Bríd Smith and Ruth Coppinger will refuse to stand for Dáil prayer – will they be ejected?

Atheist Ireland wants end to Oireachtas practice of praying to ‘Christ Our Lord’

Enda finds his va-va-voom, O’Brien sues nobody and Boyd-Barrett is incandescent

Dáil Business Committee has no business thinking that it can guide Dáil business

Nothing like a procedural row, but maybe it’s less not more time they need in Dáil Éireann

A retiring secretary general recalls a ‘Yes Minister’-style intervention

François Hollande sympathises with Irish press corps as TDs and Senators begin recess

Too early to dismiss as failure: Vital Dáil reform unlikely to be finished before spring

Delay in forming government means new legislation unlikely to be enacted before July

Outlook comes after founder admits group is ‘in trouble’

MPs told new entity would deliver much better outcomes for range of diseases