More than 3,300 obsolete laws from 19th century set to be repealed
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Dáil Éireann
Conor McGregor visits the White House as McDonald and Martin brawl in the Dáil
Israel acts with impunity in Gaza, and the other stories of the week
Mother Denise McGahern says her son Jack was ‘used’ to promote HSE fund
No money paid out of €8m HSE disability fund despite being promised 17 months ago, Dáil told
Apartment housing delivery has ‘collapsed’ and requires ‘radical’ response, says Minister
Private sector funding essential to tackling crisis, James Browne tells Dáil
Government plan to push through changes to Dáil speaking rights criticised as ‘brazen’ and ‘outrageous’
Long-running dispute centres on efforts to carve out speaking time for a small group of Independents involved in Government-formation talks
EU leaders to discuss biggest programme of rearmament since 1930s
Dáil rows revolve around housing while speaking rights dispute rumbles on
Taoiseach’s Oval Office whirl goes pear-shaped as Sinn Féin leader rounds on him
Micheál Martin accused of ‘sniggering’ at Ireland’s housing crisis and dodging Gaza issue during White House audience with Trump
Taoiseach rejects claim of stalling over Oireachtas committees to protect Michael Lowry group
Sinn Féin leader says Dáil in ‘cold storage’ and that Government’s priority is ‘money for junior Ministers’
Taoiseach to face Dáil criticism over Trump meeting
Senator Frances Black says she is open to running for president
State fails in appeal bid to block Senator’s claim over ‘secret’ Irish airspace policing deal with RAF
Independent Senator Gerard Craughwell claims in High Court case deal exists and should be disclosed to the Dáil
TD Barry Heneghan to appear on reality show Grá ar an Trá
Barry Heneghan (26) entered the Dáil as one of the so-called ‘locked out’ generation
Sinn Féin’s Thomas Gould confirms he is TD at centre of fraud investigation
Cork North Central TD (56) was arrested and questioned by gardaí yesterday
Miriam Lord: Maga senator Sharon Keogan would only love to take Taoiseach’s place at shamrock jamboree
Independent senator wrote to the White House seeking a St Patrick’s Day invite
Taoiseach’s tricky Trump visit as hard to predict as Ireland vs France
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Simon Harris and Marco Rubio at odds over trade call
Man pleads guilty to ramming Leinster House gates with vehicle
David O’Callaghan (41), from Bray, may be required to enter further pleas when he is sentenced next month
Taoiseach attends two summits as tensions over Ukraine and Gaza escalate
Opposition will be keenly watching outcome of Brussels meeting to respond to any new defence commitments
Will Micheál Martin man up and give man-baby Trump a good talking-to?
Everybody has an opinion on what Taoiseach should say to US president during his upcoming visit to the White House
From majority-rule to inclusive coalitions: five possible models for governing a united Ireland
How might the Government of a unified island be constructed?
Occupied Territories Bill: Leinster House protest calls for legislation fast-tracking
Group staging sunrise-to-sunset action wants Bill passed ‘as per the original text’
Taoiseach and Starmer meet; Trump’s 99-minute speech
As President ̉Zelenskiy succumbs to offer a minerals deal to US, President Trump' State of the Union address is a triumphant roll call of his achievements and a taunting of his enemies
Micheál Martin urged to step back from the precipice and warned of ‘uncharted waters’
Opposition groups have still not got over ‘the Document of Destruction’
Taoiseach faces political tightrope in meeting Trump
Cabinet decisions today largely reflect responses to changing global political environment
Charlie Haughey was framed and then he disappeared. But soon the mystery was solved
Micheál Martin was thrilled although for a while it looked like there’d been a drastic rewriting of history
‘An ugly lack of respect:’ How a row over a small group of Independent TDs has darkened the Dáil’s atmosphere
Another effort to resolve the increasingly bitter Dáil speaking rights controversy ended in disarray this week. Where to now?
Europe’s leaders lined up to sway Trump on Ukraine - but did it work?
From Dáil speaking rights row to the German elections, it's your essential end-of-week politics catch-up
Michael Healy-Rae tops list of TDs who own land, adding 42-acre forest to portfolio
One–third of Dáil TDs own land or properties, according to latest Register of Members’ Interests
Opposition to withdraw Dáil ‘pairing’ arrangements in row over ‘dangerous’ speaking rights plans
Fiery Dáil exchanges over impasse as promise of solution dubbed a ‘con’
Trump’s EU tariff threat creates more St Patrick’s Day problems for Micheál Martin
A full-blown trade war could be underway by the time the traditional Washington visit takes place
Taoiseach erupts at Sinn Féin lecturing others about doing the right thing while canonising IRA slaytriots
Ceann Comhairle tells Micheál Martin to stop carrying on like a child following goading by Pearse Doherty over Michael Lowry
Horses being left to ‘rot and die in city estates’, Limerick TD tells Dáil
Micheál Martin says ‘agencies need to get stronger and be more effective’ on animal welfare
Dáil speaking rights: FF/FG use committee majority to push through change
Opposition describe talks as a ‘sham’ as row is set to return to Dáil for vote
Government will use research on four other parliaments to justify changes to Dáil speaking rights
Government and Opposition whips each insist they will not back down ahead of crunch meeting
Michael Lowry and Dáil speaking rights dominate at home as Europe meets on Ukraine
No resolution to Dáil drama weeks into the new term, with more fireworks possible today
Miriam Lord: We are not ones to gossip. But wait till you hear this
‘It’s all rather embarrassing. People are talking and not in a good way’
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