Carol Nolan

The Rural Independent Group’s draft pre-budget submission was released in error

Farmers - for and against the rewetting of peat farmland - talk about their hopes and fears on the eve of the next vote on the nature restoration law at the European Parliament on Tuesday

State forced to reduce fuel tax last year due to rising prices caused by war in Ukraine but will reverse cuts in June

Deputy Bríd Smith claims some TDs are feeding into a ‘racist, ugly narrative’ about refugees

Independent TD accuses Darragh O’Brien of being ‘condescending’ and attempting to ‘demonise’ Carol Nolan

Financial regulator increased store of gold reserves to 12 metric tonnes

Emissions ceilings to be decided for economic sectors once budgets come into effect

Rural Independent TDs put forward motion calling for ‘urgent mini-budget’

Appointment of chair of abortion legislation review receives almost no scrutiny

Politicians express horror at killing of Offaly teacher Ashling Murphy

Issues such as foetal pain relief can be raised within review, Minister for Health says

Vital decisions need time yet many want to remove any delay impeding abortion

Increase in reports of domestic violence and harassment of asylum-seekers

Move on corporate tax ‘appeased our EU masters’, and is ‘just the beginning’, says Nolan

Independents warn Government that new hospitality regime will face legal challenge

BAI upheld some complaints about radio coverage but there is a systemic problem

All political parties backed legislation, as 10 independents oppose

More than 30 Opposition amendments to landmark legislation fall or rejected

People of goodwill must agree to relieving foetal pain with anaesthesia

Carol Nolan introduces Bill which was co-sponsored by 10 other TDs in Dáil

Healy-Rae blames pollution in Asia for harming environment, not person ‘with a turf fire’

Use of judicial review to ‘frustrate and delay’ projects a cause of concern – Taoiseach

‘People should be allowed burial with dignity’, Minister of State for financial services Sean Fleming said

New clusters reported in five more nursing homes in past seven days, Dáil told

Kerry TD describes fuel increase as ‘one of most vicious attacks’ on rural Ireland

We are learning that a pandemic, along with a week, is a long time in politics

Musician says pandemic unemployment payment stopped after he gave passport details to gardaí

In wake of Siptu claim Fianna Fáil leader tells the Dáil that situation ‘gravely serious’

Seán Fleming says FF ‘seen as too close to Fine Gael in government for past four years’

There is likely to be at least one high-profile casualty in this constituency

Maureen O’Sullivan says ‘housing situation is so dire, how could I abstain?’

Campaigners march through Dublin with banners stating ‘abortion steals hope’

Some believe SF must not only point to Government's failings but also to solutions

‘No law, no legislation can make it right to take the life of a child’

Parties will pore over results in the coming weeks to discern trends for the next general election

Some hard thinking and hard choices await Mary Lou McDonald

A UK council thinks women should be protected from people offering leaflets on abortion

Party sources say it is after the ‘angry vote’, raising questions about longer-term strategy

Banking & Payments Federation says new Bill could put potential market entrants off

Controversial eviction took place at Roscommon farm