Minister orders byelection to fill Seanad vacancy

Labour’s Jimmy Harte resigned from Upper House last week

Boyd Barrett and Hayes referred to gardaí over funding

TDs miss Standards in Public Office commission deadline to disclose donations

Government looks likely to win crucial Seanad vote on Water Services Bill

Government Senators are now in a minority in the 60-seat upper chamber

Labour Senator Jimmy Harte continuing to make progress

Harte suffered significant head injuries after a fall last year in Newmarket Square

Senators express shock and support for critically ill colleague after serious fall

Fianna Fáil says any necessary voting arrangement can be ’taken as a given’

Doctors monitoring seriously-ill Jimmy Harte

Labour Senator in a critical but stable condition after fall left him with head injuries

Sen Jimmy Harte was not assaulted, gardaí believe

Missing jacket and keys found in pub injured politician had visited after earlier fears of attack

Senator Jimmy Harte found with serious head injuries

Donegal politician seriously ill in Beaumont Hospital after being discovered in street

My Running Life: Senator Jimmy Harte

Yes campaign reflected the advice of the ‘spinmeisters’ - John Crown

You’ve got to actually do the test - not send someone else in to sit your exam - Barrett

Kenny factor not the only reason Seanad referendum was lost

Very effective No campaigners had a big influence on voters’ decisions

Labour Senators deny failure to vote was a bid to undermine Coalition

Government defeated in Seanad on Private Members’ Bill on upward only rent reviews

Senators complain referendum campaign has been ‘dirty’

Cross-party calls for a No vote during this morning’s order of business in Seanad

Government suffers defeat in Seanad vote

Four Labour senators failed to show up for a vote

Government suffers Seanad defeat in advance of referendum

Four Labour Senators absent for vote to abolish upward only rents

Government defeated in Seanad vote ahead of referendum

Four Labour Senators absent for critical vote after they failed to show up

Ex-FG member accuses party of spreading ‘false propaganda’ on Seanad

Fidelma Healy-Eames says claim abolition would save €20m ‘completely erroneous’

Fuel laundering in Border region could force rethink on colour-coded diesel

The State is losing money but local people fear the social cost more

Minister of State Lynch ‘comfortable’ in hospital

Cork TD taken by air ambulance from Donegal to CUH to for blood poisoning treatment

Bill passed in Seanad for abolition referendum

Upper House votes 33-25 in favour of legislation after heated exchanges

How the Seanad voted

Senators vote 33 to 25 in favour of referendum

Abortion Bill goes to committee stage today

Two Fine Gael senators defy the party whip, as expected

Sharp divisions between Coalition parties on dissent over axing of Seanad

Enda Kenny insists party must back campaign but Labour adopts relaxed stance

Referendum campaign to scrap Seanad begins

Taoiseach insists that Ireland has too many politicians for its size

Seanad: Harte calls for urgent cross-Border initiative against diesel laundering

Senator says smuggling has been going on since the Border was established.

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