Sinn Féin still awaiting clarification on whether Taoiseach will withdraw ‘telling lies’ comment
Michéal Martin said SF leader ‘ag insint bréaga’ in Dáil
Sinn Féin
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil divided over proposed tax breaks for developers to boost supply of homes
Simon Harris warns over failed policies of the past, but Micheál Martin’s party wants drastic action to meet housing targets
Micheál Martin is still the adult in the room, but now with added barbs and an air of impatience
There’s a sense that this is probably the last extended act in a long political career and that time is short
Sharp divides in attitudes to immigration within Northern Ireland, and either side of Border
Northern unionists are far more likely to be anti-immigration compared with their nationalist counterparts, while southern nationalists sit somewhere in between
Stark divide on immigration between Sinn Féin voters North and South
SF voters in South resemble Northern unionists in attitudes to immigration
Scrapping rent controls and offering tax breaks under review, but no guarantee they will solve housing crisis
Micheál Martin looks to encourage private investors to return as housebuilding and apartment completions slow down
Five Sinn Féin TDs write to Tánaiste demanding Dáil statement on Senator Martin Conway
Five female politicians ask Simon Harris to explain why Senator Conway paid €10,000 to charity after allegedly acting inappropriately to female colleague
Moral panic about build-to-rent apartments overlooks their obvious advantages
Extra supply at the top relieves pressure on the whole market. This is one form of trickle-down economics that works
Legislation to increase number of Ministers rushed through Dáil, passing by 92 votes to 72
Labour finance spokesman Ged Nash describes the legislation as a ‘jobs for the boys Bill’ and says the new posts will cost State €7.5 million over five years
Tánaiste says it was ‘appropriate’ that senator resigned Fine Gael whip after arrest
Circumstances that led to Martin Conway’s resignation were distressing and there will be ‘a full investigation’, Simon Harris says
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald writes to Ceann Comhairle following Dáil row with Taoiseach
Government response to housing debate ‘could have been written by ChatGPT’, Labour claims
New senators set out stalls as Mark Daly of FF elected unopposed as Cathaoirleach
Almost all 60 senators spoke on first day of new Seanad as Irish unity, disability and housing among platforms for future debate
Family of student killed in hit-and-run want sentencing law changed
Joe Drennan’s family seeking change in law to ensure concurrent sentences cannot be imposed in cases involving a death
Tax breaks for developers back on table as pressure grows over housing goals
Housing, crime and public spending are set to feature in political exchanges as the Taoiseach talks AI in Paris
The Irish Times view on unity opinions: slow shifts are happening
The island seems set for a period of incremental change, dialogue and debate rather than dramatic constitutional change
Support for planning is evident among those for and against Irish unity
Voters are able to distinguish between wanting something to happen and planning for it to
Southerners and northern nationalists dislike Commonwealth more than Nato
North’s Protestants strongly favour membership of the Europe-North America military alliance in event of Irish unity
Trump’s Gaza announcement puts Patrick’s Day pressure on Micheál Martin
Defamation Bill among key pieces of legislation revived by Coalition
Danny Healy-Rae a lonely figure as Roaring Independents split
Danny Healy-Rae goes solo on Opposition benches after the old band breaks up, and watches his brother Michael hurry around the Government benches
Government ‘peddling myth’ about Occupied Territories Bill, former coalition minister says
Claim of need to ‘start from scratch’ is to ‘avoid taking action’, Roderic O’Gorman says
Will Dáil speaking rights row explode again?
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy sought to end impasse but Michael Lowry is not ready to let matter rest
The Irish Times view on Sinn Féin: back to basics is not enough
It is not clear how to address the conundrum that confronted the party at the last election
Government to face early challenge on Occupied Territories Bill
Sinn Féin to introduce motion when Dáil returns on Wednesday
Government to contest ‘simplistic but false’ claims by Sinn Féin TD in ‘super junior’ challenge
Rossa Fanning said ‘prompt’ resolution of the case is in the public interest
Seanad election finishes with 20 women among 49 winners
Focus on Taoiseach’s 11 nominations for more female representation
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
Dáil speaking rights for Michael Lowry group not ‘black and white issue’, Martin says
Taoiseach Micheál Martin points to precedent and possible future cases in call for compromise
Long wait for Sinn Féin poll topper to secure Seanad seat
Former TDs Alan Farrell (FG) and Matt Shanahan (Ind) fail in bids to win seats
In a Word ... Politics
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
Seanad election: Aontú and Social Democrats win first seats in Seanad, Labour loses by tenth of a vote
Social Democrats set to win first Seanad seat; Fine Gael gains a seat as Fianna Fáil down two
‘Another stroke’: Fresh plan to give Michael Lowry’s group Dáil speaking time criticised by Opposition
Government plan is ‘total arrogance’ on the back of a ‘grubby deal’, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says
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
Unveiling of new junior Ministers underlines Dáil sausage-fest
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
Opposition parties expect showdown over speaking rights row
Committee to consider wording of a new amendment to Dáil rules to break gridlock over ongoing row around Regional Independent Group
High Court permits Sinn Féin TD to pursue challenge to super junior minister appointments
The case taken by Pa Daly points to article 28 of the Constitution, which limits the number of government members to 15
Gerry Adams says any compensation in ex-detainee case will be donated
‘I will continue to pursue this case. I have no personal interest in compensation for myself.’
Great purge of Parnell Square turned out to be weak Milk of Magnesia effort in the end
Reports of a major clear-out were greatly exaggerated. The party’s frontbench looks very familiar
Junior ministers to be paid extra €45,846 on top of TD salaries
An extension of an allowance for travel and accommodation, ranging from €6,000 up to €32,000, is also planned
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald makes frontbench reshuffle
A number of senior TDs will remain in their existing portfolios
Further Dáil clash over Lowry group speaking time looms
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’
‘This whole day is because of you’: how Michael Lowry and the Opposition clashed to create a day of Dáil chaos
Late-night wrangling produced a compromise over the Regional Independents - but whether it holds remains to be seen
Micheál Martin finally gets his emotional moment among the throngs after Covid scuppered first celebrations
In a rare opportunity for party political celebration, Fianna Fáilers gathered for the traditional Yahooing of the Boss
Scenes of chaos and bullying in Dáil will have done nothing for the reputation of politicians
Nobody in the political world emerged untarnished from the spectacle
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty reveals information on Lowry deal he says was not given to Moriarty tribunal
Opposition deputy says senior figure in Regional Independents Group gave false evidence to tribunal
DUP’s first attempt to use the Stormont brake ends in humiliation
Compounding the unionist party’s agony, it requested the brake over a matter so apparently trivial - font sizes on labels for chemical products - that it sounds like a satirical joke
Chaos in Leinster House: how the vote for taoiseach went off the rails
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Ministers to be unveiled today as almost all departments set to change
Fianna Fáil’s Mary Butler and Fine Gael’s Martin Heydon are among TDs tipped for promotion
No precedent to allow Regional Independent TDs become part of an ‘opposition’ group in Dáil
Government-supporting Independents to speak from Dáil opposition benches during election of taoiseach
Eoin Ó Broin: New government is destined to repeat housing mistakes of the past
Four things need to happen to fix the housing crisis
What are Dáil speaking rights, what is a technical group and what is the row involving Independents?
Oireachtas has said it is a matter for Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, who said legal advice allows for Regional Independent Group members to also ask questions from Opposition benches
Ted Howell obituary: Republican figure whose influence was far greater than his profile
Gerry Adams jokingly referred to him as ‘teddy bear’ but Howell was an authoritative presence whose word carried serious weight in the highest echelons of republicanism
IDA Ireland head told to play down extent of far right protests
In briefing notes, chief executive Michael Lohan advised to be on guard for questions about Big Tech subsidies
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