Election 2024: TV bust up and SF down but not out - here’s what went on in week one of campaigning
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: O’Leary cuts the legs from under teachers; Independents move up the polls
Hildegarde Naughton
‘Too many teachers in the Dáil’: Are they the most represented profession in the chamber?
Continuous presence in Dáil and ability to reach highest levels of power counter Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary’s claim he could not rely on them to ‘get things done’
Galway West constituency profile: Can Gráinne Seoige inherit vote from retiring poll-topper Éamon Ó Cuív?
Election 2024: Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell finished third in 2020 but may face a bigger battle this time around
Food industry tried to push Government to oppose EU ban on smoky flavourings
Records show lobbying push from Kerry Group and Dawn Farms against proposal to phase out flavourings
Hate crime law among five Bills rushed through Dáil in six hours
Defamation Bill and Mental Health Bill will not be completed before general election but nine pieces of legislation set to be passed
Five new special schools to be established next year amid rise in pupils with additional needs
Two of schools will be based in Dublin, while the remainder in Cork, Monaghan and Tipperary
Hildegarde Naughton was ‘frightened’ for personal safety after ‘six stitches’ online threat, court hears
Daragh O’Flaherty (47) on trial in relation to series of online theats against politicians, including Government Chief Whip
McDonald claims ‘very senior members’ of Coalition wrote character references for ‘convicted rapists and child abusers’
Sinn Féin leader was speaking after Government calls for Dáil statements from McDonald about press officer controversy
Single-school enrolment system planned for children with special needs
New approach aims to end practice of parents having to apply to dozens of schools to find appropriate places
Child with autism refused place by 19 schools
Government accused of failing to uphold right to education for children with additional needs
School therapy supports to be restored in special schools in September
Therapists will be based in 16 special schools as part of new pilot project
Schools warned it is ‘completely unacceptable’ to ask parents to pay to secure summer programme places
Minister confirms case where school asked for contribution for child’s participation in activities’ camp for pupils with special needs
Case against man accused of publishing offensive material about politicians is adjourned
Daragh O’Flaherty (47) alleges State has hidden data about infection rates for people ‘vaccinated with Covid-19 poison’
Dáil debate on EU migrant and asylum pact extended with vote delayed until next week
Move coincides with High Court application by senior counsel Una McGurk to delay vote until referendum takes place
Hundreds of schools appeal ‘cuts’ to learning support hours
About 120 schools to get 1,000 additional hours after flagging inadequate support for vulnerable pupils
Taoiseach ‘proud’ of decision to pass junior Gaeltacht ministry to Fianna Fáil’s Thomas Byrne
Harris indicates Chief Whip could have taken responsibility but is set to be busy with new duties in the area of special education
Total eclipse of the Dáil as Houdini Harris does a disappearing act on day one
Opposition outraged as new Taoiseach fails to show up in the chamber, but he didn’t fall down a black hole – he was busy phoning world leaders
Gaeltacht portfolio goes back to Fianna Fáil as Fine Gael Ministers unwilling to take on the role
FF’s Thomas Byrne to become Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, with sources claiming many FG Ministers are not sufficiently fluent in Irish, or simply don’t want the job
‘No-show Taoiseach’: Harris lambasted for being ‘as láthair’ on first full day in office
Government Chief Whip says Fine Gael leader unavailable because of phone calls to British, Northern Ireland and Ukrainian leaders
Simon Harris’s new Cabinet formally appointed by President at Áras an Uachtaráin
‘I will work every day to improve the lives of all’, says new Fine Gael Taoiseach Simon Harris on first day in office
Who has new Taoiseach Simon Harris appointed to his ministerial team?
An accountant, two teachers and a barrister get new roles in the ranks of Fine Gael Ministers
The Irish Times view on the new Taoiseach: Harris must show he has substance
He must swiftly find a way to move beyond the purely performative to have any chance of success
Varadkar resigns as Taoiseach with ‘no regrets’ as Harris loyalists eye promotion
New Cabinet is expected be announced to the Dáil at about 5pm on Tuesday
What is the Cabinet reshuffle about, and how will it affect me?
Minister can prioritise or not prioritise issues that might affect you in health, transport or housing
‘Fine Gael should re-embrace Christian Democratic values’: FG members give their views on Simon Harris, the next cabinet, and party’s future
Fine Gael ardfheis delegates ‘100 per cent’ opposed to coalition with Sinn Féin because ‘we’re just not compatible’
Funding scheme worth €500,000 for outdoor swimming facilities announced
Grants of up to €30,000 for projects that enable broader participation in swimming announced by Hildegarde Naughton
Simon Harris faces range of demands ahead of general election if elected FG leader
Wicklow TD, who is poised to become youngest ever taoiseach, tasked with ‘tightrope’ of refreshing the party but also ensuring Coalition parties are not ‘passengers in a new project’
Man accused of threatening Government chief whip and FG Senator to contest charges against him
Daragh O’Flaherty (47) told court ‘I regard these matters as life and death ... I’m eager to proceed’
Child benefit for 18-year-olds in full-time education to be introduced in May
Budget 2024 measure originally planned for September will be brought forward and also applies to children with a disability
Miriam Lord’s Week: Maria Walsh fires early shots in skirmish with Barry Cowen
TD for Laois-Offaly sees off Niall Blaney and Lisa Chambers to run for Fianna Fáil in the Midlands North-West constituency in the EU elections, but he won’t be riding into the sunset just yet
Man charged with threatening TD Hildegarde Naughton ordered to stay away from homes and offices of Galway politicians
Daragh O’Flaherty (47) appeared at Galway District Court
Frontline gardaí to be equipped with overdose reversal drug as part of pilot project
Naxolone has been credited with saving the lives of multiple people during recent overdose surges in Dublin and Cork
Further restrictions on vaping and smoking on the cards amid concern over growing popularity among young people
Minister for Health to launch public consultation on how tobacco and vaping products will be regulated in the future, following findings of Healthy Ireland Survey 2023
Overhaul of driving test curriculum on the cards, as road deaths spiral
Driving test has not changed since 2011, before introduction of e-bikes and e-scooters and expansion of motorway network
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