Brown trout and cross-country and other soft spots for Roscommon
County’s footballers looking forward to throwing down the gauntlet to Galway again
Caveat: Mathews always stood out from gang of business pundits elected in 2011
The energetic late Fine Gael TD will live long in the memory of many Irish journalists
Dublin Rathdown results: Alan Shatter loses Dáil seat as Green Party returns
Fine Gael newcomer Josepha Madigan joined by poll topper Shane Ross and Catherine Martin
Election 2016: On the canvass with Peter Mathews
Independent TD who lost Fine Gael whip has scorn for banks and bureaucrats
Breda O’Brien: My guide to choosing your TD
Look for someone who would defy the party whip because of personal conviction
Independents could hold the balance of power after election
Party profile: Independent Alliance likely to demand ministerial role
The gradual reduction of 31st Dáil’s historic majority
Attrition of full five-year term in office took toll on Government’s 30-seat majority
Miriam Lord: Micheál Martin begs for just a little more time
Fianna Fáil leader stutters in the Dáil but there’s no sign of dissolving from Kenny
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach drops hints as Dáil’s end nears
‘The telescope is beginning to shorten,’ Enda Kenny tells House
Miriam Lord: The pick of political winners from this year’s Dáil
Harris may be only about 14, but he has performed with a maturity on difficult issues
Miriam Lord: Peter Mathews – martyr to standing orders
TDs watch in disbelief as serial interrupter fails to get ejected by Ceann Comhairle
Chinese walls in Government Buildings don’t need bricks and mortar
It appears Enda put in some temporary partitions between himself and the Minister
Fianna Fáil member takes legal action over gender quotas
Brian Mohan was excluded from selection convention due to rules on female candidates
Archbishop contacted Kenny during abortion Bill controversy
Michael Neary said he hoped Taoiseach was ‘free to exercise’ his own conscience
Miriam Lord’s Week: Dáil end-of-term awards
And the three degrees award goes to: Ruairí Quinn, Pat Rabbitte and Eamon Gilmore
Funeral of Bill O’Herlihy takes place in Dublin
Mourners fill Foxrock church where they heard of ‘infectious joy’ of broadcaster
Fine Gael adds Richard Bruton to Dublin Bay North ticket
Party council takes decision after Minister’s failure to win nomination at convention
Miriam Lord: Warm-up routine ensures no pulled muscles
A dull day in the Dáil – but it’s tough to get into the swing of things after so much time off
Senator Mary White to run for Fianna Fáil in general election
White defeats Shay Brennan and Liam Dockery as candidate in Dublin Rathdown
Miriam Lord: Gab McFadden tries to rescue Irish from SF
Willie Walsh maintains holding pattern over Shannon
‘Teens may demand right to drink, smoke if voting age cut’
Move should be opposed as 16-year-olds fighting ‘hormonal battles’, Mathews tells Dáil
Miriam Lord: O’Brien left, seething with anger. You sense the relief in the chamber
Sinn Féin TD garners little sympathy after revealing his brother is a recovering addict
Where on the political spectrum will Lucinda Creighton’s new party come to rest?
Eddie Hobbs expects new group to be labelled as a low-tax party
Lucinda Creighton expected to launch party in February
Former Fine Gael and now Independent TD set to make low-key announcement
One third of TDs missing for each vote on water charges law
No more than four Cabinet Ministers present amid heated debate
Three adjournments, three suspensions before Ceann Comhairle pulls plug on Dáil
Heated row over inclusion of former FG members in technical group
Coalition TDs criticise Government abstention on UN Gaza resolution vote
Abstention ‘most disappointing’, says Joe Costello
Mathews bewilders Piketty audience
Cantillon: Independent TD’s rambling question elicits audience heckles
Full marks for Enda and his brass neck
After spending a year and a half defending scheme which was scrapped this week, descriptions of what Kenny’s Government was going to do now don’t inspire confidence
Denis Naughten rules out joining new party
Former FG TD to contest next election as Independent despite reports of new party
Reform Alliance member Billy Timmins renews Fine Gael membership
Wicklow deputy expected to be followed by Fidelma Healy Eames and Terence Flanagan
Twin egos once joined at the hip threaten Coalition
The two men at the top of our justice system, cut from the same cloth, seem to be turning on each other. And this story is turning into one for the history books
Health and Social Protection departments should have computerised link, says FG TD
Olivia Mitchell says safety issue must be addressed
Blackstone cleans up in Ireland amid bank squeeze
Biggest bet is arrangement awarding firm 25% of Eircom for more favourable terms on debt burden
Nama rejects ‘wonderful’ Mount Carmel facility but shovels money into golf clubs and hotels - FF
Minister says there were 16 private hospitals in 2004 and 22 now
Lucinda the star of the moment but Reform Alliance’s larger purpose remains a mystery
Former Fine Gael junior minister in combative mood despite the acclaim
When is a party not a party?
The Reform Alliance conference today is not a monster meeting, nor is it a party launch. So what do the seven Oireachtas members hope to achieve?
FG rebels register with commission as a ‘third party’
Reform Alliance not registering as political party, says Creighton
Miriam Lord’s Christmas Crackers and Political Turkeys
Gongs in the House for the year that was in it
All work and no play as Donnelly shrugs off taunts
Gilmore forecasts a Fianna Fáil jersey at the next general election
Peter Mathews given a month to decide if he will run for Fianna Fáil
Dublin South TD keen to stand in European elections
Troika exit fails to cheer baffled and bewildered TDs
Dáil Sketch: euphoria thin on the ground as Finance Bill is debated
Reform Alliance likely to evolve cautiously towards becoming a political party
Opinion: A successful launch could see the group back in power as part of a coalition
Peter Mathews announces resignation from Fine Gael
Dublin South TD tenders resignation to Taoiseach Enda Kenny
Mathews earned reputation for criticising his own Government’s banking policy
Decision to leave party altogether comes soon after his alignment with other Fine Gael dissidents in Reform Alliance
It would be folly to deliver a single chamber into the hands of the whips
Opinion: Any reform package promised now will have no secure status
Let’s get rid of the sideshow that is the Seanad and focus on what matters
Opinion: Political system needs to be changed to allow more time for policy
Speaking rights move ‘logical, fair and democratic’
Is Kenny letting go the string of the dissident kite, allowing it float into the skies?
Non-aligned TDs to be allowed Dáil speaking time
Deputies to be incorporated in the rotation of Dáil speakers
Expelled Fine Gael members hold meeting
Frances Fitzgerald says people not interested in internal party politics
Reform Alliance in talks over collective approach
Group members insist theirs is a loose grouping and not a new party in the making
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