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Women junior Ministers were placed in the front row at the Leinster House photocall but it fooled no one, as just six of the 23 appointees are women

There are disputed accounts also as to whether Independent TD Michael Lowry and Sinn Féin’s Pádraig Mac Lochlainn shook hands over a claimed ‘deal’

In a rare opportunity for party political celebration, Fianna Fáilers gathered for the traditional Yahooing of the Boss

Nobody in the political world emerged untarnished from the spectacle

Election of new taoiseach and government proves impossible as Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy forced to suspend the House repeatedly

Electorate of just under 1,200 including 941 councillors, 174 incoming TDs and outgoing Senators issued their postal votes for the 43 seats on five vocational panels

Roderic O’Gorman’s comments came as 300 Green Party delegates attended event in Dublin

Recent figures show almost 1,300 people aged 20-65 are in nursing homes due to lack of community services

After a year of two lost referendums, a taoiseach’s resignation and huge losses for government partners the Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are returning to power

Intervention in X case and lack of action on extradition warrant for paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth among issues that marked Whelehan’s term

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

Businessmen sued for defamation over then-minister’s statement, claiming it was for legitimate pork export business

The image which Ireland presented to the world at the end of 2024 was one of unusual stability

Former Green Party leader opens up about ‘being attacked from all sides’ and party’s general election wipeout

Wondering about how you’ll explain Irish politics to visiting foreign relatives – or to yourself? Wonder no more

A political year of shocks and surprises somehow ended up as it began: with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in cahoots. The politician of the year may have had something to do with it

Ireland heard plenty of ‘eco rhetoric’ in 2024 but there was a clear sense that political leaders have not grasped the reality of the climate emergency

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up a Israel enters a war of words with Ireland

Independent TDs begin jockeying for ministerial positions in the next government

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

Outspoken Independent TD was deselected by Fine Gael as a candidate for 2020 general election following comments about asylum seekers

Independent TD Verona Murphy in pole position for role as TDs gather in Leinster House for first sitting in almost six weeks

Talks continue between potential parties to coalition government

Labour Party representatives to meet Simon Harris and Fine Gael negotiating team, and Ivana Bacik to meet Micheál Martin

Plus: Michael H Burke not sweating it over Ailesbury Road house price, Politico takes aim at ‘Europa Experience’ centres, and Fontaines DC are doing just nicely

The decision to stay out is due not to an excess of ideological purity but to an entirely rational assessment of the probable outcome

Controversial rates rise forced through by voting bloc featuring Fianna Fáil, Labour, Sinn Féin and independents

Labour keen to let process ‘play out’, sources say

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Outside of coalition talks, other big story of the week was undoubtedly Eoin Hayes’s suspension from Social Democrats

With government formation talks set to intensify before Christmas, focus now on who will provide safety in numbers for next coalition

Martin and Harris got on each other’s nerves during the election campaign, but they now need to put their differences aside

There is a strong expectation that Labour leader Ivana Bacik will recommend that the party does not proceed with negotiations about joining a coalition government

Following initial engagement with other political parties, there had been speculation that the newly-enlarged party would leave government formation talks

Each party has its own distinct challenge facing into the post-election period. Sinn Féin’s is about how to transform itself from government-in-waiting to radical opposition

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

It’s a cliffhanger moment for the Irish screen industry. Will producers here be boosted by the kind of levy on streamers now commonly found across the EU?

Minister for Finance says it will likely be at least January before a new coalition is put together

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