Gift-wrapped Simon Harris switches on Dáil Christmas tree lights in glow of peace and harmony
Festive cheer illuminates Government Buildings as ‘all speechified out’ Taoiseach makes brief address
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Festive cheer illuminates Government Buildings as ‘all speechified out’ Taoiseach makes brief address
Nominations close for ‘inside panels’ on New Year’s Eve and December 18th for ‘outside’ panels with with the count taking place on January 30th
Officials at Leinster House asked in July for more bike spaces for the complex, saying demand for existing stands was very high
President Michael D Higgins records an LP; the Oireachtas spends more taxpayers’ cash on something it’s not clear we need; and an ex-rugby star encounters some unwanted wingers
The State’s Environmental Protection Agency is hoping new measures will reduce wastage
Political parties must indicate how they will uphold and strengthen our carbon budgets
Simon Harris changes his tie to green as he and Micheál Martin wrestle with the champagne bottle to launch Election ‘24
Eamon Ryan says Ballsbridge is ‘horrific’ for pedestrians and cyclists at final transport committee meeting
Ged Nash gets the boot even before a vote is cast as chamber hears plenty unparliamentary language
Up to 80,000 extra workers needed to address housing crisis, fiscal council says; Cabinet to clear way for election
Noel Rock appreciation video sees Paschal Donohoe gush there is now ‘only one Rock in my life’ as the Dwayne Johnson fan praises his FG colleague
Pearse Doherty branded ‘an angry man’ amid fractious exchanges on home building
Motion says that House will takes note of document which made 38 recommendations as some TDs oppose legislation
Mary Lou McDonald does not have a GUBU moment but a FUSA moment - a ‘Full, Unequivocal, Sincere Apology’
National Youth Council of Ireland report says almost half of under-24s say access to youth work services is poor
Once polling date is announced, legislation will be sequenced to be completed and become law before Oireachtas is dissolved
Taoiseach and his wife celebrate his birthday by going to see the musical Hamilton, which contains the perfect chorus for a young and hungry leader on the brink of his first general election
Brian Stanley has gone missing in the political undergrowth, despite noble efforts to find him by media search parties
Five senior Science Foundation Ireland staff made protected disclosures last December involving claims against Prof Nolan
Paschal Donohoe says system of representation ‘broadly works’ and wants ‘national conversation’ on the matter
Passage of legislation fuels mounting speculation of pre-Christmas election
So why is Mary Lou announcing ‘a complete overhaul’ of these same governance procedures? An abundance of caution or an abundance of caught-out?
Move would allow ‘customers to exercise their own judgment to decide on food quality’
A former Lord Mayor of Belfast, he resigned his Seanad seat last year citing health reasons
Resignation of PAC chair Brian Stanley amid internal inquiry and ‘counter allegation’ adds to multifaceted crisis facing party leader Mary Lou McDonald
The temperature is rising in Leinster House: telltale signs of a late November election are mounting, despite the denials
Peadar Tóibín says Senators ‘sniggered like giddy children’ as they denied being reported infiltrator during Seanad sitting
Rightly or wrongly, one name was on everyone’s lips
Controversial Planning and Development Bill a key part of plans to address housing crisis, but Opposition says it will add to delays and costs
Proposal envisages four lines between Dublin’s Connolly Station and Malahide to separate commuter and intercity services
National Paediatric Hospital Development Board says it could not express confidence in most recent revised substantial completion date
Deputies and senators address each other as ‘comrade’ in corridors as speculation continues about Oireachtas member allegedly recruited as a Russian agent
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín calls on Irish political parties to audit members to see if anyone has received potential contact from Russian intelligence
‘Influence operations’ by Russia and China are not uncommon as reports allege an Oireachtas member is working as an asset for Russian security services
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