Ivana Bacik

Danny Healy-Rae goes solo on Opposition benches after the old band breaks up, and watches his brother Michael hurry around the Government benches

Father had died in front of his family, says Sinn Féin’s Rose Conway-Walsh, adding ‘That is the tragedy of it. That is how urgent this is’

Ruling appears to present a path to resolving the conflict about speaking time and allowing the Dáil to proceed this week

Groundhog Day? Welcome to the groundhog decade

Labour leader Ivana Bacik said there were the same number of Ministers with the name James as there were women

Late-night wrangling produced a compromise over the Regional Independents - but whether it holds remains to be seen

What we witnessed was the end of a consensus in which the big parties all agreed that parliament had to work. The feelings that erupted won’t dissipate quickly

Cabinet criticised as ‘very male’ with only three women as full ministers, down one from last time

Simon Harris becomes Minister for Foreign Affairs as Jim O'Callaghan takes justice portfolio

A year of change heralds a future of more of the same

Ivana Bacik communicates decision to leaders of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

Ireland’s position on Israel has always been consistent. If our Government is guilty of anything, it is delay

Michael Lowry expects to meet Chambers and McEntee to discuss ‘parameters’ of engagement in government formation talks

Labour and Regional Independent group to decide on pursuing negotiations with two outgoing ruling parties

Fianna Fáil particularly keen on enticing Labour into a coalition rather than Independents, while main two negotiating parties have differing views on issues including VAT reform, new departments and overhaul of the Department of Public Expenditure

Jim O’Callaghan talks up Independents option while Bacik expected to speak separately with Martin and Harris this week

Labour and Social Democrats to hold first post-election meeting about how to proceed after increasing their Dáil numbers, as divisions between the parties emerge

Democracy is on a downward arc globally, and we can see the warning signs here in the treatment by some media of Gerry Hutch’s candidacy as a joke. We learned nothing from the ascent of Donald Trump

General election explainer: The earliest we can expect negotiations about the formation of the next government to conclude is mid-January

Final count finished in Cavan-Monaghan with the make up of the 34th Dáil now complete

Electorate did not back Independents at level suggested by polling during the campaign but they could still play major role in 34th Dáil

Labour leader defends Dublin Bay South seat after party’s strong election campaign

Fianna Fáil leader says he sees clear path to government while Fine Gael leader expresses confidence that his party will play significant role in Coalition formation talks

Simon Harris’s encounter with care worker Charlotte Fallon stood out as a pivotal moment in a campaign for which the political parties seemed oddly unprepared

Rival parties pressed on possible coalition arrangements in final campaign events before polling day

Election 2024: Fine Gael’s chances of taking two seats will suffer from decision of Kate O’Connell to run as an Independent

Leaders’ debate fails to change dynamic of uncertain election campaign

Election 2024: Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald trade blows in final TV debate before election

Hostility to Sinn Féin over immigration has dissipated in its strongholds but the party has not yet captured the momentum of its successful 2020 general election campaign

‘I don’t think fair people will judge me on 40 seconds,’ Harris says following backlash over disability worker interaction

Housing is a central issue in this election, from building targets and government supports for prospective house buyers to rising rents and building defects

Labour and Social Democrats target Fine Gael leader for ruling out multi-party left wing alliance

‘Squeezed middle’ is real and ‘global economic environment is volatile’, Fine Gael leader says

While plans differ between some parties on housing, the cost of living and taxes, all of them agree on a few basic tenets around housing

Labour sets out six ‘key missions’ party will have if part of next government, relating to issues including housing, climate and health

Labour and Sinn Féin claim scheme has inflationary effect, increasing price of housing for first time buyers

Labour leader concerned toxic nature of presidential contest may be seen during Irish general election campaign

Three taoisigh, five budgets and a global pandemic: in unprecedented times it was a government like no other

US election: ‘Ireland will work to deepen and strengthen the historic and unbreakable bonds between our people and our nations’ - Harris

Government officials believe it is entirely unfair to compare Ireland’s handling of the pandemic to that of the UK