On Easter Saturday 1916, Tom Clifford sat down in his room in 4 Gardiner St to write a letter to his brother Dan. The letter has recently been discovered by their niece, Carmel Clifford.

With huge tracts of this constituency hived off into the new Roscommon-Galway region, a number of TDs have seen their home bases ripped asunder.

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.

The respected Fine Gael TD Olivia Mitchell made an emotional farewell to national politics today, as she made her last Dáil speech.

Michael Kitt has announced he is to retire from politics.

David Kitt, fresh from experiments with the underground deep house scene, has picked up his guitar again and is experimenting with new sounds, writes Don O’Mahony

How businessman Denis O’Brien took possession of the company that won the contract to install meters for Irish Water is “very questionable” a TD has claimed. 

Veteran Fianna Fáil TD Michael Kitt has said he was “very surprised” that former Labour TD Colm Keaveney was joining his party and admitted that half his local party was in revolt over the decision, which he found out about from local radio.

God bless the internet.

Opposition TDs have named Judge Mary Devins as one of the high-profile people who had penalty points wiped from their licences by gardaí.

Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow-Kilkenny John McGuinness has thrown his hat into the ring to become the party's deputy leader.

The budget for the EU Erasmus inter-university programme is set to be increased by 70% to €19bn between 2014 and 2020 under proposals revealed today.

Three of four seats in Galway East have been decided following the eighth count just concluded.

The Fianna Fáil party will today begin picking up the pieces after a bruising leadership challenge which saw Brian Cowen survive as leader, and Micheál Martin resign as Foreign Affairs Minister.

TROUBLES continued to mount for Fianna Fáil last night with confirmation that two of its Dublin TDs have decided not to put themselves forward for the next election.

A Fianna Fáil TD says he is actively seeking signatures for a motion of no confidence in Brian Cowen, as the Taoiseach continues to defy calls for his resignation.

A special meeting of the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party to discuss the Taoiseach's communications strategy is to be held, it was revealed today.

FORMER junior minister Tom Kitt has criticised government human rights policy just days after the Fianna Fáil TD called for Taoiseach Brian Cowen to consider standing down.

BRIAN COWEN has insisted he is not a “Taoiseach on probation” in an effort to quell a growing threat of backbench revolt and ease political uncertainty ahead of today’s auction of Government bonds.

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen’s desperate attempt to show he was still in charge came in the midst of an unprecedented expression of mutiny from his back benches.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen tonight insisted he was not "on probation" as speculation over his leadership reached fever pitch.

A Government backbencher has today called for a meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party to discuss a possible change of leadership.

IRISH music should be used to lift people out of the economic gloom and “engender a sense of wellbeing” around the country, according to chairman of the Oireachtas Arts Committee, Tom Kitt.

THE FAI and IRFU were yesterday forced to defend their agreement with Aviva that ties them to an exclusive playing deal at the redeveloped Lansdowne Road for 10 years and rules out the prospect of any games at Croke Park.

Irish singer David Kitt is among the artists today confirmed to be playing the Electric Picnic festival.

Beyonce is in talks to play the late Eartha Kitt in a new film.

AS the roles of 20 Ministers of State come under more scrutiny, one of their rank faces a hectic 500km itinerary to Limerick next Monday when his schedule will include attending the blessing of a ladder.

EARTHA Kitt, the versatile American singer and actress who has died aged 81, mesmerised audiences worldwide for more than six decades with her sultry voice and sensuality on stage and screen.

Eartha Kitt, the sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died.

FIRE safety experts have demonstrated the devastating consequences of throwing water on a blazing chip-pan fire.

MORE than 5,200 council houses and flats are lying empty as Ireland’s homeless population continues to spiral, it emerged last night.

TRIBUTES were yesterday paid to the Waterford toddler who drowned at a family barbecue on Saturday.

A DISAPPOINTED Tom Kitt yesterday announced he would step down at the next general election after being dropped from the Cabinet.

Former Government Chief Whip Tom Kitt has announced his intention to quit politics at the next general election.

Government Chief Whip Tom Kitt has tonight announced the process by which a new leader of Fianna Fáil and Taoiseach will be conducted.

The Government today pledged almost €2m towards clearing deadly landmines from three war-torn countries in Africa and central Asia.

THE Government should concentrate on ensuring the penalty-point regime is enforced rather than “floating hot air” about more stringent sanctions, the opposition has said.

The Government today funded an initiative to help more women get involved in politics in developing countries.

THREE primary school pupils who proved all that’s gold does not necessarily glitter have won the top prize in a national competition aimed at encouraging children to understand global inequality.

The Government Chief Whip and Minister of State Tom Kitt confirmed tonight that Ned O'Keefe has been re-admitted to Fianna Fail.

Actor Val Kilmer has replaced Will Arnett as the voice of talking car Kitt in the TV movie remake of 'Knight Rider'.

REBEL TD Ned O’Keeffe is ready to come in from the cold after turning his back on the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party a mere 11 weeks ago.

A new public information centre on Ireland’s overseas aid programme was today opened in Dublin by the Taoiseach.