Rose of Tralee festival beset by financial problems and legal actions
Plus: Brian Ormond’s shoe business missteps, Peadar Tóibín’s distaste for government funding of media, and effing drama in the Dáil
Plus: Brian Ormond’s shoe business missteps, Peadar Tóibín’s distaste for government funding of media, and effing drama in the Dáil
Election 2024: Sinn Féin’s Seán Crowe won almost 30 per cent of the vote in 2020
Ged Nash gets the boot even before a vote is cast as chamber hears plenty unparliamentary language
Row erupted between Danny Healy-Rae and Paul Murphy during debate on Finance Bill which was passed by 75 to 55 votes
Budget 2025: Everything you need to know about the inheritance tax cut which comes into effect today
State will ‘tip over’ to the east coast if building overly concentrated in capital city, according to Minister
Paul Murphy alleges ‘massive’ loophole in law gets around ban on animal testing for cosmetic purposes
Far-right figure stated place of birth as ‘Ireland’ when detained by Canadian immigration authorities in June
Ethics body writes to PBP deputy Paul Murphy telling him it will inform him of the outcome of its reconsideration
TD who brought judicial review case calls on the Sipo to respond to judgement publicly
Road Safety Authority chairwoman describes spike in fatalities as ‘heartbreaking’ as death toll reaches 102 so far this year
Dublin West TD says parties must ‘come together to learn from what has happened in France’ in call for agreement
The former taoiseach faces more scrutiny of questionable actions when he first led the Government.
Judge quashed ethical watchdog’s decision and directed matter go back to office for further consideration
At least 10,000 disqualified drivers failed to hand over licences over last two years but only 26 prosecutions taken
People Before Profit’s Paul Murphy accuses Government of using immigration in local elections to hide ‘failures’
The Dublin-based TD went on to study law after school but left his PhD studies to pursue a career in politics
With polling showing Independents on nearly a quarter of the vote, Ivana Bacik makes election pitch
Seán Fleming’s withdrawal was a mealy-mouthed effort
Seán Fleming subsequently withdrew remark in case anyone ‘felt the comments were directed at them’
Harris describes attack as ‘idiotic and disgusting act of criminality’
Shaykh Umar Al-Qadri says he did not want to see Ireland ‘go down the road’ of other European countries where anti-immigrant sentiment is surging
Paul Murphy’s lawyers said reasoning for rejecting his complaint ‘legally inadequate’
Extension of Europa Oil & Gas licence to 2026 of enables exploration of Inishkea gas field, estimated to be larger than the Corrib field
Richard Boyd Barrett and Mick Barry refused to resume seats despite Ceann Comhairle’s appeals
Labour TD says use of term ‘colonisation’ when talking about asylum seekers ‘appalling’
People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy discloses total of €3,000 in donations from three individuals
Plans are a ‘degrading and humiliating’ value judgment, disability activists say
Incident one of two on Monday evening where Opposition politicians were targeted with People Before Profit blaming ‘far right agitators’
Claims made by People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy in Dáil on Wednesday
People Before Profit call for sanctions and stop to use of Shannon by US troops in motion
Some 40 Irish citizens remain in Gaza, Taoiseach tells Dáil, as none have been able to leave enclave since first evacuations last week
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald condemned the attack ‘outright’ on Monday but not before some party representatives avoided criticising the Hamas atrocity
PBP’s Paul Murphy accuses Leo Varadkar of emulating UK model of work capability assessments as portrayed in film I, Daniel Blake
No-one should have to endure threats, harassment or being surrounded in a car in the name of protest, far-right or otherwise
A review of complex spinal surgery outcomes at Crumlin will be published ‘in full’ by Thursday morning, according to Children’s Health Ireland (CHI)
The working-class area of Fettercairn is being moved from Dublin South-West, home to People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy, to Dublin Mid-West, home to party colleague Gino Kenny
Real problem with fetishising Vladimir Lenin is his dedication to the mass execution of political opponents
Paul Murphy and Neasa Hourigan express concern over move by Defence Forces
Rigorous methods for seeking approvals from governing body adopted in wake of university spending €4.7 million on reports into structure, communication and change management
Party says it would abolish licence fee and take commercial advertising away from RTÉ but provide substantially increased public funding
Judge ruled case met low threshold of containing legal grounds that are ‘arguable’
In some of the poorest parts of Dublin more than a third of children in care are awaiting allocation of a social worker, Tusla figures show
In response to RTÉ documentary, Charlie McConalogue says vast majority of calves treated with respect in dairy sector
President’s comments appeal to a certain atavistic Irish nationalism that is out of kilter with modern reality
Tánaiste said in Dáil that TDs Paul Murphy and Richard Boyd Barrett were ‘no great advocates of freedom of speech’
Some solar-powered homes are still on waiting list for smart meters
FG and FF have signalled support to change triple lock as it gives de facto veto to Russia over Irish military deployments
People Before Profit TD says remark to ‘slit the throat’ of his spouse happened during canvassing
Radio: Newstalk hosts take contrasting approaches but both strive to hear different voices
Bill extends list of groups covered by incitement to hatred legislation and mirrors UK law but some TDs have raised concerns
Web Summit founder shares submission online which he says he filed to clerk of the Dáil, claiming Micheál Martin breached Dáil standing orders
Taoiseach’s remarks about 2014 water charges protest ‘scandalous’, says People Before Profit TD
Opposition TDs Paul Murphy and Richard Boyd Barrett critical of State broadcaster’s plan to air four-hour ceremony
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices