During sharp exchanges in the Dáil, the Taoiseach made controversial comments to People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy, who labelled it 'another abuse of Dáil privilege'

Kerry Mescall is among a number of people still waiting for answers as to why they were denied the chance to be with their loved ones as they died 

DPP seeks stiffer sentences against Nationwide Crane Hire Ltd and Palfinger Ireland Ltd

Mr Collins will make a Dáil statement on issues around his wife's purchase of a site in Limerick in 2008. He has maintained that he and his wife had no financial interest in the sale of the site

People Before Profit TD said it was 'not right' to target families of public representatives

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy reveals that the health watchdog received the reports of concern over the last three years

Mr Murphy made a complaint in November 2020 to Sipo that Mr Varadkar provided a copy of the confidential proposed GP's contract agreement in April 2019 to Dr Maitiú Ó Tuathail, president of the National Association of General Practitioners

Every day this saga remains alive, Donohoe’s position becomes more and more precarious

TD resigned from junior ministry after it emerged he failed to disclose key information when applying for planning permission

TDs issued with security advice in the wake of incident when dung was thrown at Anne Rabbitte and Ciarán Cannon 

In the Dáil on Thursday, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said that the Government has "no plans to join NATO or any other military alliance"

The court also heard that a mobile phone registered to Paul Murphy was turned off between 1.20pm and 3pm on the day David Byrne was shot dead

Paul Murphy had also said he had bought the Avensis off Eddie 'Neddie' Hutch, the older brother of Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch

Yury Filatov said a recent Dáil debate about Ireland’s neutrality has helped illustrate that there is “no ambiguity about the fact that Ireland is not neutral in the Ukrainian conflict”

Leo Varadkar tells his Fine Gael parliamentary party colleagues the Government could ditch the energy bill switch fee

An Garda Síochána has stepped up patrols in the wake of last week's security alert ahead of today's sentencing of Patrick Dowdall and Jonathan Dowdall, and the trials of two other men

Wheelchair user and director of Mobility says virtual meet-ups are beneficial for everyone, not just for those with limited mobility

If there are no penalties for consistently getting lists of assets wrong, and if selling houses to local authorities at a rate of knots is not something that needs to be declared, why would any TD bother to fill the declaration register out properly?

The People Before Profit TD tells Irish Examiner podcast that he and others put shape on the controversial protest in 2014 

The very existence of child poverty can only mean we’ve got our priorities all wrong

Ireland a progressive nation but LGBTQI+ people face 'significant barriers to full participation in public life'

The Government is to oppose a bill to hold a referendum on the issue of neutrality, claiming it is not necessary. Solidarity-PBP is bringing forward the bill to amend the constitution, which will be debated and voted upon in the Dáil tomorrow.

TDs across the political spectrum have united in expressing their shock and condemnation at the killing of Ashling Murphy.

Paul Murphy, who found baby John, believes that but for the cries, the infant would not have made it through the night.

People Before Profit, which has proposed the bill, says Ireland currently lags behind many EU countries in bank holiday entitlements. 

The election will be a referendum on this Government's handling of the last year and could become the most important votes in the lifetime of this coalition

Drew Harris made the comments in the immediate aftermath of the violence, which saw three gardaí injured and a number of people arrested both yesterday and today

This will be Mr Murphy's fifth political group in 10 years

The trend of people abandoning previous stances wholesale in order for political expedience is frankly alarming, says Daniel McConnell

The consequences of a series of minorities having a cavalier attitude towards Covid-19 restrictions are rippling right across society.

Agriculture Minister Barry Cowen has said that the criticism he received on the back of the revelation that he was fined for drink-driving four years ago was "fully deserved".

Speaking during his first Leaders’ Questions as Taoiseach, Mr Martin said it was particularly regrettable that the company closed in the context of Covid-19.

Agriculture Minister Barry Cowen will not face questions from TDs when he addresses the Dáil on his drink-driving ban tonight.

TDs from across the Dáil insist that they are not looking beyond this Friday for alternatives to the proposed programme for government, despite growing doubt that the Green Party membership will pass the deal.

Laws underpinning the non-jury Special Criminal Court have been renewed by TDs in the Dail after the government committed to a review of the security legislation.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has confirmed there are plans for a review of the Offences Against the State Act, and emergency legislation used to prosecute subversive groups and gangland cases.

The proposed coalition pact fails to deliver on housing, health, climate and the cost of living, all of which were demanded by voters in the election.

The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says that it does not expect the Covid-19 recession to cause the kind of austerity seen in the economic crash, but has warned that Ireland will need large amounts of funding for new borrowing.

Soldiers delayed from returning home from Lebanon have raised nearly €30,000 for cancer charities and a suicide-prevention organisation.

The pandemic unemployment payment will be reduced for part-time workers, the Taoiseach has said.

I wish to call out Paul Murphy TD for his disgraceful tweet on May 26 about Pat McDonagh of Supermacs.

Leo Varadkar has said the Government will extend the pandemic unemployment payment beyond June 8 but a date for how long it will continue has not been decided yet.

As it would have for most people, Seán Óg Ó hAilpín’s appearance on The Sunday Game this past weekend evoked memories of his greatest days in a Cork jersey.

Brid Smith said that “light touch” regulation was a real concern despite new protocols agreed between employers and the government last week for people returning to work.