Dáil Éireann

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

From manifesto-stitching to partnership, and from Independents’ day to confidence-and-supply: people at the heart of previous talks recall how the deals were done

Five candidates set to be in race including Fianna Fáil’s Sean Ó Fearghaíl who is eyeing up a third term in the chair

Post-election, readers have their final say on the 2024 general election, giving their thoughts on the campaign, issues that influenced their vote, and what the immediate future holds

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: While the overwhelming likelihood is next government will be based on FF and FG, there are wheels within wheels

Labour and Social Democrats to hold first post-election meeting about how to proceed after increasing their Dáil numbers, as divisions between the parties emerge

The justice portfolio, VAT rates, the proposed department of infrastructure and savings account for newborns are among potential pinch points in negotiations

With Labour divided and the Social Democrats sceptical, the focus is on a handful of Independents

Finish line in sight for pact between EU and group of South American countries, says European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen

Some 50 tents pitched at Kildare Place on Thursday after men told to leave ‘cold weather’ beds in Citywest

Party requests return to coveted fifth-floor meeting rooms, which it lost in 2011, now its Dáil numbers have risen

Leader says there is a ‘spectrum’ of views within the parliamentary party on entering a coalition

Misgivings among Martin’s TDs over Fine Gael leader’s plan for a department of infrastructure

Purpose of move is to maximise speaking rights, and individual members are free to engage in government-formation talks

Marian Harkin ‘hugely grateful’ after rollercoaster count

Sinn Féin leader believes Fianna Fáil ‘shaping up themselves with Fine Gael as a junior party’ to form coalition

Efforts to modernise and fix ‘work of fiction’ register will take time before ‘big health warning’ on turnout figures no longer needed

Festive cheer illuminates Government Buildings as ‘all speechified out’ Taoiseach makes brief address

Independents countrywide emerging as best bet for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to form the next coalition

‘It would be suicide for us’: Some party members express concern ahead of key government formation talks