Louth constituency profile: Sinn Féin may get two seats in five-seater with only one Government TD and three retirees
Election 2024: Louth is the smallest county in Ireland but one of the most densely populated area outside Dublin
Fergus O'Dowd
Planning for united Ireland must start now, Oireachtas committee advises
‘No insurmountable economic or financial barriers’ to unification, Belfast Agreement committee says
TD condemns racial abuse of election candidates
Fergus O’Dowd highlights case of party colleague whose posters he claims were defaced by the Irish Freedom Party
‘Simon Harris has to make changes’: As Leo Varadkar bows out, what is next for Fine Gael?
FG needs to connect more tightly with its natural voting contingency, sharpen its messaging and get back to its identity basics of law and order, the economy and enterprise
Roderic O’Gorman says recent arson attacks are ‘deeply sinister’
Minister for Justice says to date there has been more than 48 arrests in relation to riots in Dublin last November
Government TDs raise concerns over plans to cut supports for newly arriving Ukrainian refugees
Fears expressed at Social Protection committee that mothers and children will end up homeless
Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd to step down from Dáil after more than five decades in politics
Louth deputy is latest in a string of Fine Gael politicians to announce their impending retirement ahead of the next general election
Bord na Móna paying tax bill for chief’s €127,000 electric BMW ‘is unacceptable’
Semi-states should cap car purchase at €60,000, Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd says
Government told DAA to give company car to former chief
Dalton Philips’ Range Rover cost State airports company €57, 000
Miriam Lord’s Week: Mary Lou McDonald and Jeffrey Donaldson learn there’s no partition in economy class
Sinn Féin leader finds there is no partition in economy class as she is seated in the same row as DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson on their way home from Washington
Government TDs recoil at State’s nursing home legal strategy
John McGuinness says many Government departments have a ‘defend the state at all costs’ approach
New York Irish couple to receive presidential award for work in highlighting dangers of sepsis
New protocols following campaign by Ciarán and Orlaith Staunton led to 16,000 lives being saved
Government should take UK to European court over Troubles immunity law, Amnesty says
‘People who kill should be subject to the law,’ Michael O’Hare, whose 12-year-old sister was shot by a British soldier, told TDs
Visiting restrictions eased for vaccinated nursing home residents
Residents to be allowed two visits per week on compassionate grounds from March 22nd
Coronavirus: HSE departure from Kerry nursing home of ‘serious concern’
Inspection found facility could not provide safe care to residents and was reliant on HSE
Covid-19: Rise in HSE staff redeployed to nursing homes
More than 80 such workers covering shortages in State-run and private nursing homes
Irish Rail overcrowding: ‘Pre-book only’ trains unacceptable, says TD
Irish Rail may restrict peak services to pre-booked passengers to reduce overcrowding
A feud in Drogheda: ‘The violence has been building for years’
There is a sense of fear in the Moneymore estate. Some are afraid to leave their homes
Drogheda needs at least 25 more gardaí to combat gang feud – FG TD
Fergus O’Dowd says ‘gardaí must have resources they need’ to make sure gangs are jailed
FAI board under pressure to go as Delaney steps aside
Members of Oireachtas committee say association’s latest action ‘insulting’
Oireachtas committees warned to stay within their remit after Angela Kerins case
TDs and Senators given extensive legal advice and told to treat witnesses with respect
Taoiseach sets up group to boost Fine Gael ties in Northern Ireland
Group will ‘develop links’ with NI parties and build FG profile in North, says party chair
Luas officials to be asked to explain service delays at Oireachtas committee
Catherine Martin said she was ‘inundated’ with complaints from constituents using the service
Government may raise property tax on vacant homes
Property tax could be doubled on vacant properties in areas of high demand
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