ‘slap in the face’ for voters, Sinn Féin leader saysFri Feb 14 2020 - 01:00
Sinn Féin TDs ‘donate €2,500’ to party out of €96,000 salaryMary Lou McDonald says she funds constituency offices with remainder of salaryThu Feb 13 2020 - 20:23
‘It’s like Freshers’ Week’: First day in Dáil for new Sinn Féin TDsDebut deputies line up for family photo with Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’NeillThu Feb 13 2020 - 20:02
Fianna Fáil leader says he will ‘reach out’ to Fine Gael at weekend or next weekMicheál Martin says party is preparing for exploratory talks with Greens and Soc DemsThu Feb 13 2020 - 19:09
Sinn Féin TDs ‘harking back to the past’, says Unionist SenatorCullinane’s ‘Up the Ra’ comments undermine peace efforts in NI, says Ian MarshallWed Feb 12 2020 - 19:59
People Before Profit meet Sinn Féin without Solidarity partnersRise TD Paul Murphy says ‘far more effective’ to negotiate joint positionWed Feb 12 2020 - 17:25
High-profile general election casualties expected to be nominated for SeanadThree Ministers and two prominent Fianna Fáil women expected to be on ticketWed Feb 12 2020 - 01:03
No female TDs elected in almost a third of constituenciesNumber elected narrowly beats previous record but disappoints equality advocatesTue Feb 11 2020 - 21:25
Election 2020: Jennifer Murnane O’Connor (Fianna Fáil)Carlow-Kilkenny – Elected 8th countTue Feb 11 2020 - 11:07
Election 2020: Malcolm Noonan (Green Party)Carlow-Kilkenny – Elected 10th countTue Feb 11 2020 - 11:07
Election 2020: John McGuinness (Fianna Fáil)Carlow-Kilkenny – Elected 6th countTue Feb 11 2020 - 11:07
Election 2020: Sinn Féin surpluses added extra dimension to transfer battleResults show transfers affected 21 constituencies, with Greens benefittng by three seatsTue Feb 11 2020 - 01:00
Election 2020: Kieran O’Donnell (Fine Gael)Limerick City candidate elected on eighth countMon Feb 10 2020 - 22:50
Election 2020: Niall Collins (Fianna Fáil)The Limerick County deputy has been re-elected on the fourth countMon Feb 10 2020 - 22:44
Election 2020: Sean Haughey (Fianna Fáil)Dublin Bay North candidate elected on 14th countMon Feb 10 2020 - 20:29
