Fintan O’Toole: Turning a blind eye to meat plants a very old habit
The obvious threat of meat plants becoming vectors of Covid-19 infection was not met with robust action
Sligo-Leitrim: Fianna Fáil takes two seats as Eamon Scanlon returns
Tony McLoughlin of Fine Gael and Sinn Féin’s Martin Kenny also elected
Banking inquiry report a ‘disservice to the Irish people’
Pearse Doherty declines to sign off on final report, calling it ‘incoherent and dysfunctional’
Banking inquiry to report after taking heavy toll on members
Committee invested hundreds of hours to hear of events leading to Irish economic crash
Flawed design leaves banking inquiry unable to deliver
Report expected to criticise Central Bank, regulator, ECB and the government
The Sligo pub which hosted a daily Yeats reading for a year
Probably the most popular participant at Hargadons pub was Joanna Lumley
Banking inquiry report contents not yet agreed
Committee has yet to agree findings, conclusions or the executive summary
Committee tensions grow as banking inquiry deadline nears
Members due to meet again today as Thursday deadline approaches
Labour may seek rerun of Oireachtas inquiries referendum
Kathleen Lynch says electorate ‘was very angry’ when proposal rejected in 2011
Sinn Féin TD alleges ‘disconnect’ in banking inquiry report
Doherty claims inquiry members and investigation team had different viewpoints
How elections got in the way of a good report
Ciarán Hancock: There was never going to be a silver bullet from the Oireachtas Banking Inquiry but there always needed to be a report
Banking inquiry report to be shorter than planned
Banking committee will halve report’s length to meet January 20th deadline
Oireachtas banking inquiry committee may not report
Politicians on banking inquiry committee admit it is unlikely to issue a final report
Banking inquiry may meet over Christmas to finalise report
December holiday week is the only available time to overhaul 750-page document
Banking inquiry owes it to people to publish report - Burton
Tánaiste confident banking inquiry will agree finalised report for January deadline
Same-sex marriage legislation passes all stages in Oireachtas
Minister for Justice says it is a ‘joyous day’ and weddings by Christmas
Election in November would pull the rug from under the banking inquiry
If the Dáil is dissolved, the committee’s work stalls
Action was needed on night of bank guarantee, says Gantly
Former Irish Life and Permanent treasurer never thought group was ‘going to go under’
Banking inquiry does not support Drumm giving video evidence
Former Anglo chief wants to give evidence via video link from the US
Banking inquiry: Call for full investigation of ‘improper behaviour’
Whistleblower wants review completely removed from Houses of Oireachtas service
Banking inquiry risks damage over investigation into whistleblowing
Committee must deal with matter directly and retain public confidence
No surprise in Sligo about new documentation over WB Yeats’s burial
‘Nothing will change for Drumcliffe’ according to former Yeats Society chief executive
Drumcliffe still ‘hallowed’ Yeats ground, says Enright
If there is ‘even a leg bone ... belonging to Yeats, that’s fine by me’ says society president
Cardiff would have liked ‘more notice’ over Honohan interview
Patrick Honohan said Ireland was in talks with the EU/IMF as Government denied it
Review of tax incentives in property market ‘came too late’
Economist John McCarthy says Department of Finance seen as ‘boy who cried wolf’ before crisis
Poets and fans gather for WB Yeats celebrations in Sligo
‘Absolutely Fabulous’ actor Joanna Lumley declares Sligo has stolen her heart
Patrick Neary tells inquiry regulatory system did not work
Former regulator apologises for insufficient measures and inability to deal with crisis
Patrick Neary says golf balls with regulator logo were a ‘mistake’
Ex-financial regulator says golf balls were discontinued as soon as he became aware of them
Enda Kenny presents Barack Obama with hand-printed Yeats for St Patrick’s Day
Poetry volume presented by Taoiseach to president made by grandniece of 1916 leader
Yeats 150 begins with poetry reading for year-long celebration
Some 85,000 overseas visitors expected to honour life and work of the poet
Legislation cannot prevent cheating and lying, says Labour Senator
Ireland will always need whistleblowers, Susan O’Keeffe tells RIA debate
Water charges are ‘poll tax’, Independent Senator claims
Barrett says Irish Water failing and close to takeover by commissioner
Prostate cancer screening could cut deaths by 20%, study argues
Doubts over whether benefits of testing outweigh harm done, says the ‘Lancet’
Emily O’Reilly: biology has ‘hardwired’ mothers to lives of children
European Ombudsman speaks of balance between work and family life
Banking inquiry members object to timeline for hearings
Meeting in Leinster House hears investigation may have public hearings as late as June 2015
Coalition not to apply the whip to banking inquiry
Taoiseach and Tánaiste hold talks to discuss Stephen Donnelly’s resignation
Donnelly’s decision to quit banking inquiry criticised
Independent TD accuses Taoiseach of ‘treating democracy in cavalier manner’
Government accused of ‘skulduggery’ over banking committee
Labour whip forced to withdraw claim that selection committee was ‘ambushed’
Skulduggery most unpleasant in banking inquiry fiasco
Analysis: Government believes public is too disinterested to care about committee majorities
Government adds two members to banking inquiry committee
Alex White says move is kind of behaviour that ‘gives politics a bad name’
A politicised banking inquiry will struggle for public support
Analysis: certainty that committee would reflect Coalition majority starting to evaporate
Row could damage banking inquiry, chairman warns
Head of selection committee calls for speedy resolution to Seanad disagreement
Government majority on banking inquiry in doubt
Seanad committee votes to place two Opposition Senators on long-awaited investigation
Pencil portrait wins Texaco art prize for Mayo teenager
Judge hails Shania McDonagh (16) as one of the most talented artists of her generation
Labour expected to back moves for new Garda authority
Letter by Labour Party TDs and Senators calling for new oversight arrangements for Garda is understood to have backing of party leadership
Sharp exchanges as Norris calls for resignation of Shatter and Garda Commissoner
We ‘cannot have this type of corrupt government’
Senator criticises lack of progress in ending domestic violence against women
Labour’s O’Keeffe asks what the response would be if it were abused men
Tánaiste insists Government has confidence in GSOC
Garda Ombudsman is before Oireachtas committee about security sweep
Lissadell owners urged to reopen estate to public
Majority of callers to local radio station yesterday expressed anger with council, saying the people of Sligo would have to foot the bill
O’Keeffe calls for meat investigation
Labour Senator deeply concerned by report in Guardian about food chain
Senators at sea as House sits for last time before the nation calls the shots
Grey weather outside mirrored the mood in the historic chamber
Government Senators back David Norris’s call for withdrawal of referendum posters
Fine Gael’s claim that Seanad abolition would save €20m is branded a ‘lie’
Ireland has second highest rate in the world of cancer and binge drinking, Seanad hears
Huge increases in alcohol-related liver disease among young adults, says Minister
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