Mary Lou McDonald

For second day running, no Dáil clarity given over possible student fee increase in September

Jim O’Callaghan said gardaí are being continually trained to deal with the issue

Some people might have been thinking Jim O’Callaghan was chosen to answer questions precisely because of the topic

Sinn Féin leader says November poll must be last where franchise not all-Ireland

Imagine Micheál Martin doing your weekly shop? He’d refuse to look at a biscuit, the house would be awash with broccoli and you’d die for the want of a cheese-and-onion crisp

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: AIB buys back all its shares, while politicians tear strips off Children’s Health Ireland representatives in front of an Oireachtas committee

Minister has kept 89% supertax on bonuses over €20,000 for bank executives in place even as he removes cap on salaries

Sinn Fein’s Mary Lou McDonald tells Dáil the Health Information and Quality Authority needs stronger powers

Sinn Féin leader says Government should seek UN reform over ‘sidestepping’ organisation

Abuse and neglect should never be tolerated but Government too has a case to answer on casual disregard of financial realities

Sinn Fein HR

Martin accuses McDonald of using ‘false narrative’, and insists Central Bank ‘does not issue or sell or oversee the sale of Israeli bonds’

Nearly 14 years after Shane O’Farrell’s needless death, the Minister of Justice presents a public apology

Mary Lou McDonald describes speech by Paschal Donohue dismisses as ‘utter, utter disgrace’

US Senator says actions in Gaza are ‘horrific’ events unfolding and does not want discussion of Israel ‘bogged down’ by word

Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney says parties ‘ruling out coalition with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael would be a good start’ to forming alliance

Ministers admit no quick fix for system estimated to have waiting list of 25,000 by end of year

Martin has measure of Pearse Doherty and Co as Dáil standoff continues over delayed report into children’s hip surgery

Sinn Féin leader sharply criticises decision to rule out repeat of previous payments

Micheál Martin was concerned enough about impending draft report to say ‘the implications are disturbing’

Taoiseach says nobody ‘ducking, diving, dodging’ on paediatric hip operation audit

Nikita Clarke-Healy (18) arranged treatment overseas after doctors in Ireland said she was ‘too young’ to be diagnosed with condition

Coalition proposing to remove need for formal UN approval when State seeking to send more than 12 troops overseas

Order compels Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn to establish inquiry by June 2nd

Sinn Féin leader asks if there are ‘hundreds or more’ cases related to hip dysplasia

Taoiseach accused of double standards over new agency chief’s salary, potential increases for heads of 30 semi-States

Nama chief Brendan McDonagh has been identified to role, though not formally appointed

From the Burke family to Mattie McGrath and Michael Lowry, here are the winners of Miriam Lord's Easter awards

Only on one previous occasion, in February 1994, did Fine Gael go as low as 16 per cent in an Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll

Plans faced opposition from Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald

Dáil hears of women waiting nine years for diagnosis, forced to go abroad for specialised surgical treatment

A few Government buckeroos squawked their disapproval as Mary Lou and her boys made for the double doors to the right of Verona

Independent Carol Nolan takes first ‘other members’ question to Taoiseach

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Taoiseach accused Opposition of ‘mob politics’, while Sinn Féin leader said Verona Murphy’s role was ‘delivered’ by Michael Lowry

Wexford TD says she bears no ill will to those who brought motion and ‘her door is always open’

The motion of confidence in Verona Murphy was not without its repercussions

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Opposition has objected to inclusion of controversial new speaking time slots for coalition-supporting Independents and Government backbenchers on Dáil schedule

Bitter row over speaking rights dominated Dáil for second day as three opposition leaders called for Ms Murphy’s resignation