The Irish Times view on the triple lock debate: more heat than light
The amendment will pass but a calmer debate would be welcome
Dáil Éireann
Disquiet on political front amid legal aid row, triple lock debate and ‘demeaning’ advert
Inside Politics: Jim O’Callaghan objects to ‘inappropriate and demeaning’ video by Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
Spinal surgeon who said he would not practise in Ireland now working in US
Dr Connor Green, who was on leave for three years, resigned from Temple Street children’s hospital this year
No link between healthcare staff recruitment and hospital performance, says Minister
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill compares Cork to Beaumont, where fewer patients are on trolleys
Government rows back on promise to hold tribunal into scoliosis and spinal surgery scandal
Issues include unauthorised springs implanted in children, alleged waiting list irregularities and unnecessary hip surgeries
Irish politics is in a fragile holding pattern, with serious stress tests ahead
Inside Politics: From triple lock to public sector strikes, the mood is ill-tempered
Supreme Court appeal opens in row over super junior ministers attending at cabinet
Constitutional challenge by Opposition TDs Pa Daly and Paul Murphy had been dismissed by High Court in December
Triple lock Bill passes Dáil vote amid Opposition anger
Government narrowly wins vote on proposed legislation removing need for UN approval of Irish troop deployments
Family of IRA victim Brian Stack get State apology for flawed Garda inquiry but still seek ‘full truth’
‘It hurts every time you see Sinn Féin representatives at a memorial for IRA men,’ says prison officer’s son
Government working on ‘very serious case’ of sexually exploited teen, Taoiseach tells Dáil
Martin says fundamental issue is staffing shortages, insisting it is ‘not for the want of funding’
All sides primed for a fight in Dáil over plans to scrap the triple lock
Inside Politics: Uproar in chamber as debate dredges up old wounds, while Jim O’Callaghan’s long war rumbles on
The triple lock: What is it and why is the Government trying to change it?
Opposition argues that removing the legal provision will compromise the State’s neutrality
Legal aid dispute escalates as rhetoric ramps up
Inside Politics: Jim O’Callaghan’s latest comments were no slip of the tongue and will doubtlessly further rile the solicitors
New battery-electric trains due to arrive next year in bid to relieve overcrowding on services
French-built units planned for use on Dublin-Drogheda line will allow for reallocation of other trains to different routes
Second public sector strike is off, but legal-payment dispute rumbles on
Inside Politics: Criminal defence solicitors withdrew all services for the day this morning
State apology to be delivered to family of late chief prison officer Brian Stack
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will deliver the apology on Wednesday in the Dáil
Irish health service exceeded agency staff budget by over €250m
Employees hired via agencies can cost about 40 per cent more than directly employed staff, HSE tells PAC
Conversations on a Homecoming: Frank McNally on returning to the Dáil after a 20-year absence
A return to the Dáil press gallery reveals new security arrangements, familiar political rituals and an enduring dress code
Another EU summit overshadowed by Ukraine
Inside Politics: Another public scolding from belligerent Trump for Volodymyr Zelenskiy; and 15 years for Donaldson
Ministers and TDs afraid to pass a picket line
Why is the Dáil essentially at the behest of unelected trade union bosses?
Jack Chambers ‘hopeful’ of ‘way forward’ to prevent further public sector strike
Stoppage next week ‘absolutely’ still on as things stand, union leader Kevin Callinan says
Academic and lawyer Maeve O’Rourke to run for Seanad
Byelection will be decided solely by TDs and Senators, suggesting she will likely need support from Government parties
Could the public sector strike be a one-off?
Inside Politics: A second day of action is planned for next week but there is some hope it could be averted
OPW to assess implications of withdrawing from proposed National Children’s Science Centre
Minister to meet charity behind plans in a bid to identify a way forward for the project while minimising cost to the State
Deaths in Waterford attack put focus on increase in drug-related intimidation
Inside Politics: Public sector workers strike, with Government and unions yet to agree on talks process
Micheál Martin’s feathers ruffled by claims he is ‘playing chicken’ with striking workers
‘Enhanced social dialogue’ offered by Taoiseach more suited to AI summit than public sector unions’ pickets
Public sector strike almost certain as pay row continues
Inside Politics: Healthcare workers, teachers, courts staff and many others are now set to mount pickets outside their workplaces on Wednesday
Cancelling Wednesday’s Dáil sitting is step in wrong direction
Parliamentary principles are important and should not be set aside so readily
Winter of discontent looms as public sector workers prepare for stoppage
Inside Politics: Unions want shortfalls in pay to be addressed up front and a guarantee that wages will not slip behind inflation during any new deal period
Dáil sitting next Wednesday cancelled due public sector workers’ strike
Government had provisionally scheduled a full day of Dáil business but this was contingent on staff at Leinster House being available
Budget 2027 continues extraordinary rise in State spending
Inside Politics: Hard to know who’ll blink first in standoff between Government and public sector unions
Opposition parties ‘will not’ cross picket lines if Leinster House staff strike next week
Government Chief Whip says Dáil ‘must’ sit on Wednesday, the day earmarked for public sector strike
Most skirmishes before and after the budget featured Patrick O’Donovan
Inside Politics: Minister has central role in row over the ‘culture card’ and his decision to cut State subvention to RTÉ by €20 million
Public sector pay dispute ‘unwarranted given our willingness to talk’, Taoiseach says
Martin defends budget, citing need to ‘judge between restraint and real impact of cost-of-living increases’
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