FINE GAEL’S Mayo TD Michelle Mulherin won her seat by clinging to the coat tails of Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the last election.

Gardaí are investigating a suspected arson attack on the constituency office of Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin.

Gardaí are investigating a fire at the constituency office of Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin.

There's been an arson attack on the constituency office of Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin.

But Mayo representative claims calls to Kenya were work-related

Her views on “fornication” propelled Michelle Mulherin into international headlines. Now, her international phonecalls have left the Mayo TD open to a taxpayer backlash, suggests Shaun Connolly.

The Fine Gael revolt over legislation allowing abortion in certain circumstances is expected to be limited to just five TDs.

A final Dáil vote on legislation allowing abortion in certain circumstances is expected to take place later today after TDs failed to conclude all stages despite a marathon all-night sitting.

The Dáil is preparing for an all-night sitting before the final vote on legislation allowing for abortion in limited circumstances.

By Mary Regan

The Government is making last-minute changes to the abortion legislation emphasising the need to protect the unborn in an attempt to keep dissident Fine Gael TDs onside.

Fine Gael is learning the political price of tackling the abortion issue, writes Political Correspondent Mary Regan.

Anti-abortion Fine Gael TDs have expressed concern at the inclusion of suicidal intent as grounds for termination but a party meeting passed off without “war”, sources said.

THIS week a controversy flared in the Irish media containing both of the delicious elements you need in a scandal: the alleged waste of public money and kinky sex.

Posting an article about threesomes on a state-funded website was not an appropriate use of public money, Health Minister James Reilly said yesterday.

Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin is calling on the Minister for Health James Reilly to answer questions on the role of the youth website Spunout.ie.

A youth website has invited Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin to visit their offices after she criticised their public funding.

Opinion seems to be divided within Fine Gael as to whether it is appropriate for the HSE to fund a teenage website which hosts information about threesomes.

The Mayo TD who claimed “fornication” was the single greatest cause of unwanted pregnancies in Ireland and that “in some instances abortion is being used as birth control”, has emerged as an unlikely fan of Fifty Shades of Grey.

The Fine Gael TD whose views on sex made her an international laughing stock is to share her take on racy S&M novel Fifty Shades of Grey with the nation.

If the recommendations of the Constituency Commission are implemented in full, it could spell deep trouble for the following TDs:

A Fine Gael TD has today reignited the debate about how our politicians dress in the Dáil.

Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin believes abortion is being used as a form of birth control by a percentage of Irish women travelling to England.

A Government TD has blamed “fornication” as the single biggest cause of unwanted pregnancies and questioned what damage the sale of condoms has done to society.

A Private Members’ Bill by TDs Clare Daly, Joan Collins and Mick Wallace to legislate on the controversial 'X Case' has been rejected today, by 109 votes to 20.

Fine Fáil's Dara Calleary and Fine Gael's Michelle Mulherin and John O'Mahony have claimed seats in Mayo.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny and his fellow party member Michael Ring have been elected on the first count in Mayo.

Fine Gael would struggle to take three of the five Dáil seats in County Mayo if an election were to be held in the morning, according to an opinion poll commissioned by the Western People.

An 18-year-old man was bitten today as hundreds of sharks continued a massive feeding frenzy off eastern Australia.