European election results: All Irish MEPs elected as final four seats decided in Midlands-North-West
Barry Cowen elected on 20th count overnight, as Maria Walsh, Nina Carberry and Ciarán Mullooly also set for Brussels
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan
European Election: Mick Wallace loses out as Kathleen Funchion (SF), Michael McNamara (Ind) and Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (FF) win final seats in Ireland South
Election results: Barry Cowen expected to be elected alongside Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan as Midlands-North-West counting continues
‘The one thing you’ve got to do is be remembered in politics’: Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan is heading back to Brussels
Midlands-North-West MEP secured his third consecutive term in this year’s European elections
European election results: Who is still in line for a seat and where will the transfers flow?
Slow race towards European Parliament restarts this morning as counts in Dublin, Midlands-North-West and Ireland South resume
How did Ireland’s MEPs perform in Europe over the last five years?
Coalition-building across political groups more important in European Parliament than in the Oireachtas
Midlands-North-West: Battle for final seat could end with a small party making a breakthrough
Constituency profile - Midlands North-West: Consensus remains that the three big parties and Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan will take four of the five seats
The psychology of election posters: to smile, frown or go full Mick Wallace?
Experts in behavioral psychology examine a selection of posters from the campaign trail to reveal hidden meanings
‘Celebrity’ election candidates: On the campaign trail with Ciaran Mullooly, Nina Carberry and Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
Mullooly and Carberry are contesting the European elections in Midlands-North-West, Mhurchú in the South constituency
European election Midlands-North-West debate: Migration a heated topic, but winning candidates hard to pick
Live debate on RTE Upfront features Peter Casey, Barry Cowen, Luke Ming Flanagan, Saoirse McHugh, Chris MacManus, Pauline O’Reilly. Peadar Tóibín and Maria Walsh
European Parliament elections: a few clear leaders and then a mad scramble for seats
Candidates face a battle where party running mates could be their most dangerous rivals transfers will in many cases be decisive
Any drift towards the right could be disastrous for Europe’s climate agenda
It’s not just the ‘far right’ who weaponise climate policies for politically opportunistic reasons
Major overhaul of EU asylum policy approved by European Parliament
MEPs approve 10 Bills making up new migration pact following efforts to reform policies stretching back to 2016
Nina Carberry expects to be replaced as coach on Ireland’s Fittest Family due to European election run
Former jockey says she would bring ‘resilience and perseverance’ learnt from horse racing to EU Parliament
Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan tweet trial: What exactly happened and was this an act of revenge or just a joke?
Former assistant retained access to MEP’s Twitter account after taking it over during National Ploughing Championships
Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan’s former assistant sentenced to community service over ‘skinny dipping’ tweet
Diarmuid Hayes sent post about former Green politician Saoirse McHugh from MEP’s account as ‘impulsive’ joke
The world is burning, but Sinn Féin is focusing on the local elections
The party decided not to be the party of change on climate change, which may be a smart political calculation, but comes at a cost
Thursday’s Top Stories: Mental health pressures among issues as student dropouts rise; recovering from heart failure at 36
The stories you need to start your day including; Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin on Ireland’s shameful history of attempting to hide away single mothers and boy (10) dies after crash
The ‘impulsive joke’ tweet that caused Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan three years of ‘torture’
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Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan's former assistant says Saoirse McHugh skinny dipping tweet an ‘impulsive joke’
Belgian court told Diarmuid Hayes still had access to MEP’s Twitter account after contract not renewed
People in politics, journalism, judiciary take drugs but do not end up in court, Dáil told
Labour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin says current policy of criminalisation for possession of drugs for personal use is not working
Assistant accused of seeking to damage reputation of Luke Ming Flanagan with skinny-dipping tweet
Charges carry potential prison term and fines of up to €100,000 under Belgian penal code
Former Luke Ming Flanagan assistant to go on trial for tweet about Saoirse McHugh
Film-maker Diarmuid Hayes accused of posting tweet about photographs of former Green Party politician Saoirse McHugh skinny dipping
Nature Restoration Law could prevent farming without changes to wording – Luke Ming Flanagan
Midlands North-West MEP said line dedicated to restoring habitats could be obstacle to farming
NTMA spends €37bn mopping up legacy of notorious IBRC promissory notes
State keen to close the door on the last of the debt used to prop up Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide whose failure triggered the financial crisis
‘We are paying the price of freedom,’ says Zelenskiy
Standing ovation at extraordinary European Parliament session but West rules out no-fly zone
Nóirín O’Sullivan: ‘Having your good name destroyed is a huge thing’
Allegations against former garda commissioner have been dismissed by tribunal
Garda whistleblower who said he was targeted ‘became irrational’, tribunal finds
Disclosures Tribunal dismisses 22 claims made by Garda Nicky Keogh against senior officers
Eerie Brussels edges back towards rubbing elbows and bashing heads
Europe Letter: Weary of online chat, capital with high death rate is back in the flesh
Ireland South recount gets under way as Greens poised to take final seat
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has sought recount as she faces losing seat
Rechecks and recounts in Ireland South as battle continues for final MEP seat
Inside Politics: Angela Kerins wins her case in the Supreme Court against the PAC
Elections 2019: What we know so far
Varadkar refuses to rule out early general election while Green wave sweeps through locals
Election debate: ‘Peter Casey seems like a millionaire in dire need of a new hobby’
Prime Time Election Debate: Too little discussion of Europe, too much of Peter Casey
FF TD says she is being pushed aside in favour of running mate
Anne Rabbitte and Brendan Smith standing in Midlands North West as party chases seats
FF candidate says ‘old guard’ behind European campaign change
Sprawling Midlands North West opened to two candidates in last week
Residents welcome clean up of illegal dump in Cork city
Contractors begin removing tonnes of waste from Ellis’s Yard site in Ballyvolane this morning
Clean-up work to begin on controversial illegal dump in Cork
Ballyvolane residents seek European environmental investigation of Irish authorities
European elections loom in much-changed landscape
Europe Letter: Fianna Fáil likely to be big winners in European poll in May
Hundreds protest in Castlerea over men’s alleged assault by garda
Garda Ombudsman investigating incident in which two men and a garda were injured
Putting manners on the digital media industry
MEPs are bitterly divided over creating new copyright rules ahead of meeting next week
Decline in number favouring second term for President Higgins
A number of prospective candidates have indicated interest in running for the office
Ming’s report on banks not so mighty
Irish MEP’s document asks whether ECB and Irish banks colluded to hide losses
‘Ming’ Flanagan says he would quit as MEP if in Brian Crowley’s situation
Being present for votes in European Parliament an ‘essential element’ of MEP’s job
Brexit: People should put fingers in ears until after British election, committee told
EU exit incompatible with Belfast agreement, Sinn Féin MEP for Northern Ireland says
Facebook case shows social media has same legal risks as print
The courts are increasingly pursuing online defamation cases and making big awards
After five years marching, Ballyhea says No more
Weekly protest in Co Cork parish ends against bank bailout
Turnout down on 2011 general election but up on marriage referendum
Voter numbers down nearly 5% nationally but not out of line with recent elections
Sligo-Leitrim: Fianna Fáil takes two seats as Eamon Scanlon returns
Tony McLoughlin of Fine Gael and Sinn Féin’s Martin Kenny also elected
Europe agrees €200 million for Irish flood protection
Minister of State Simon Harris to press EU on emergency fund
People to watch in 2016: Politics
With a general election looming, a new cohort of politicians are hoping for success in 2016. Harry McGee points to five expected do well at the ballot boxes
New MEP committee likely to increase scrutiny of Irish tax regime
European Parliament setting up successor to LuxLeaks tax rulings group
Fine Gael MEPs oppose anti-bullfighting law in vote
An amendment banning bullfighting subsidies was passed by the European Parliament
Madrid congress provides forum for delegates from EU centre-right parties
Political groups play crucial backroom role in European politics
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