Greater gender balance expected to feature in Taoiseach’s 11 nominees to Seanad
Former broadcasters Alison Comyn and Gráinne Seoige tipped as possible nominees
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Marathon five-day Seanad count ends with women taking 20 of 49 seats
Full list of elected members includes 20 women before Taoiseach’s nominees are added
Ex-TDs, Seanad ‘lifers’ and well-known faces in election battle
Who to watch out for as counting begins to fill seats in Upper House
Seanad offers lifeboat to enable TDs who lost their seats remain in Oireachtas
Nominations close for ‘inside panels’ on New Year’s Eve and December 18th for ‘outside’ panels with with the count taking place on January 30th
Dublin Fingal East constituency candidates list: Three incumbents will prove hard to shift in new three-seater
Election 2024: Sinn Féin’s Ann Graves will have an uphill battle if she is to take a seat in the constituency
Dublin Fingal West constituency candidates list: Louise O’Reilly should retain seat for Sinn Féin as Labour in with good chance
Election 2024: Third seat in Dublin Fingal West constituency likely to be fight between Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Spy hunt has Senators laughing their heads off on Day of the Cackle
Rightly or wrongly, one name was on everyone’s lips
TD Alan Farrell among defendants in Malahide slip and fall case
Personal injury claim of up to €60,000 after man alleges he fell down stairs at constituency office
Oireachtas committee recommends legislating for assisted dying for those with six months to live
Timeframe should be extended to a year for those with neurodegenerative condition, committee says
Michael Healy-Rae accused of ‘undermining’ report of Oireachtas committee with ‘minority report’
Two Fine Gael members of committee say chairman Healy-Rae undermining credibility of report on eve of publication
Dublin riots: Not enough gardaí in city to contain rioters to one location, says Drew Harris
Garda Commissioner says policing operation was made difficult due to Dublin’s side streets and alleyways which rioters could run down
Miriam Lord: Gloves come off as the ‘Great Misleader’ and Portobello’s answer to Jack Nicholson clash over students digs
There was far less interest in the minutiae of Sinn Féin’s budget proposals from other parties, who may have had coalition in mind
Councils reluctant to invest in EV infrastructure should be guided by Government, committee hears
Eamon Ryan admits ‘something wrong’ with previous public charge point scheme
Gas-fired power stations needed for stable power grid – Climate Council
Stations a short-term fix for technology gap while use of renewable energy is scaled up
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