Labour Party

Michael Lowry gave two fingers to the public. Their message back to the Government is equally concise

Political careers of Tipperary North TD and Verona Murphy should have been over long before either got into this mess

Conor McGregor presidential bid: All but one of 188 councillors would not vote for MMA fighter, survey shows

Councillors are bracing for a chaotic bid to seek presidential nomination

Independent senator Aubrey McCarthy expresses interest in possible Áras run

Businessman and charity co-founder the latest person to reveal they are considering presidential tilt

Are Labour getting too close to Sinn Féin for their own good?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Michael Lowry gives masterclass in smug ingratitude amid Dáil chaos over speaking time

Two-digit TD for Tipperary gloated dismissively as Opposition raged over Ceann Comhairle’s decision to bring Dáil confrontation over speaking rights to abrupt end

Opposition leaders stop short of no confidence motion in Verona Murphy

Opposition stops short of tabling motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle following her decision to push through vote on controversial changes

Presidential election starting to look like a lose-lose bet for Sinn Féin

Mary Lou McDonald knows she can’t afford to oversee yet another poor performance - but can the party credibly sit this one out?

Conor McGregor’s presidential hopes are a warning to the Government parties to unite behind a strong candidate

Heather Humphreys is an obvious contender - but will Fianna Fáil go along with it?

Taoiseach’s ‘sniggering’ in Oval Office was action of ‘obsequious coward’, claims Sinn Féin leader

Martin says McDonald's 'feigned outrage' ignores his comments about housing being Ireland’s number-one issue

Will Sinn Féin back a left unity candidate for the presidency?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Left-wing parties intensify discussions on joint candidate for presidential election

Leaders of Labour Party, Sinn Féin, Green Party and Social Democrats, as well as a representative from People Before Profit, expected to attend talks on Wednesday

Dublin city councillors agree to ban Airbnb-style lockboxes from next month

Labour councillor says the contraptions are ‘dirty’, ‘unsightly’ trip hazards

Charlie Haughey was framed and then he disappeared. But soon the mystery was solved

Micheál Martin was thrilled although for a while it looked like there’d been a drastic rewriting of history

Confusion over Minister’s ‘contradictory’ remarks about Meta Ireland job cuts

Union urges Peter Burke to ‘fully investigate’ tech giant’s cull of ‘low performers’

Senators and clerk of Seanad to oppose recount petition

Cllr Angela Feeney claims she was refused a full recount by returning officer during Seanad elections

Taoiseach erupts at Sinn Féin lecturing others about doing the right thing while canonising IRA slaytriots

Ceann Comhairle tells Micheál Martin to stop carrying on like a child following goading by Pearse Doherty over Michael Lowry

Proposals to change triple lock potentially ‘very dangerous’ – Sinn Féin

Government insists plans will not infringe on Ireland’s military neutrality

Speaking rights row set to reignite as opposition insists those who support Government must not speak on their Dáil time

Government Chief Whip Mary Butler set a deadline of Wednesday for submissions from political parties about Dáil reform and speaking rights

Greens to lose €850,000 a year, Social Democrats and Aontú to gain in new funding allocation

Exchequer funding given to nine parties obtaining at least 2 per cent of first preferences

Labour councillor takes High Court challenge over Seanad vote count

Angela Feeney was eliminated on the 23rd count for the agriculture panel

Legislation to increase number of Ministers rushed through Dáil, passing by 92 votes to 72

Labour finance spokesman Ged Nash describes the legislation as a ‘jobs for the boys Bill’ and says the new posts will cost State €7.5 million over five years

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald writes to Ceann Comhairle following Dáil row with Taoiseach

Government response to housing debate ‘could have been written by ChatGPT’, Labour claims

New senators set out stalls as Mark Daly of FF elected unopposed as Cathaoirleach

Almost all 60 senators spoke on first day of new Seanad as Irish unity, disability and housing among platforms for future debate

Danny Healy-Rae a lonely figure as Roaring Independents split

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

Government ‘peddling myth’ about Occupied Territories Bill, former coalition minister says

Claim of need to ‘start from scratch’ is to ‘avoid taking action’, Roderic O’Gorman says

Seanad election finishes with 20 women among 49 winners

Focus on Taoiseach’s 11 nominations for more female representation

Ceann Comhairle rules Regional Independents cannot be viewed as members of the Opposition

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

Marathon five-day Seanad count ends with women taking 20 of 49 seats

Full list of elected members includes 20 women before Taoiseach’s nominees are added

Long wait for Sinn Féin poll topper to secure Seanad seat

Former TDs Alan Farrell (FG) and Matt Shanahan (Ind) fail in bids to win seats

In a Word ... Politics

It might be argued that some smaller parties were outmanoeuvred in negotiations to form this Government, while others chose to make demands they knew would be refused

Seanad election: Aontú and Social Democrats win first seats in Seanad, Labour loses by tenth of a vote

Social Democrats set to win first Seanad seat; Fine Gael gains a seat as Fianna Fáil down two

Unveiling of new junior Ministers underlines Dáil sausage-fest

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

Further Dáil clash over Lowry group speaking time looms

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’

Micheál Martin finally gets his emotional moment among the throngs after Covid scuppered first celebrations

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

Scenes of chaos and bullying in Dáil will have done nothing for the reputation of politicians

Nobody in the political world emerged untarnished from the spectacle

How it happened: Unprecedented and chaotic scenes in the Dáil

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

Labour, Soc Dems and Greens agree vote-trading deal in bid to secure Seanad election seats

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

Labour and Social Democrats abdicated responsibility by not ‘fighting’ for power, O’Gorman tells Greens convention

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

‘It is so wrong on so many levels’: former senator Jimmy Harte’s health declined after move to nursing home following brain injury

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

2024 in Irish politics: Elections, leadership changes, referendums and restoration

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

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