Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Cabinet approves pay increase for judiciary and party whips

Varadkar defends move while Sinn Féin whip says increased allowance will be returned

Motion seeking to impeach Séamus Woulfe to be brought to Dáil

Rise TD Paul Murphy says judge attending golf dinner ‘undermined’ public health effort

Government under pressure to have Minister answer questions on Woulfe appointment

Legal academics say Coalition’s concerns over such a Dáil session are overstated

Dáil sitting moves from Leinster House to Convention Centre after sharp exchanges

Government, Opposition accuse each other of responsibility for extra €25,000 cost

Ceann Comhairle defends Dáil adjournment as Opposition cries ‘shambles’

TDs say they had to rely on political correspondents on social media for information

More ‘allowed in Dáil bar than in chamber’ under new guidelines

Mattie McGrath called ‘political bluffer’ in row over return to Leinster House

Coronavirus: Getaway hopefuls told Kerry holiday homes out of bounds

Checkpoints pledged by gardaí countrywide in attempt to contain spread of contagion

Donegal results: Veteran FF TD Pat the Cope Gallagher loses seat amid SF surge

Final three seats go to Ind Thomas Pringle, Joe McHugh (FG), Charlie McConalogue (FF)

Election 2020: Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Sinn Féin)

Donegal – Elected on first count

Harry McGee’s final seat prediction for Election 2020

Fianna Fáil to emerge on top with Green Party in line to hit double figures

Election 2020: Donegal constituency profile

If Peter Casey performs as well as he did in presidential election, he could be elected

Rockall was ‘handed over’ to UK in 2013, say Irish fishers

IFPO seeking legal advice on overturning agreement between Ireland and UK

Minister appeals to fisherman to stop hunger strike

Seanad passes Bill to restore rights of northern fishermen to six-mile zone

Bill to allow NI vessels access to Irish waters not backed by all

Legislation to pass Seanad, Dáil by Brexit deadline despite claims haste unnecessary

Fish Bill delayed until Brexit deadline in row over ’meaningful talks’

Legislation aims to restored access by Northern boats to Irish waters

New ‘Irish FBI for white-collar crime’ to have broad search powers

Investigators will be able to access data in the cloud and on remote servers, say officials

Donegal arson attack hotel owner received telephone threats

Sinn Féin Senator overall situation handled very badly by Department of Justice

Casey vote viewed as protest rather than unleashing of an Irish Trump

Analysis: If businessman runs for Dáil he could stop Sinn Féin winning a second seat in Donegal

Presidential campaign key points: Traveller comments, expenses and jets

Peter Casey introduced dogwhistle into the campaign during a podcast in mid October

Senator from Traveller background rows in on Casey remarks

Sinn Féin’s Pádraig Mac Lochlainn slates candidate’s views – but ‘discussion necessary’

Donegal result: No 51.87% and Yes 48.13%

The only constituency in the country to vote No was also one of the last to declare a result

New inquest verdict for prescription-drug-related deaths ruled out

Minister for Justice rejects potential new verdict proposed in ‘Jake’s Bill’

Is Winston Churchtown spoiling for a bust-up with McDowell?

Miriam Lord on Shane Ross, strange alliances, and a lather of misplaced indignation

Anti-Brexit unionist wins Seanad seat with Sinn Féin support

Sinn Féin also backs Fine Gael candidate ‘because of Micheál Martin’s attacks’

Hello Mary Lou, goodbye Gerry: how Sinn Féin grassroots view the leadership change

Party faithful believe new leader will offer policy continuity, but a fresh, more dynamic approach

Criticism over plan to spend €2m on Israeli-made drones

Documents show plans to ‘accelerate upgrade and acquisition’ of drones by the end of 2017

Majority happy with pay-by-weight bin collection, says Coveney

Minister rejects SF Seanad motion to annul regulation governing refuse charges

Singer Frances Black elected to Seanad on 27th count

FG Senator Catherine Noone re-elected on 25th count, FF’s Cllr Catherine Ardagh also in

Former justice minister Michael McDowell wins Seanad seat

TCD student leader Lynn Ruane and Alice-Mary Higgins, daughter of President, elected

Sinn Féin ardfheis a low-key affair verging on anti-climax

Gerry Adams will not step down at ardfheis. Relatively soon, we are told. When is that?

Leo Varadkar backs Averil Power in Seanad elections

Former TDs Jerry Buttimer, Joe O’Reilly and Colm Keaveney among nominations

Nominations for Seanad vocational panels close

Sinn Féin to seek reform of the Upper House which will be elected next month

Pearse Doherty says Sinn Féin mismanaged Donegal vote

TD believes given party’s percentage of vote Pádraig Mac Lochlainn should have kept seat

Defeated Sinn Féin TD reflects on tactical mistakes in Donegal

Next time Pádraig Mac Lochlainn will be paying more attention to northeast Donegal and his Inishowen base

Where have all the liberal TDs gone? Turned out of office

Politicians behind popular agendas rewarded with electoral pain . . . rather than gain

Fianna Fail poised to take second seat in Donegal - TG4 poll

Party’s strong showing may mean Independent TD Thomas Pringle’s seat is vulnerable

Sinn Féin officials insist polls suggest it could bag 30 seats

Party profile: Sinn Féin’s progress has been steady in recent years

Fifty-nine Syrians, 139 Afghans denied entry to State in 2015

Figures from Minister for Justice show 11 Eritreans and 44 Iranians also refused entry

Labour TDs’ confidence boosted by poll findings

Red C poll suggests enough voters do not want to risk change in government

Mr Justice John Murray will face tangled task

Growing controversy over telephone monitoring

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