Miriam Lord: Leo makes Wexford wait while Wallace takes the Mick

Learjet woes, compo culture and Maria Bailey all made an appearance this week

Fine Gael’s Verona Murphy ‘deeply regrets’ Islamic State comments

Wexford byelection candidate claimed terror group is a big part of immigrant population

Maria Bailey deselected as Fine Gael candidate for Dún Laoghaire

Swing injury case TD disappointed with Taoiseach’s decision to ‘sanction me again’

Miriam Lord: ‘Votegate’ takes a backseat as fobbing fever grips the Dáil

Do TDs fob each other into the chamber? Lt Columbo aka Paul Murphy cracks the case

Taoiseach and Tánaiste defend Maria Bailey after ‘no confidence’ bid

Motion backed by some activists in her Dún Laoghaire constituency was ruled out of order

Miriam Lord’s Week: Fine Gael troops told to push back against Fianna Fáil swagger

The party needs to stop talking itself into opposition, reckons Simon Harris

Fine Gael TDs Maria Bailey and Alan Farrell had to refund Oireachtas expenses

Audit by Mazars finds six out of 22 randomly selected TDs and senators made ineligible claims in 2017

Call for poll to determine if Bailey should run for re-election

Louth FG TD says he does not believe Maria Bailey should stand for re-election for party

Maria Bailey case: ‘Fury’ in Fine Gael over Varadkar decision not to punish TD further

FG member says Taoiseach ‘bottled it’ in not removing the whip over compensation claim

Bailey demotion potentially damaging to Varadkar within FG

Analysis: Decision not to strip TD of whip seen by some TDs as missed opportunity

Maria Bailey removed as committee chair over compensation claim

Varadkar says he will not remove whip from Fine Gael TD, conscious of ‘devastating effect’ of saga

Miriam Lord’s Awards: Winners of this year’s political gongs

Dáil movers, shakers, losers and inbetweeners, plus the prestigious George Clooney Award

John Bailey was man of ‘compassion’, mourners told at funeral

Daughter Maria Bailey TD said father reared her to be a ‘strong, independent woman’

Fine Gael councillor and key Dublin GAA figure John Bailey dies

Bailey was prominent member of Cuala GAA who refereed 1986 All-Ireland hurling final

Taoiseach receives report into Maria Bailey claims controversy

Varadkar says he has discussed with TD and will not publish due to anonymity

FG grassroots call for publication of report into Bailey compensation claim

Taoiseach has said making public internal party report not usual

The gentleman farmer revolutionising Dublin’s pub scene

Interview: Matt Ryan - ‘I was born to do business. Love doing business. Still get that kick’

FG candidates will have to disclose involvement in legal proceedings after Bailey case - Taoiseach

Varadkar says insurers have been warned that ‘Ireland isn’t Treasure Island’

Sean O’Rourke gave Maria Bailey a generous length of rope, then yanked it sharply

Radio review: When O’Rourke finishes the interview, it’s an act of mercy to his guest

Cliff Taylor: Too much talk and too little action on insurance reform

Maria Bailey incident highlights high claims costs and expensive insurance

Maria Bailey absent for key Oireachtas meeting

Fine Gael TD withdraws personal injury case against Dean hotel but fallout continues

Hotel at centre of Bailey swing incident confirms case is withdrawn

Dean Hotel says it is ‘satisfied’ with the result

‘Sword of Damocles’ still hanging over Maria Bailey

‘They couldn’t fire her for doing that awful interview. They aren’t grounds for dismissal’

Maria Bailey controversy: Taoiseach expected to meet Fine Gael TD

Varadkar says many would agree with criticism from Heather Humphreys over ‘compensation culture’

Maria Bailey and her swing case: questions that remain

What injuries did she suffer, and what legal advice did she receive and from whom?

Pressure grows on Maria Bailey to step down from Oireachtas committee

Cabinet and FG colleagues critical of TD’s personal injury claim and radio interview

The Irish Times view on Maria Bailey: a question of judgment

The Dublin TD’s refusal to take ownership of her own actions, behaving as if she had no agency in proceedings taken in her name, is not good enough

Maria Bailey says leak of swing case was ‘planned’ to maximise damage

Simon Harris says TD’s radio interview ‘unfortunate’ and ‘blaming lots of others’

Transcript of Maria Bailey interview on Sean O’Rourke show

‘This was methodical, this was well orchestrated, this was preplanned to cause maximum damage’

Maria Bailey faces call for clarification over swing claim case

Reports that Fine Gael TD is dropping case against Dublin hotel

Miriam Lord: Swings and roundabouts for Fine Gael as it seeks to tackle compo culture

Legitimate personal injury case risks taking shine off party’s much-trumpeted crusade

Michael McDowell criticises Fine Gael TD for injuries claim

Maria Bailey has alleged negligence against the Dean Hotel after alleged swing fall in 2015

Oireachtas committees warned to stay within their remit after Angela Kerins case

TDs and Senators given extensive legal advice and told to treat witnesses with respect

Local authority housing lists lack transparency, report states

Absence of consistency leading tenants to believe system subject to ‘political patronage’

Over 90 female politicians gather ahead of suffrage centenary

Ceann Comhairle calls for increased participation of women in politics

Minister for Housing has ‘undermined confidence’ in homelessness stats

Oireachtas committee told rationale for removal of some people from data ‘unclear’

Councils could face sanctions over Traveller accommodation budgets

Government-appointed expert group proposes financial penalty for underspending

Miriam Lord: Denham portrait a picture of slow change at King’s Inns

Healy-Raes exhaust patience over driving Bill, Kenny to be named European of the Year

Housing movement like anti-water charges campaign urged

Policy appears to be ‘solutions’ that are most profitable for private sector, conference told

‘I was made to look like a fool,’ says FG backbencher

TDs critical of Varadkar and Fitzgerald over controversy as they look to filling vacancy

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