New government unlikely to be formed before Dáil returns on January 22nd
Government formation talks to ‘intensify’ in new year but sources say ratification will take time
Danny Healy Rae
Kerry: Danny Healy-Rae (Ind)
Two of the plant contractor’s six children are county councillors in Kerry
Kerry constituency candidates list: You can be guaranteed the Healy-Raes will be re-elected
Election 2024: Sinn Féin has solid voter base, particularly in the north and northwest of the county
Rose of Tralee festival beset by financial problems and legal actions
Plus: Brian Ormond’s shoe business missteps, Peadar Tóibín’s distaste for government funding of media, and effing drama in the Dáil
‘You’re a disgrace’: Dáil air turns blue after Danny Healy-Rae gets personal with Paul Murphy
Ged Nash gets the boot even before a vote is cast as chamber hears plenty unparliamentary language
Vitriolic Dáil exchanges over gender of Dublin TD Paul Murphy’s child
Row erupted between Danny Healy-Rae and Paul Murphy during debate on Finance Bill which was passed by 75 to 55 votes
Healy-Raes stuck in a cycle of bike shed remarks – enough to make Ivana Bacik fly off the chain
It’s dog eat dog for parking spaces every Tuesday at the Oireachtas
‘Agent Cobalt’ fills role of Banquo’s ghost as Oireachtas amuses itself
Deputies and senators address each other as ‘comrade’ in corridors as speculation continues about Oireachtas member allegedly recruited as a Russian agent
‘Why am I paying private health insurance? It defeats the whole purpose’: Cataract bus passengers face higher costs
HSE has cut reimbursement rate for patients travelling for operations but many in need of procedure have little choice but to pay up
Miriam Lord’s week: Dáil return a damp squib as departure lounge fills with exiting TDs
Taoiseach Simon Harris surprises Paschal Donohoe with chocolate gateau as youthful Minister for Public Expenditure celebrates milestone 50th birthday
Senior counsel behind debt advisory group snaps up gorgeous Georgian mansion
Plus: Mary Hanafin called to the Bar, Danny Healy-Rae’s quarry quarrel, and Damo and Ivor’s pigeon pursuits
Roaring rural TDs came looking for Dáil insults and Simon Harris didn’t let them down
The Roaring Independents are the unwhipped cream of Irish politics, proudly refusing to take orders from anybody
Ukrainian woman ‘honoured’ to stand in local elections in Co Kerry
Natalya Krasnenkova says she ‘would like to become a voice for the new communities in Kerry County Council’
Healy-Rae Plant Hire paid more than €250,000 by Kerry County Council
Company is owned by TD Danny Healy-Rae and is run by sons Johnny, a county councillor, and Dan
Bartra Capital developers play monopoly with Ballsbridge block
Greens clash with Simon Coveney ... and Conor McGregor
The civil service financial management system is in danger of going over budget. Why are the staff so relaxed?
National Shared Services Office’s wellness focus; Sherry FitzGerald founder’s planning woes; spicy Limerick mayoral race; and Domhnall Gleeson’s Ranelagh home
One in five TDs are landlords as Michael Healy-Rae boosts property portfolio to 25
Returns of politicians’ interests for 2023 show 29 of the 160 TDs declared that they were landlords or owned rental property
Miriam Lord: We came to Leinster House with a heavy heart to remember Michael O’Regan
Danny Healy-Rae struggled to find the right words to convey his admiration for Michael O’Regan, ‘one of the best Kerrymen that ever came out of Kerry’
The Healy-Raes of Kerry and their multimillion-euro business empire
The politician brothers have substantial business interests in Kerry and business connections with State bodies
50 years of the Healy-Rae dynasty: Flat caps, populist politics and hard work
They've been ‘incredibly good at PR. Thatcher had Saatchi & Saatchi. The Healy-Raes had the Healy-Raes’
‘Ireland is full’: How a far-right phrase went mainstream
Due to deliberate efforts by extremists, such slogans are everywhere
Heated Dáil debate on Rural Independent Group’s motion calling for cap on ‘influx of asylum seekers’
Dáil told that the total cost for people in IPAS accommodation between 2016 and 2022 is in excess of €1 billion
‘Words are not enough’ in face of ‘impending genocide’, Holly Cairns tells Dáil
Social Democrats leader has tabled motion to withdraw diplomatic status of Israeli ambssador, while Government has put forward countermotion
Welfare hikes, music lessons and €1.9bn for roads: Rural Independents’ draft budget wish-list
The Rural Independent Group’s draft pre-budget submission was released in error
Miriam Lord: Leo makes touching plea for TDs to behave themselves
Calls made for a return to the respectful discourse of the past
Government’s vacant homes tax ‘so low it is actually laughable’ - Holly Cairns
Social Democrats leader describes tax as ‘tokenistic’ and claims it is intended to maintain ‘status quo’
Justine McCarthy: What makes a Greek scholar qualified to choose a senator?
Justine McCarthy: It’s sickening to watch TDs who lost their seats in the Dáil swanning into the Seanad for a five-year breather. Their treatment of it as a halfway house debases the institution
Ending eviction ban: Labour and Sinn Féin ramp up pressure on Coalition with two Dáil votes this week
Labour Party tables motion of no confidence in Government, while Sinn Féin proposes legislation that would see eviction ban extended into 2024
Danny Healy-Rae’s plant-hire firm posts profit of over €1m
Accumulated profits rise from €2.58 million to €3.65 million
‘Climate change pass’ would risk making Ireland’s obligations harder
Rising fuel prices amid Ukraine invasion have triggered calls for derogation on gas
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach keeps toolbox hidden despite pressure over prices
Mary Lou McDonald determinedly leads the charge in Dáil in seeking action on fuel costs
Irish neutrality means whatever the government of the day wants it to mean
The ground has shifted and Ireland’s approach to military defence will come under scrutiny like never before
Miriam Lord: Feathers fly as Mattie McGrath rips into Coalition’s cushion
Roaring Independents blame ‘evil’ Green Party for rising fuel costs and carbon taxes
Dáil hears Passport Office experiencing ‘very high level of demand’
Coveney says staff numbers at service up 70 per cent since last June
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