A Cork TD has called for the Dáil bar to be shut down in order to set a good example.

From providing statues of Holy Mary to sorting sheepdogs, TDs get an incredible range of requests, says Elaine Loughlin.

Fine Gael are to hold a last-ditch round-table discussion with Independent TDs this morning ahead of a second attempt to elect a Taoiseach this afternoon.

School boards are a law unto themselves with nowhere for parents to have complaints against management properly dealt with, a Fine Gael TD and former primary principal has claimed.

The Labour Party will resist attempts by Fine Gael backbenchers to include a sunset clause in proposed abortion legislation — meaning it would have to be reviewed after a certain time before being extended.

Labour TD Michael McCarthy has apologised to a protester after gardaí were called to his offices in Dunmanway, Co Cork, last week.

OUTRAGED Labour TDs have pledged “blood on the walls” if the Coalition Government tries to push through cuts in child benefit and welfare rates.

HUNTS will be exempt from registration or inspection fees for their puppy kennels under last minute changes to the contentious Dog Breeding laws which were rushed through on the last day of Dáil term.

A CALL has been made for peace talks to resolve a crisis within Fianna Fáil caused when four of the party’s local election candidates resigned after a TD’s stepdaughter was added to the ticket.

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, is expected to announce a new Minister of State this afternoon to replace Síle de Valera.

FINE GAEL TDs David Stanton from Cork East and Paul Kehoe from Wexford are expected to be among the new faces on the party frontbench when Enda Kenny confirms his general election lineup tomorrow.