Immigration and the rise and fall of the Irish far right in 2024
Violence continued to grow along with the disinformation campaigns targeting asylum seekers, but far-right candidates failed to turn their large social media followings into votes
Verona Murphy
Miriam Lord’s review of the year: Shock resignations, ruptured relations and an over-eager new Taoiseach
A year of change heralds a future of more of the same
‘It’s not for the faint hearted’: Catherine Murphy on poor planning, emigration and political conflict
The Social Democrats co-founder, who has retired from the Dáil, says problems that got her into politics four decades ago remain to be resolved
The Irish Times view on the next government: a perceptible shift to the right
It seems unlikely that this administration will be as committed to social reform as some of its predecessors
Coalition talks are like Santa’s Grotto as Independents are busy writing their lists
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up a Israel enters a war of words with Ireland
Fresh TDs bring innocent joy as old hands eye the big jobs
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Verona Murphy getting the Ceann Comhairle job was a sign of Michael Lowry’s political savvy
With no third party to disproportionately set the agenda or take the blame, the prospect of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael parting as good friends at the end of the next Government will be more challenging
Shocked Verona smiled when elected Ceann Comhairle, but didn’t utter a word. Another first
Wellwishing all around for new Ceann Comhairle as the two Gentlemen of Verona stand aside on
Verona Murphy makes Dáil history as first woman Ceann Comhairle
The Independent Wexford TD says she will carry out the role ‘without fear or favour’
Why were the Independents so keen on the Ceann Comhairle job and how did Verona Murphy get it?
Verona Murphy securing the support of the two big parties for her candidacy was not straightforward
What we learned about incoming Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael-Independent administration on Dáil’s first day
Verona Murphy elected Ceann Comhairle on a day mostly about symbolism and ceremony
Verona Murphy’s path to Ceann Comhairle role marked by controversy
Outspoken Independent TD was deselected by Fine Gael as a candidate for 2020 general election following comments about asylum seekers
Dáil returns with dramatic vote
The election of a ceann comhairle will take the place today with TD Verona Murphy the favourite for the role
Ceann comhairle election key task as 34th Dáil convenes for first time
Independent TD Verona Murphy in pole position for role as TDs gather in Leinster House for first sitting in almost six weeks
Ceann comhairle election key task as 34th Dáil convenes for first time
Independent TD Verona Murphy in pole position for role as TDs gather in Leinster House for first sitting in almost six weeks
Harris and Fine Gael join Fianna Fáil in backing Verona Murphy for Ceann Comhairle
Wexford Independent TD now favourite - but presence of sitting chair Ó Fearghaíl could complicate secret ballot
The Irish Times view on electing a ceann comhairle: an uninspiring choice
Elections of ceann comhairle and leas ceann comhairle are the only secret ballots conducted among this 174-strong constituency
Why does the Regional Group of Independents want the ceann comhairle position?
Nomination of Verona Murphy for the key role may be part of an elaborate plan by the Independents to seek ministerial positions once a government is formed
Independents’ demands for government include wishlist on health and housing
Labour Party representatives to meet Simon Harris and Fine Gael negotiating team, and Ivana Bacik to meet Micheál Martin
Regional Independents nominate Verona Murphy for ceann comhairle, seeking support of FF and FG
Michael Lowry expects to meet Chambers and McEntee to discuss ‘parameters’ of engagement in government formation talks
Independents TDs hold the balance of power. A lot hinges on Verona Murphy’s next move
With Labour divided and the Social Democrats sceptical, the focus is on a handful of Independents
Wexford: Verona Murphy (Ind)
Struck from Fine Gael after making comments about asylum seekers, Murphy went on to be elected in 2020 as an Independent
Wexford constituency candidates list: The closer you look, the more competitive and hard to predict this constituency becomes
Election 2024: If Mick Wallace enters the race it presents a problem most immediately for Verona Murphy
Former international referee to seek Dáil seat for Fianna Fáil in Wexford
Michelle O’Neill was an assistant referee at 2019 Women’s World Cup final
Agent Cobalt slips off the radar as the truth comes dropping slow from Sinn Féin
Taoiseach and his wife celebrate his birthday by going to see the musical Hamilton, which contains the perfect chorus for a young and hungry leader on the brink of his first general election
PR firm warned Road Safety Authority about ‘tricky’ Public Accounts Committee members
Dublin public relations agency Drury provided short biographical notes on each TD
Newly purchased navy ship won’t be deployed until staff numbers increase
Staffing issues mean Naval Service can deploy just two of eight vessels for patrols, with one left on standby
Ireland’s reputation being ‘rubbished’ by Defence Forces recruitment and retention issues
Independent TD Verona Murphy makes criticism as senior Department of Defence officials appear at Public Accounts Committee
Violent, drug-fuelled brawls in ‘broad daylight’ leave people afraid to walk streets, Dáil hears
Verona Murphy hits out at lack of community policing units as narcotics as readily available as ‘getting a bag of sweets’
Birthday girl Mary Lou looking fab as Simon ‘Mr Congeniality’ Harris wishes her a happy birthday
TD Verona Murphy was scandalised by the allocation of school buses in Kilkenny, but her fellow Senators and TDs were in a more celebratory mood with May Day, Mary-Lou’s birthday and Lyric FM all on the list
Could a more conservative coalition emerge from the next election?
If Irish voters are shifting to the right, that would place a premium on the powers of Independents such as Verona Murphy and Michael McDowell
TD visibly upset over mental health service failures as she highlights teenager’s anorexia struggle
It’s hypocritical to talk of women’s achievements when State fails to provide most basic health facilities, says Independent Deputy Verona Murphy
Rosslare Harbour protests: ‘It is our fear to be labelled racist’
People gathering at former Great Southern Hotel say protest is not about immigration, but promises made about a new nursing home
Inside RTÉ: rats, redundancies and shattered morale
Broadcaster's dispirited employees say they are bearing the brunt of both management missteps and political hostility
RTÉ financial crisis: Kevin Bakhurst says broadcaster will be insolvent without bailout of tens of millions
Complete sale of Montrose campus ‘unlikely’, RTÉ's director general tells Public Accounts Committee
Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy Show
Committee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherence
RTÉ crisis: The week that saw battlelines drawn between broadcaster and Ryan Tubridy
RTÉ, led by new director general Kevin Bakhurst, and its top star saw battle lines drawn this week as their differences over Ryan Tubridy's hidden payments were exposed in three more stormy Oireachtas committee hearings
Governance at Inland Fisheries Ireland halfway between ‘Ballymagash and Killinaskully’, committee hears
State body had 16 uninsured vehicles on the road at one time and a court case is pending relating to a crash
Miriam Lord’s Week: Diligent Verona Murphy’s masterclass in pulling teeth
Politicians prevail despite sustained and mystifying onslaught of corporate gobbledegook at the Public Accounts Committee
Government’s vacant homes tax ‘so low it is actually laughable’ - Holly Cairns
Social Democrats leader describes tax as ‘tokenistic’ and claims it is intended to maintain ‘status quo’
Independents ‘got 30 pieces of silver’ for backing eviction ban end, Sinn Féin says
Pearse Doherty signals fresh efforts to extend the ban, saying supporters of Government ‘turned their backs’ on renters
Verona Murphy takes legal case over access to Wexford County Council meetings
Independent TD claims she is being treated no better than a member of the public in accessing council meetings and documents
Radio station accuses council of offering adverts in return for presenters not expressing opinions
Station executive says council is using public funds to control what is said about it on air
Carbon budgets to help halve emissions passed in Dáil without a vote
Emissions ceilings to be decided for economic sectors once budgets come into effect
Cruelty of Putin’s invasion condemned by Taoiseach ahead of EU meeting
Inside Politics: European leaders meet as horrors of Ukrainian war continue unabated
Sinn Féin says Government’s fuel cuts do not ‘go far enough’
McDonald says financial resolution has to get petrol and diesel down to €1.75 per litre
Storm Franklin: Orange warnings for six counties as ‘damaging gusts’ forecast
Risk of coastal flooding as strong winds and high seas lead to wave overtopping
Miriam Lord’s 2021 Awards: Coalition had to Sinn and bear it in the year of Mary Lou
Danny Healy-Rae left to his own device as Zapponegate saw Government rocked by a role
Planned hauliers protest ‘not the way to do business’, says Minister
Truckers group to hold 24-hour protest in Dublin in response to record high fuel prices
‘I’ve never seen diesel prices this high’ - Dublin traffic disrupted by trucker protest
‘We’re here to tell Government they’re going to put a lot of us out of business with these prices’
Allegations of ‘abject failure’ on PPE purchase rejected
Independent TD Verona Murphy demands HSE accountability over ‘mismanagement’
Pay increase for homecare workers part of Budget 2022 deliberations, Minister says
Hospital release delays because of shortage of carers as Government develops scheme
University of Limerick opens inquiry into €8m site acquisition
Former Dunnes Stores development land in city at centre of Dáil Pac meeting on oversight
Planning regulator denies ‘Stalinist’ approach to rural housing
Niall Cussen says criticism by Independent TD Verona Murphy ‘unhelpful and inaccurate’
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