Michael Lowry

Wexford TD says she bears no ill will to those who brought motion and ‘her door is always open’

The motion of confidence in Verona Murphy was not without its repercussions

The Government will hope the vote brings to a close two months of bitter procedural wrangling but the Ceann Comhairle ‘s job is unlikely to get easier

The Dublin Bay North TD will remain a member of the Lowry technical group and will continue to support the Government

The Cabinet is expected to approve the text of the confidence motion on Tuesday morning

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

While Donald Trump prepares to announce swingeing tariffs, the lower house maintains its focus on parliamentary procedure

Row is yet more evidence of politicians’ preoccupation with trivia as storm clouds gather abroad and housing crisis worsens at home

Government deputies develop a nose for the ‘m’ word in the nick of time as Ceann Comhairle is barracked by Opposition

The two-fingered salute has been eclipsed by the more aggressive single-finger variant beloved of bellicose motorists

Row over speaking rights has put all other Dáil business in abeyance for two months

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Lowry’s One Foot in the Gravy Train episode has surely dragged the scales from the eyes of voters who have re-elected him in the 14 years since the Moriarty Tribunal

Radio: Liveline guest host adoitly covers Dáil speaking-time fiasco as political divisions are laid bare on Drivetime

Opposition has objected to inclusion of controversial new speaking time slots for coalition-supporting Independents and Government backbenchers on Dáil schedule

Debate and vote scheduled to oust Ceann Comhairle who has ‘impartially adhered to my solemn undertakings ... through the House to the Irish people’

Bitter row over speaking rights dominated Dáil for second day as three opposition leaders called for Ms Murphy’s resignation

In their eagerness to copperfasten an impregnable majority, Government parties unwittingly set a booby trap for themselves

Explainer: Can Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy endure sustained attack? And when the Opposition loses the no-confidence vote, what will its next move be?

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy responds as Opposition publishes no-confidence motion

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

Combined Opposition leaders have accused the Coalition of giving “two fingers” to democracy

Opposition leaders meet over latest offer of speaking time for Government-supporting Independents

Businessman was key figure in Moriarty tribunal’s lengthy investigation into financial links between Michael Lowry and Denis O’Brien

Northern Irish businessman pleads not guilty to ‘conspiracy to cheat’ over scheme offered to UK policyholders

Long-running dispute centres on efforts to carve out speaking time for a small group of Independents involved in Government-formation talks

Sinn Féin leader says Dáil in ‘cold storage’ and that Government’s priority is ‘money for junior Ministers’

The world is a changed place and Ireland must figure out how to deal with those changes. Would it not be an idea to have some debate about this in the national parliament?

Another effort to resolve the increasingly bitter Dáil speaking rights controversy ended in disarray this week. Where to now?

Fiery Dáil exchanges over impasse as promise of solution dubbed a ‘con’

A full-blown trade war could be underway by the time the traditional Washington visit takes place

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

Tipperary TD seeking to make personal statement to Dáil, Verona Murphy says

Government and Opposition whips each insist they will not back down ahead of crunch meeting

No resolution to Dáil drama weeks into the new term, with more fireworks possible today

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has cleared all other items from the agenda of Wednesday’s meeting in bid to end the dispute

Ms Justice Emily Egan said that she would include a detailed summary of the tribunal’s findings instead