Dáil Éireann

Inside Politics: Aughinish Alumina is one of the issues hanging in the balance before the break

Descendant of long-serving ceann comhairle confronted by trolley crisis when his wife needed urgent care

Industrial action threats mounting since accord expired in June, but Coalition will want to know exposure before Budget 2027

Micheál and Mary Lou are never going to be best buddies – but even by their fractious standards, the Sinn Féin leader surpassed herself

Inside Politics: At home, the big set piece this week was Sinn Féin’s bid to ramp up preparations for a united Ireland

Peadar Tóibín unable to continue his Dáil speech while describing homecare as ‘backbone of dementia support’

Strict whipping limits the space for vigorous and well-informed debate

Inside Politics: State acquisition of O’Connell Street site for Dublin transport project part of €725m pre-construction spend

All Government TDs voted against PBP legislation in line with whip, with Sinn Féin opposition guaranteeing defeat

Paul Murphy questions ‘elusive’ pro-coursing report, held forth by Government yet ‘shyer than the hare itself’

Mary Lou McDonald said survivors, forced to fight until 2021 for compensation, were ‘faced down so viciously by State’

McDonald argued the Bill that would have committed the Government to drafting a Green Paper on reunification within 18 months was ‘not a Sinn Féin thing’

There was a miserable turnout for Leaders’ Questions amid the desperate crawl to the summer recess

Two went ahead only because defendants were minors, with legal services not withdrawn for children

Paul Murphy accuses Coalition of trying to ‘absolutely gut’ legislation as he objected to debate being restricted to 90 minutes

Taoiseach rejects Bill as approach that 'has failed repeatedly over past 100 years’

Eurocrats descended on Co Mayo where Dara Calleary played host for an informal meeting

It is obvious to anyone living in the countryside that the number of hares found now is significantly reduced

Specialist tells WRC State fishing agency was unhappy with her findings but did not seek her to change her report

Micheál Martin to speak in Strasbourg, and Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin talk about Ukraine

Big Jim O’Callaghan hears voices, Zelenskiy’s joke opens the Euro Lingo Bingo, laptop Lawless comes down on data centres

Other Fianna Fáil TDs have expressed support for the practice in advance of the vote

Zelenskiy did not rain on the parade exactly but this is a political leader whose style of communication is blunt and direct

Former solicitor and operator of dog day care service denies defaming recently elected Dublin Central representative

People Before Profit’s Paul Murphy urges law to prohibit ‘cruel practice’ as others argue activity’s economic contribution

Ursula von der Leyen unlikely to do a walkabout in Cork; and very interesting questions raised following the Jeffrey Donaldson case

Taoiseach gives undertaking to victims in advance of State apology

At the opening ceremony for Ireland’s EU presidency at Dublin Castle, Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivered a well-timed dig

Inside Politics: Ukrainian president will participate in a three-way meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and president of the EU Council António Costa

Dáil proceedings have summer holiday feel as Micheál Martin gets set to lean on his three pillars of EU council presidency

Algorithm draws inspiration from 19th century Irish physicist William Hamilton

Inside Politics: Building once-off housing in rural area is about to get easier, especially for Irish speakers

Inside Politics: Irish motorists are promised no ‘cliff edge’ as Ministers decide how to pare back fuel excise cuts

Proponents say proposal has had plenty of examination - but opponents may play for time

Becoming President was good news for Catherine Connolly, but becoming a grandmother for the first time is just as good

A report recommends decriminalising drugs, but the issue has caused division in Ireland

Eamonn Crowley said on a call with analysts in October he was not aware of the Government receiving any bid approach

Dáil hears trenchant opposition to floating Clare facility, which Minister says is ‘critical to securing Ireland’s energy’

Committee on Infrastructure publishes document examining transport, energy and housing delivery

A ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to help people with addiction; and ‘climate on steroids’