Minister knew last year of reports of unnecessary paediatric surgeries but families were only told in past week, Dáil hears
Pearse Doherty claims thousands of children could be affected as parents speak of procedures a decade ago
Aontú
Aontú ‘actively considering’ running candidate in presidential election
Peadar Tóibín says party examining candidates but aware it will be ‘difficult’ to get on ballot paper
Conor McGregor presidential bid: All but one of 188 councillors would not vote for MMA fighter, survey shows
Councillors are bracing for a chaotic bid to seek presidential nomination
Lack of up-to-date knife crime statistics criticised as ‘quite incredible’
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín makes remarks after Minister for Justice unable to provide information on such incidents
Surgeons carried out 513 scoliosis procedures last year but 233 children still on waiting list
‘We are nowhere near where we would want to be’ with waiting times, Minister for Health says
Senators and clerk of Seanad to oppose recount petition
Cllr Angela Feeney claims she was refused a full recount by returning officer during Seanad elections
Greens to lose €850,000 a year, Social Democrats and Aontú to gain in new funding allocation
Exchequer funding given to nine parties obtaining at least 2 per cent of first preferences
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
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
Fisheries organisation has a proposed Seanad nominee rejected for second election in a row
Irish South & West Fish Producers Organisation boss Patrick Murphy claims process is ‘not democracy by any stretch of the imagination’
‘Very challenging’ for new government to be in place after next meeting of Dáil, Fianna Fáil TD says
Minister of State James Browne says ‘significant progress’ made in negotiations before Christmas
Tipperary North: story of the count
Kelly repeatedly broke down in tears both before and after the result
Election 2024: Dublin North-West results
A total of 13 candidates contest three seats in Dublin North-West constituency
Election 2024: Dublin Rathdown results
A total of 15 candidates contest four seats in Dublin Rathdown constituency
Election 2024: Dublin Mid-West results
A total of 17 candidates contest five seats in Dublin Mid-West constituency
Tipperary South: story of the count
Election’s oldest candidate, Seamus Healy, took the last of three seats
Meath East: the story of the count
Helen McEntee tops poll but Fine Gael fails to reclaim second seat
Mayo: the story of the count
Fine Gael’s Keira Keogh secures fourth seat in surprise victory as Sinn Féin’s Rose Conway-Walsh tops poll
Election 2024: Sligo-Leitrim results
A total of 18 candidates contest four seats in Sligo-Leitrim constituency
Sligo-Leitrim: Eamon Scanlon (FF)
Scanlon resigned whip in 2009 over moves by Fianna Fáil-led government to close breast cancer services in Sligo hospital
Election 2024: Longford-Westmeath results
A total of 20 candidates contest five seats in Longford-Westmeath constituency
Longford-Westmeath: Robert Troy (FF)
Fianna Fáil TD has represented Longford-Westmeath since his election to Dáil on first attempt in 2011
Longford-Westmeath: the story of the count
Independent Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran wins back seat lost in 2020 while Fine Gael’s Peter Burke tops poll
Kildare South: the story of the count
Fine Gael’s Martin Heydon tops poll, while it’s third time lucky for Labour’s Mark Wall
Limerick City: the story of the count
On Saturday night, Fianna Fáil’s Willie O’Dea, was first past the post
Kildare North: the story of the count
Three first-time TDs elected in five-seater, while Bernard Durkan’s 42-year spell comes to an end
Limerick City: Conor Sheehan (Lab)
Sheehan contested first ever mayoral election finishing with 2,390 votes
Louth: story of the count
Sinn Féin’s incumbent Ruairí Ó Murchú first to be elected on day two of the count
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