Failed general election Independents Cathal Barry and Matt Shanahan to run for Seanad
Seanad office receives 70 nominations in advance of Wednesday deadline for candidates backed by professional bodies
‘Utterly fearless’: tributes paid to ‘freedom fighter’ Robert Deegan, Irish soldier killed in Ukraine
Hundreds gathered in Newbridge, Co Kildare, to pay tribute to 29-year-old described as a ‘warrior’ with strong Christian faith
Man charged with assault that left woman (24) on life support in Newbridge
Dawn Hamill was ‘totally unrecognisable’ after assault in Co Kildare car park
Tarnished Social Democrats blindsided by political rough and tumble of losing TD before next Dáil sits
Exactly when Eoin Hayes disposed of stock in controversial firm Palantir Technologies is an example of scandals that can erupt suddenly
Former home of Daniel Kinahan sold for €931,000 by Criminal Assets Bureau
Total of 168 bids made for four-bedroom, three-bathroom gated property in Saggart, Co Dublin over course of two hours
From celebration to shambles: The rise and fall of a new TD in less than six hours
Social Democrats’ support for Palestinians and call for sanctions on Israel undermined by Eoin Hayes’s shareholding in company involved with Israel Defense Forces
Soc Dems suspend Eoin Hayes for giving incorrect information about sale of shares from firm linked to Israeli military
TD, who will now sit as an independent when Dáil resumes, says shares were not sold earlier due to ‘administrative barriers’
Embarrassment for Social Democrats over TD’s shares in firm supplying technology to Israel
Eoin Hayes denied that it was politically hypocritical for him to call for the State to divest its interest in Israel when he was making money from the company
Seven lawyers, six teachers, a theatre manager, an undertaker ... who’s who in the 34th Dáil?
TDs bringing experience from all walks of life make up the incoming Dáil, including the first born in the 21st century and a man elected the year Ronald Reagan entered the White House
‘We’re good at getting people on electoral register but not so good at getting them off’
Efforts to modernise and fix ‘work of fiction’ register will take time before ‘big health warning’ on turnout figures no longer needed
Just seven more women in new Dáil compared with 2020 election
Latest count figures show Sinn Féin has highest number of female TDs at 13, with Fine Gael next on nine – but just four women elected in Munster
Seanad offers lifeboat to enable TDs who lost their seats remain in Oireachtas
Nominations close for ‘inside panels’ on New Year’s Eve and December 18th for ‘outside’ panels with with the count taking place on January 30th
Dublin Bay North: Naoise Ó Muirí (FG)
First elected to Dublin City Council in the 2004 local elections, he was elected lord mayor of Dublin in 2012
Dublin Bay North: Barry Heneghan (Ind)
Councillor and fluent Irish speaker part of ‘locked out’ generation