Sligo-Leitrim constituency profile: A good weathervane of how impactful Independent Ireland will be in 2024 election
Election 2024: Edel MacSharry, cousin of Marc, should take a seat in this largely unchanged constituency
Martin Kenny
‘Hopefully you are executed’: Man accused of sending threatening messages to three TDs found not guilty
Court rules warrant issued in November 2019 to search home of Joseph Ballantine in Co Tipperary was invalid
Reallocating road space rather than penalising motorists is best fix for congestion, says Eamon Ryan
Sinn Féin accuses Coalition of adopting London-style congestion charges in the absence of adequate public transport
Regency murder trial: Gerard Hutch acquittal puts Special Criminal Court under spotlight
Review may favour reform of non-jury court rather than abolition
Knife seizures almost double in six years with more than 2,140 impounded last year
Figures suggest an increase of people carrying knives but also improved Garda recording of items seized
Sinn Féin reshuffle deals blow to Martin Kenny’s hopes of justice portfolio
Mary Lou McDonald shakes up front bench in readiness for election, with Pa Daly appointed spokesman on justice
Kathy Sheridan: Call the far-right what it is - a menace to our democracy
Lies, distortions, overt racism, online grift and props such as the national flag are imported straight from the Trump/Bannon playbook
Garda use of body cameras and facial recognition technology debated in Dáil
Simon Harris says he intends to bring amendment to Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 at committee stage on use of facial recognition technology
‘Someone is going to cross the line’: Politicians respond to excrement being thrown
Many politicians are publicly dismissive but privately fearful of increasing threats against them
Sinn Fein TD says he and family will move house because of attacks
Suspected arson at Martin Kenny’s Leitrim home after he spoke out in support of hosting asylum seekers
Sinn Féin’s Martin Kenny: ‘I’m sure there’s plenty of guards that vote for us’
The man who would be Sinn Féin’s first Minister for Justice adresses IRA killings, Jonathan Dowdall and attacks on his family home
Man arrested after car crashes through gates at Sinn Féin TD’s home
Leitrim incident was ‘distressing and traumatic’ for Martin Kenny’s wife and family, party said
Bill on anonymous online defamation passes first stage in Dáil
Proposal would make social media firms more accountable for users’ posts
McEntee welcomes extension of Drew Harris’s term of office
Garda Commissioner ‘rightly held in high esteem’ as contract revised to June 2025
Garda and Courts Service dispute over media exclusion from sitting deepens
Journalists barred from entering court by gardaí at sitting earlier this month
Courts Service contradicts Garda declaration journalists were barred from court
The decision to bar the press from the court sitting in Waterford this month has been raised with Garda management
Gardaí and support staff to be tested for illegal drugs under new law
Measures part of Bill to change operational structure of force in major reform shake-up
Garda response to corruption is to ‘cover-up’, Sinn Féin TD tells Dáil
Martin Kenny demands independent investigation into cancellation of thousands of 999 calls
Q&A: Sinn Féin’s Dáil ‘walk out’ and the Special Criminal Court
Annual renewal debate and Dublin Bay South by-election put SCC back in spotlight
Sinn Féin TDs leave Dáil before vote on use of Special Criminal Court
Minister accuses party of abandoning national parliament for ‘own political agenda’
Government should have ‘as little discretion as possible’ in picking judges
Committee hears call to limit choice to three ranked candidates for judicial appointments
Miriam Lord: Emergency powers rolled over despite vaccine being rolled out
Good faith turns to buyer’s remorse as TDs see no unwinding of draconian Covid curbs
Secret Facebook group reveals bitter tirades and abuse of Sinn Féin’s opponents
Sinn Féin asks Facebook to take down secret page followed by 16,000 supporters
Dáil row erupts after McEntee agrees to take questions on Woulfe appointment
Oireachtas justice committee disputes Minister’s account of appearance before it
Miriam Lord: Unity and common purpose in spades but not for Covid fight
Taoiseach under pressure to bring on his Minister for Justice to answer questions
No closure orders for pubs under emergency Covid powers
Government defeats SF amendment and powers to be extended until June 9th
Miriam Lord: Micheál Martin struggles with hauling his carcass out of the comfy seats
Martin Kenny’s contribution to Leaders’ Questions had a few squirming in their seats
Miriam Lord: Watch out for the pork chop police on the scent of €9 meals
Gardaí now have the power to hunt down a new sub-class of cocktail sausage criminals
Dáil passes emergency law by 126 to 12 votes giving gardaí pub crackdown powers
Government ‘messed up’ allowing pubs serving food open but keeping others closed
Sinn Féin abstains for first time in Offences Against State Act renewal vote
Flanagan pledges independent review of Special Criminal Court legislation
Cantillon launches bid for a seat in Seanad Éireann
Naas chairman frustrated by a perceived lack of influence for thoroughbred industry in political circles
Did the RIC commemoration controversy impact on Election 2020?
Many Fine Gael supporters felt queasy about commemorating forces against independence
Sligo-Leitrim results: One seat each for SF, FF, FG and Independent
Outgoing Eamon Scanlon (FF) in running until end but lost out to Feighan (FG)
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