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Red-carpet treatment as packed Dáil chamber gathers to hear Zelenskiy

Unlikely wartime leader must be so weary of having to travel the world, pleading for solidarity with his invaded homeland

The Irish Times view on Zelenskiy’s Irish visit: neutral but not indifferent

His arrival in Dublin took place at a moment when intensified negotiations may prove pivotal

In pictures: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s first official visit to Ireland

Occasion marked by an address to both houses of Oireachtas and courtesy call to President Catherine Connolly

Oireachtas committee recommends opting out of ‘majority’ of EU migration and asylum pact

Bill to give effect to pact is seen as most radical overhaul of migration policy in a generation

Major Garda security operation, road closures in place for Zelenskiy visit to Dublin

Additional €100m in ‘non-lethal’ military support set to be announced during Ukrainian president’s first official trip to Ireland

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to visit Ireland amid ongoing efforts to end war with Russia

President is due to meet Taoiseach and may deliver an address to the Houses of the Oireachtas

Filibustering or scrutinising? Slow passage of the defamation Bill through the Oireachtas

Legislation seeks to end to lawsuits designed to stymie comment and coverage on particular individuals or organisations

The Fourteen Steps of Mount Merrion a must-see for international students of profligacy

‘I don’t believe €750,000 is right, proper or appropriate for 14 steps,’ Taoiseach concedes on his return from the world stage

Children watched Charlie Kirk’s death online and see pornography daily, committee told

‘We know kids as young as eight or nine are seeing pornography, violent pornography, on a daily basis,’ says TD

Mystery of the missing Micheál leaves Opposition leaders stuck with understudy

Ministers of a more fragile disposition than Darragh O’Brien might have been crushed by the reception

Hot school meals: Junior infants served same portions as those in sixth class

Tackling portion size to help reduce food waste generated by scheme, says Department of Health official

Bualadh bos for Liz Truss as Coalition use ‘the lettuce’ to stave off Sinn Féin attack

Taoiseach and Tánaiste relish the chance to remind Mary Lou McDonald of her one-time alignment with the former Tory PM

Ivan Yates ‘deliberately’ didn’t tell Matt Cooper about Jim Gavin training

Pundit addresses Oireachtas committee after it emerged he provided media training Jim Gavin during presidential election

Ivan Yates praised for agreeing to answer questions about his media training work

The pundit and former politician is due to appear at the Oireachtas Media Committee on Wednesday evening

Well wishes from all sides see Paschal Donohoe off from his time in the Dáil

The now former minister bowed out ahead of taking on his new job at the World Bank in his usual fuss-free style

After their grand day out at Dublin Castle, TDs were rolling in the aisles in Dáil

Verona Murphy hatched a comedy line, but deputy Michael Collins was counting his chickens already

Plastic bottle cap bugbear the perfect example of EU’s disconnected messaging

Environment commissioner says Brussels needs to get better at explaining ‘why we are doing things’

Miriam Lord: Connolly’s inauguration was a bit like a big Irish wedding, solemn and joyous

Simon Harris walked Catherine C up the aisle in Dublin Castle before giving her away to the people of Ireland

Media regulator, PR experts invited to address Oireachtas committee on transparency issues

Move follows controversy over former minister Ivan Yates providing coaching to Jim Gavin while broadcasting on political matters

Cancer services saved Richard Boyd Barrett’s life. Now, he wants to give back

Warm welcome all round from political rivals as People Before Profit stalwart returns to Dáil

Jack Chambers endures silent tsunami of schadenfreude in the Dáil

With the Taoiseach abroad, Chambers and the Yates connection take centre stage at Leinster House

Expensive-looking typo appears outside Government department

Presidential election polling day is just around the corner, so political minds are elsewhere

Thanks be to Jaaysus: final debate wraps up a God-awful presidential election

Lagging in the polls, Heather Humphreys needed a knockout blow - it was quickly apparent it was not coming

Drivers will now face fines for hard-to-read licence plates

ICT upgrade allows fines for interfering with ‘automatic number plate recognition and speed camera vans’

Winter may be coming, but Opposition not short of fuel to roast the Taoiseach

Micheál Martin feeling the chill in the Dáil chamber over heating costs and housing

Owner management companies could cost State €10bn, Oireachtas told

Housing committee hears cost would make €2.5bn estimate for defective building scheme ‘look like teddy bears’ picnic’

Government working on plan to use AI and apps to solve public sector issues

Oireachtas committee hears concept being envisaged could ultimately lead to the creation of exportable intellectual property

Oireachtas TV broadcaster not seeking to extend contract worth estimated €7m

Renewed calls for service to be brought in-house after worker complaints over terms and conditions

From Belfast to Dublin via the Reichstag, Heather puts in the mileage for Áras bid

Presidential candidate’s fire brigade visit would have been even more valuable two days earlier

Cut in urban speed limits to 30km/h to come into force by 2027 to make roads safer

Greater use of safety cameras and potential alcohol locks to prevent drink-drivers starting cars among proposals

Miriam Lord: It was Fianna Fáil’s DUBU Day: Disastrous, Unbelievable, Bizarre, Unprecedented

Jim Gavin posters will be down off lamp-posts quicker than the unauthorised tricolours above them

State could gain €34bn in corporation tax next year, says Donohoe

Workers and businesses pay €73 billion in taxes so far this year, show exchequer returns

Catherine Connolly defends move to hire woman with Special Criminal Court conviction

‘I’m proud that I represent a society that gives people a second chance,’ candidate says

Big Jim moves to dispel any notion that colleagues are at budget loggerheads

The run up to the budget this year has been unusually quiet. Except within the merciless confines of the Mixed Ministerial Arts octagon in Government Buildings

Minister writes to HSE expressing ‘deep concern’ at emergency care in some hospitals

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill warns of ‘heightened risk to patients’ if underlying issues not tackled

CHI board concerned three years ago over insourcing in hospitals

HSE chiefs to update Oireachtas committee on use of private companies which used public-service personnel and facilities after hours to reduce waiting lists

The process that left us with only three candidates for president needs an overhaul

While claims of democracy being undermined are hyperbolic, there is reason for discomfort with the rules as they stand

Martin, resplendent in his single transferable suit, was not ready for Bike Shed Part II

This was one anniversary Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald wasn’t going to miss

Sharing of counselling notes in rape trials is ‘outdated, misogynistic process’, protest hears

Hazel Behan tells TDs and senators about injustice of defendants having access to such records

Peter McVerry Trust is still not complying with regulatory standards, housing committee hears

Political scrutiny of homeless charity follows Government provision of €15m to keep it afloat

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