The race to fill the seat vacated by Independents4Change TD Clare Daly in Dublin-Fingal on Friday, November 29 is shaping up to be a two-horse race.

Only 6% of children suspected of suffering some form of disability are having their health and education needs assessed within the statutory deadline of six months.

Independent Clare Daly has pledged to “rattle the cages of those in authority” after being elected to the European Parliament in the constituency of Dublin.

Post-election legal action, drinking with Nigel Farage, a brother involved in anti-Government protests, EU broadband funding demands — oh, and the little matter of the Ireland South MEP race. Fiachra Ó Cionnaith meets Fine Gael’s Sean Kelly.

Three people have been arrested after a garda and a civilian were shot during a planned search of a house in Dublin.

Fine Gael concerns that the abortion referendum could ultimately tear the Government apart have been underlined after a party TD accused one of her colleagues of “lies” and producing “fake” facts on the issue.

The Government has rejected that it has agreed to hold a referendum to keep Irish Water in public ownership.

Former Garda commissioner Martin Callinan held a series of meetings at Garda Headquarters over “several days last week” at the same time as two scandals in the force were emerging.

Clare Daly has accused the judge who issued a bench warrant against her of “causing huge problems to the administration of justice”.

Independents4Change TD Clare Daly has dismissed, as a “distraction”, the issuing of a bench warrant for her arrest, saying she will “deal with the matter in due course”.

Independents4Change TD Clare Daly has dismissed the issuing of warrant for her arrest as a “distraction” saying she will “deal with the matter in due course”, write Daniel McConnell and Louise McCarthy for the Irish Examiner.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has flatly rejected claims he is set to establish a commission of inquiry into state property group Nama, insisting that reports of the move are “utterly speculative” and “there is no investigation taking place”.

TDs who abuse their legal protections by accusing named individuals of illegal acts in the Dáil may be hit with “crude” fines by the Leinster House authorities under new measures.

Opposition TD Mick Wallace has alleged a former Nama portfolio manager used “insider knowledge” to help a “vulture fund” he held a 30% stake in to purchase the gardaí’s headquarters in Dublin from the State body.