Former Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte has said he would be attempting to persuade Brendan Howlin to take over as leader, if he were still in the parliamentary party.

The dissolution of the 31st Dáil also marks the end of an era for some politicians.

Pat Rabbitte, Michael Kitt, and Joe Higgins are among the political stalwarts who have taken the opportunity to bid farewell to the Dáil before stepping down.

A former Labour minister is insisting that the party did not break its promises to people during its time in government.

Former Labour leader Pat Rabbitte has added to growing consensus on when the election date will be by saying he believes it will take place on Friday February 26.

Labour is also losing three of its most experienced members, three former leaders in fact, writes Alison O’Riordan

There is a strong suspicion that the horrible lessons we learned through the economic bust are

The Tánaiste, Joan Burton, has blamed the ESRI for issuing forecasts that failed to predict the economic collapse.

The bottom line is that we need, and will need, a parliament that works, writes Fergus Finlay

Former Labour party leader Pat Rabbitte has announced he won't contest the next general election.

Former Labour leader Pat Rabbitte could be set to follow Eamon Gilmore out of the Dáil gates after admitting he has yet to make his mind up on whether to run in the upcoming general election.

Former communications minister Pat Rabbitte has accused RTÉ of acting as a “recruiting sergeant” for Sinn Féin and far left groups opposed to the Coalition’s water charges.

A senior Labour figure has said proposals on cutting the bankruptcy period could get party backing later.

A Labour backbencher has said the party needs to replace all five of its cabinet ministers.

As Fine Gael, Labour, and Fianna Fáil, have discovered, the Irish electorate is not loyal, writes Gary Murphy.

With respect to Minister Pat Rabbitte’s proposal to inflict a broadcasting charge (tax) on every household detailed in the current property tax database, I would like to make the following observations, as one of the supposed cavemen he constantly refers to.

Energy suppliers have launched a new voluntary code to help struggling consumers stay on top of their bills.

Emergency response times in rural areas will be boosted by the introduction of post codes from next spring, Pat Rabbitte, the communications minister, has indicated.

The Minister for Energy Pat Rabbitte has said the Government has failed to reach an agreement with the UK on the exports of renewable energy within the EU's 2020 timeframe.

The slow pace of negotiations between Ireland and Britain over plans to build 40 windfarms across the Midlands has derailed the project.

Government inaction could lead to the closure of hundreds of post offices in the coming years, it has been claimed.

Post offices will be allowed to "wither on the vine" unless the Government adopts an action plan to keep them open and vibrant, it has been claimed.

The debate about homophobia in Ireland took centre stage in the Dáil with Fine Gael TD Jerry Buttimer describing how he was “beaten, spat at, chased, harassed and mocked because of who I am”.

Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has said he will not interfere in RTÉ's decision to make a settlement of €85,000 in relation to comments made in a discussion on gay rights on The Saturday Night Show.

Facebook has rejected calls for it to remove pages and videos linked to the ‘neknomination’ drinking craze.

Electromagnetic fields from pylons pose no major health threat to humans, according to a review by the European Commission.

Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte has played down a suggestion that concerns about power lines for the North-South interconnector may form part of a review of Eirgrid projects.

Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte’s decision to review the planned construction of hundreds of pylons and high-voltage power lines across the country is a shrewd political move. It will give coalition TDs space to answer angry voters on the doorsteps, as opposition grows over Eirgrid’s plans to extend the national grid.

It has been confirmed that the North-South electricity inter-connector will not be investigated by a new independent commission.

A Government minister has expressed concern about a €7m office, set up to help persuade local authority expert staff to transfer across to Irish Water.

The ESB is to enter the broadband market, with the network being used to roll out high-speed internet to 500,000 homes across rural Ireland.