Senator regrets ‘ill-informed’ comments on women’s rugby

Fianna Fáil’s Terry Leyden said sport was bad for women’s ‘health and wellbeing’

Miriam Lord’s week: FG on back foot over World Cup playoff clash

Party seeks way to avoid Varadkar ardfheis address clashing with Ireland v Denmark

Ireland joins France, Germany and Bulgaria in banning fracking

Private Members' Bill passed in Seanad after passage earlier through Dáil

‘We would be quite happy to have RTÉ relocated to Athlone’

And other nuggets from this week’s Seanad’s debate on broadcasting

Miriam Lord: David Norris provides good value for money

Senator rails against dress code while Taoiseach conclusively does not outline plans

Maureen Haughey funeral told of ‘republican in the truest sense’

‘Nationalist to her fingertips’ was proud of legacy of late father, former taoiseach Séan Lemass

Miriam Lord: Denizens of Leinster House suffer bout of DTs

Trump will build that wall and ensure Healy-Raes never get across the border

Miriam Lord: A bit of foreign travel for Michael and Terry

Choices for our European Affairs Committee mean that we’ve nothing to worry about

Miriam Lord: Enda Kenny has a go in a driverless car

Taoiseach revels in the role of backseat driver, as new Ministers push forward

Denis O’Donovan is FF nominee for Seanad Cathaoirleach job

Micheál Martin chooses new Senator Catherine Ardagh as House leader

Nominations for Seanad vocational panels close

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

Miriam Lord: Micheál Martin didn’t walk, but floated along the corridors

The Fianna Fáil leader has a big problem – dealing with his party’s high spirits

Seanad criticism of Irish Water’s seven-year plan

Calls for Oireachtas debate on company’s future

Coalition thinks 60% Yes vote possible in referendum

On eve of broadcast-moratorium campaigners believe people have made up their minds

Miriam Lord: Martin entices middle back to FF sandwich

Golden oldies and optimistic youth pack hall but middle cohort not much in evidence

Norris criticises ‘savage cuts’ to salaries of Leinster House ushers

Senator alleges ‘surreptitious attempt’ to reduce pay of Oireachtas attendants

Water Services Bill makes its way through Seanad

House adjourned amid row about whether Senators were drunk during Friday’s late sitting

Burton says she hopes people freer to talk to banking inquiry now

FF Senator claims Lenihan bid to burn bondholders derailed by ECB

Lenihan bid to burn bondholders derailed by ECB, says Leydon

Ireland bullied into bailout and austerity programme, claim Fianna Fáil Senators

Miriam Lord’s Week: Burton swoops on Bernard Brogan

Dublin footballer Bernard Brogan swamped by fans in Dail bar – and by Tánaiste

Water charges are ‘poll tax’, Independent Senator claims

Barrett says Irish Water failing and close to takeover by commissioner

Fianna Fáil Senator claims poll ‘damaging’ before byelections

Terry Leyden has been campaigning for colleague in Roscommon-South Leitrim

Fianna Fail could make comeback in Roscommon-South Leitrim byelection

FF first to nominate candidate for anticipated autumn poll

Politics still an exclusive and largely male pursuit, Fianna Fáil councillors say

Three female councillors rule themselves out of Roscommon-South Leitrim byelection

Fianna Fail declares first candidate for Roscommon-South Leitrim by election

Three female councillors, who were tipped to seek the Fianna Fail nomination, rule themselves out

Fianna Fáil keeps eye on Senators’ electoral intentions

TDs to decide over the summer if they are going to contest the next general election

FG Senator Imelda Henry calls for pub opening on Good Friday

Closure belongs to another era, says Sligo senator

Stephen Donnelly congratulated on withdrawing from inquiry by FF Senator

Renewed Seanad exchanges on banking controversy

Roscommon Council results: Fine Gael vote implodes in the three electoral areas

Fianna Fáil takes eight out of eighteen seats on Roscommon County Council,

Roscommon profile: Voters boiling angry over contaminated water

Boundary change puts Roscommon hopefuls in unfamiliar territory

Ó Snodaigh critical of Flannery’s use of firm to bill Rehab

FF Senator says Fine Gael maggots emerging from under stones

Reopening of Vatican Embassy a U-turn, says Mullen

Government has come back ‘with its tail between its legs’ in the run-up to elections

An envelope and the letter of the law

Harry McGee’s week: there seems to be a deeper well of sympathy for political scoundrels than for the sanctimonious

Taoiseach slips back to the Seanad and butters them up

Just to show that meant business, Enda had his little notebook with him and scribbled furiously throughout the session

Taoiseach trips up adding final piece to campaign

Enda Kenny almost comes a cropper under the gaze of lurking assassin Katherine Zappone

Close run thing as Cathaoirleach saves the day

Despite the serious topic, there was a feeling of summer in the Upper House

Seanad likely to be recalled to discuss law on organ donation

Fianna Fáil senator Mark Daly secures signatures from one third of Senators

Brutal description of abortion necessary in sanitised debate of half-truths

James Reilly is about to bring in abortion - it is wrong to ignore the disturbing facts

How the Seanad voted

Senators vote 33 to 25 in favour of referendum

‘Barbaric’ prison sentence for illegal abortion to appease Bill’s opponents, Seanad told

Politicians vote with conscience to stop pregnant women acting on theirs - Zappone

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