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Taoiseach preaches compliance as Dáil hears latest on private practice stork at Rotunda
‘Breach’ deliveries of bonuses also occurring at other hospitals, Social Democrats TD reveals
Minister for Justice meets Bill Kenneally victims and promises formal State apology
Jim O’Callaghan pledges formal State apology for victims will be approved by Cabinet before Dáil’s summer recess
Budget 2027 positioning already under way amid long shadow of fuel protests
Inside Politics: There are signals the Government wants to scale back the rate of spending growth in the economy
US-Iran peace deal raises hopes of lower Irish fuel prices
Inside Politics: Fuel prices, public pay and derelict sites all feature on a busy political agenda
Confirmation of neutral venue for Ireland-Israel match prompts criticism from Opposition
Sinn Féin, Labour and Green Party say games should be stopped over Israel’s treatment of Palestinians
Tensions come to fore over drive towards single-tier healthcare
Inside Politics: Meanwhile, political focus on controversial Ireland-Israel matches as, elsewhere, the World Cup kicks off
Malcolm Byrne replaced as AI committee chair after arrest
Fianna Fáil TD introduces Bill to outlaw malicious use of people’s identity via AI technology
Focus on Border as entry point for asylum seekers after second night of riots in Belfast
Micheál Martin defends Common Travel Area but says issues need to be addressed
Football would usually have Government TDs belting into the Dáil chamber – not this time
Not one Coalition deputy - apart from a brace of junior ministers whipped in on both days to flag the Government’s opposition to the boycott proposals - showed up to speak
No finding of cover-up, conspiracy or collusion in Kenneally report, Taoiseach tells Dáil
Micheál Martin acknowledges report’s finding of ‘gross dereliction of duty’ as Ivana Bacik calls for criminal offence of misconduct in public office
Ireland should not play against ‘genocidal regime’, says TD and former League of Ireland player
Daniel Ennis says ‘sport more than a game but only works when grounded in respect’
Another State apology for era when politicians, priests and gardaí looked the other way
Serial paedophile Bill Kenneally was able to prey on his young victims in plain sight
For its latest trick, the Rotunda Circus turned Dáil foes into friends
Spare a thought for the mayor of Austin, Texas, who watched as the discussion moved on to sewerage concerns in Foynes
A referendum to expand the size of the cabinet would just look like ‘jobs for the boys’
The ‘fewer politicians’ rhetoric of the failed attempt to abolish the Seanad would be turned back on the political elite
Carroll MacNeill the big political winner after Rotunda board backs down
Stand-off arose it emerged consultants on public-only contracts were allowed to treat private patients at the hospital despite a direction not to do so
Push to boycott Ireland-Israel games kicks off in the Dáil
Inside Politics: Two motions will be tabled this week calling for the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League matches with Israel to be called off
Independent Ireland TD defends high number of PQs submitted as concerns raised over use of AI
Issue of politicians allegedly using AI was raised at the Dáil business committee last month
Ministers to ‘study closely’ Dáil motions on controversial football matches against Israel
Taoiseach Micheál Martin says European Union ‘needs to do more’ on Israel
‘Entirely my decision’: Malcolm Byrne resigns as chair of AI committee in wake of arrest
Decision to step down as chair of Oireachtas committee ‘is entirely my own,’ says Fianna Fáil TD
All quiet on the Fianna Fáil front for now, but growing ructions on the left
Inside Politics: Galway West and Dublin Central byelection results raise questions over a future left-wing government
Summer programme applications for children with complex needs to reopen after ‘botched’ launch
Opposition says decision to open online applications portal for nine days only was ‘deeply unfair and badly handled’
Ireland steps up for Ukraine in EU as domestic support wanes
Inside Politics: Ministers hope to make ‘swift progress’ on Ukraine’s bid to join the EU
Time we followed Northern Ireland on legislating to outlaw foxhunting
Time for hunting with hounds to follow other bloodsports into the history books
Mary Lou’s attack on Mumbling Micheál meets outrage and silent approval
‘I beg your pardon,’ said the perplexed Taoiseach to the Sinn Féin leader’s call for enunciation
Bringing in cost-of-disability payment is ‘complex’, Taoiseach tells Dáil
Rejecting one off payment, Micheál Martin said ‘structured, targeted’ approach preferable
Occupied Territories Bill becomes political test of Ireland’s stance on Gaza
Opposition parties plan to seek stronger measures as Coalition excludes services from proposed trade ban
Coalition to oppose restrictions on adverts for zero-alcohol drinks
Cabinet agrees to oppose Social Democrats’ proposal aimed at closing alcohol advertising ‘loophole’
Indignation Ireland leader was still fuming as new TDs took their seats
Michael Collins was wound up as he bemoaned the Galway West byelection outcome
Government’s plans to exclude services leaves Occupied Territories Bill ‘gutted’, claims Opposition
Cabinet has ‘taken a wrecking ball’ to original legislation, Mary Lou McDonald tells Dáil
Sinn Féin’s struggles suggest uneasy left-wing alliance may be crumbling
Plus: New TDs in the House; and ghost estates return to the news
Turnout at elections higher than previously thought
Larger register mistakenly used to calculate turnout
Left-wing parties round on Sinn Féin over policy direction
Differences fracturing progressive alliance formed during Catherine Connolly’s presidential campaign
Long-delayed Occupied Territories Bill to be brought to Cabinet but will exclude services
Legislation proposes to ban the import and sale of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine
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