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Thanks be to Jaaysus: final debate wraps up a God-awful presidential election
Lagging in the polls, Heather Humphreys needed a knockout blow - it was quickly apparent it was not coming
Drivers will now face fines for hard-to-read licence plates
ICT upgrade allows fines for interfering with ‘automatic number plate recognition and speed camera vans’
Winter may be coming, but Opposition not short of fuel to roast the Taoiseach
Micheál Martin feeling the chill in the Dáil chamber over heating costs and housing
Owner management companies could cost State €10bn, Oireachtas told
Housing committee hears cost would make €2.5bn estimate for defective building scheme ‘look like teddy bears’ picnic’
Government working on plan to use AI and apps to solve public sector issues
Oireachtas committee hears concept being envisaged could ultimately lead to the creation of exportable intellectual property
Oireachtas TV broadcaster not seeking to extend contract worth estimated €7m
Renewed calls for service to be brought in-house after worker complaints over terms and conditions
From Belfast to Dublin via the Reichstag, Heather puts in the mileage for Áras bid
Presidential candidate’s fire brigade visit would have been even more valuable two days earlier
Cut in urban speed limits to 30km/h to come into force by 2027 to make roads safer
Greater use of safety cameras and potential alcohol locks to prevent drink-drivers starting cars among proposals
Miriam Lord: It was Fianna Fáil’s DUBU Day: Disastrous, Unbelievable, Bizarre, Unprecedented
Jim Gavin posters will be down off lamp-posts quicker than the unauthorised tricolours above them
State could gain €34bn in corporation tax next year, says Donohoe
Workers and businesses pay €73 billion in taxes so far this year, show exchequer returns
Catherine Connolly defends move to hire woman with Special Criminal Court conviction
‘I’m proud that I represent a society that gives people a second chance,’ candidate says
Big Jim moves to dispel any notion that colleagues are at budget loggerheads
The run up to the budget this year has been unusually quiet. Except within the merciless confines of the Mixed Ministerial Arts octagon in Government Buildings
Minister writes to HSE expressing ‘deep concern’ at emergency care in some hospitals
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill warns of ‘heightened risk to patients’ if underlying issues not tackled
CHI board concerned three years ago over insourcing in hospitals
HSE chiefs to update Oireachtas committee on use of private companies which used public-service personnel and facilities after hours to reduce waiting lists
The process that left us with only three candidates for president needs an overhaul
While claims of democracy being undermined are hyperbolic, there is reason for discomfort with the rules as they stand
Martin, resplendent in his single transferable suit, was not ready for Bike Shed Part II
This was one anniversary Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald wasn’t going to miss
Sharing of counselling notes in rape trials is ‘outdated, misogynistic process’, protest hears
Hazel Behan tells TDs and senators about injustice of defendants having access to such records
Peter McVerry Trust is still not complying with regulatory standards, housing committee hears
Political scrutiny of homeless charity follows Government provision of €15m to keep it afloat
If conservatives like Maria Steen want to have an impact, they need to do three things better
Does her experience suggest anyone who holds socially conservative views is excluded from public life?
Taoiseach would have ‘no issue’ with Donald Trump addressing Oireachtas
US president could be afforded honour of speaking to Oireachtas if he visits Ireland for Ryder Cup event in 2027
Miriam Lord’s Week: McDowell turns a page as Steen seethes
Senator relaxes at book launch as failed presidential hopeful vents in blame game
TDs and Senators warned about block-booking Leinster House tours
One politician’s office provisionally booked 118 tour slots at Leinster House, Oireachtas authorities say
Former Rehab chief Angela Kerins submits legal bills of €2.1m to Oireachtas
Clerk of Dáil tells Public Accounts Committee controversy over €300,000 bike shed caused reputational damage
Handbag at the Dáil for Maria Steen as her Áras run comes to an end
Catherine Connolly continues her duties as a TD while Heather Humphreys hits the campaign trail ladder
This won’t be the last time the FAI face a Dáil committee – they need to get better at it
Facing questions they legally couldn’t answer was hard but the FAI made it worse by making committee feel disrespected
FAI officials stay quiet on Girls In Green documentary during tetchy Oireachtas hearing – as it happened
Former Ireland manager Eileen Gleeson not included among Abbotstown delegation
Dáil committee questions why FAI didn’t act on concerns before documentary on alleged abuse was aired
FAI chief executive David Courell says An Garda Síochána were approached once women involved came forward
Maria Steen, opponent of marriage equality and abortion, championed as a symbol of choice
Independent Ireland took irony to new level in statement of support for presidential hopeful
FAI to attend Oireachtas committee hearing following U-turn
Former Ireland manager Eileen Gleeson not included among Abbotstown delegation
Threats to politicians ‘a phenomenon’ that can no longer be ignored, says Verona Murphy
Ceann Comhairle rejects idea that tackling issue could prove contentious, given protections for free speech
FAI decline to attend Oireachtas hearing without ‘assurances’ around Garda investigation
Former Ireland football manager Eileen Gleeson was also asked to attend Wednesday meeting
Contentious ‘Netflix levy’ on streamers should go ahead, committee says
Committee calls on Coalition to introduce ‘Netflix levy’ despite minister’s stance
Where did Irish politicians go on holiday and what did they get up to?
Books aplenty on reading lists of TDs including Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin, Labour’s Ivana Bacik and Fianna Fáil Minister James Lawless
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