Lowry’s One Foot in the Gravy Train episode has surely dragged the scales from the eyes of voters who have re-elected him in the 14 years since the Moriarty Tribunal
Radio: Liveline guest host adoitly covers Dáil speaking-time fiasco as political divisions are laid bare on Drivetime
Opposition has objected to inclusion of controversial new speaking time slots for coalition-supporting Independents and Government backbenchers on Dáil schedule
Debate and vote scheduled to oust Ceann Comhairle who has ‘impartially adhered to my solemn undertakings ... through the House to the Irish people’
Bitter row over speaking rights dominated Dáil for second day as three opposition leaders called for Ms Murphy’s resignation
In their eagerness to copperfasten an impregnable majority, Government parties unwittingly set a booby trap for themselves
Explainer: Can Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy endure sustained attack? And when the Opposition loses the no-confidence vote, what will its next move be?
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy responds as Opposition publishes no-confidence motion
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Two-digit TD for Tipperary gloated dismissively as Opposition raged over Ceann Comhairle’s decision to bring Dáil confrontation over speaking rights to abrupt end
Opposition stops short of tabling motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle following her decision to push through vote on controversial changes
Combined Opposition leaders have accused the Coalition of giving “two fingers” to democracy
Opposition leaders meet over latest offer of speaking time for Government-supporting Independents
Businessman was key figure in Moriarty tribunal’s lengthy investigation into financial links between Michael Lowry and Denis O’Brien
Northern Irish businessman pleads not guilty to ‘conspiracy to cheat’ over scheme offered to UK policyholders
Long-running dispute centres on efforts to carve out speaking time for a small group of Independents involved in Government-formation talks
Sinn Féin leader says Dáil in ‘cold storage’ and that Government’s priority is ‘money for junior Ministers’
The world is a changed place and Ireland must figure out how to deal with those changes. Would it not be an idea to have some debate about this in the national parliament?
Another effort to resolve the increasingly bitter Dáil speaking rights controversy ended in disarray this week. Where to now?
Fiery Dáil exchanges over impasse as promise of solution dubbed a ‘con’
A full-blown trade war could be underway by the time the traditional Washington visit takes place
Ceann Comhairle tells Micheál Martin to stop carrying on like a child following goading by Pearse Doherty over Michael Lowry
Tipperary TD seeking to make personal statement to Dáil, Verona Murphy says
Government and Opposition whips each insist they will not back down ahead of crunch meeting
No resolution to Dáil drama weeks into the new term, with more fireworks possible today
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has cleared all other items from the agenda of Wednesday’s meeting in bid to end the dispute
Ms Justice Emily Egan said that she would include a detailed summary of the tribunal’s findings instead
Government proposals to resolve row over speaking rights ‘utterly unacceptable and will not be tolerated’
Coalition may be about to find out there are limits to the usefulness of ambiguity
Danny Healy-Rae goes solo on Opposition benches after the old band breaks up, and watches his brother Michael hurry around the Government benches
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy sought to end impasse but Michael Lowry is not ready to let matter rest
Problem ultimately wasn’t about low-stakes speaking time or terrible political nous: it was over a proposal that utterly failed to pass the bulls**t test
Verona Murphy rules Independent TDs cannot be viewed as members of the Opposition
Ruling appears to present a path to resolving the conflict about speaking time and allowing the Dáil to proceed this week
Taoiseach Micheál Martin points to precedent and possible future cases in call for compromise
Public are split between revulsion and acceptance but the sport continues to enjoy crucial political support
It might be argued that some smaller parties were outmanoeuvred in negotiations to form this Government, while others chose to make demands they knew would be refused
No one can figure out why Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are going out on a limb despite his controversial past and divisive Dáil presence
Talks between Government and Opposition parties to defuse row break up amid recriminations
Bitter row over speaking rights continues to disrupt Dáil business
From Seanad election latest to the neverending Dáil speaking rights row, it's your essential end-of-week politics catch-up
Government plan is ‘total arrogance’ on the back of a ‘grubby deal’, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says
Women junior Ministers were placed in the front row at the Leinster House photocall but it fooled no one, as just six of the 23 appointees are women
Committee to consider wording of a new amendment to Dáil rules to break gridlock over ongoing row around Regional Independent Group
The case taken by Pa Daly points to article 28 of the Constitution, which limits the number of government members to 15
Losing bidder for country’s second mobile-phone licence has sought High Court order for disclosure of information
Row over speaking rights in Dáil continues with Regional Independent Group claiming TD involved in programme for government can speak for Opposition
There are disputed accounts also as to whether Independent TD Michael Lowry and Sinn Féin’s Pádraig Mac Lochlainn shook hands over a claimed ‘deal’
‘Unprecedented’ is overused, but even veterans were hard-pressed to find another way on Wednesday to describe the chaotic scenes in the Dáil
Late-night wrangling produced a compromise over the Regional Independents - but whether it holds remains to be seen
European leaders are bracing themselves as Trump’s return to the White House has plunged the Continent into a precarious era. Evidently, the memo has failed to reach Dáil Éireann
Dáil approves Micheál Martin's new Cabinet by a margin of 97 votes to 72
Opposition deputy says senior figure in Regional Independents Group gave false evidence to tribunal
Political wounds may take some time to heal in 34th Dáil after acrimonious 24 hours
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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