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Dáil Éireann

This month
April 2025
About time
Government to begin establishing Oireachtas Committees next week after speaking rights row delay
3 Apr
4.1k
21
Speaking rights row
Opposition splits as some parties remain seated during Dáil walkout over new questions slot
2 Apr
19.2k
55
Speaking rights row
Verona Murphy wins first-ever Dáil vote of confidence in a Ceann Comhairle by 96 votes to 71
Members of the Opposition allege Murphy failed to act impartially and favoured the Government in her actions last week.
1 Apr
34.6k
111
RELATED
Verona Murphy says she won't be resigning, so what's next in the Ceann Comhairle row?
26 Mar
Opposition parties to tell Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy they no longer have confidence in her
26 Mar
Last month
March 2025
Dáil Éireann
Vote of confidence in Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy to take place tomorrow
31 Mar
17.5k
70
FactCheck
FactCheck: Is the Irish government paying for Ukrainians to repair their cars?
28 Mar
43.7k
Michael Lowry
Micheál Martin tells opposition parties to 'cop on' in (yet another) Dáil speaking rights row
4 Mar
10.9k
46
February
February 2025
Speaking rights row
Dáil walkout on the cards after Government wins speaking rights changes for Regional Independents
Earlier, the leaders of the Opposition wrote to Micheál Martin and Simon Harris requesting an urgent meeting.
Jane Matthews
26 Feb
40.4k
113
Dáil Éireann
'The place is not functioning properly': Committees not back to work three months after election
Dáil committees have not been properly back to work since November.
Jane Matthews
26 Feb
11.9k
74
Leaders' Questions
'I will not be intimidated by you': Taoiseach hits out at Opposition over speaking rights row
Updated 25 Feb
29.4k
109
Leinster House
Opposition labels Government's Dáil speaking rights fix as 'unacceptable' as row blows up again
Updated 20 Feb
21.9k
169
New rules please
Replacing Dáil prayer with 'moment of silent reflection' among reform proposals by TDs
19 Feb
8.5k
53
porkies
Ceann Comhairle asks Taoiseach to 'review' remark that Mary Lou McDonald was 'ag insint bréaga'
13 Feb
21.1k
66
ni thuigim
Explainer: Who called who a liar in the Dáil yesterday? And in what language?
Updated 13 Feb
13.9k
84
FG senator
Five Sinn Féin reps write to Tánaiste demanding he makes Dáil statement on Martin Conway
13 Feb
5.9k
Irish language
'He called me a liar': Verona Murphy's lack of Irish called into question in heated Dáil exchange
12 Feb
54.4k
123
gaelscoil
Dublin children protest outside Leinster House demanding Irish speaking secondary school
Updated 12 Feb
20.9k
79
high court action
Paul Murphy pushes back on Super Juniors: 'No more snouts at the Leinster House trough'
Paul Murphy
12 Feb
14.9k
46
This year
2025
super duper ministers
Opinion: 'Super junior' ministers represent the pragmatic avoidance of a divisive referendum
Andrew Dunne
30 Jan
4.5k
Dáil Éireann
Taoiseach insists there was 'no deal' made with Regional Independents on speaking rights
28 Jan
9.7k
4
Storm Éowyn
'Beggars belief': Politicians call for Dáil to be recalled in wake of storm Éowyn
Updated 27 Jan
17.5k
117
dail melee
Johnny Fallon: This Dáil circus was entirely predictable, so why was the government blindsided?
Johnny Fallon
Updated 23 Jan
10.8k
48
Last year
2024
Some year for one year
The political highs and lows of 2024: 10 defining moments
From the (many) resignations, two referendums, three elections and a partridge in a pear tree.
28 Dec 2024
9.3k
62
34th dail
From leaving school at 16 to the Dáil's first female Ceann Comhairle - who is Verona Murphy?
18 Dec 2024
49.2k
76
The Morning Lead
Ceann Comhairle's €255k salary should be cut and a two term limit put in place, Tóibín says
The Aontú leader also believes that TDs’ salaries should be reduced across the board.
Jane Matthews
13 Dec 2024
30.2k
112
Kildare North
Bernard Durkan's reign as longest serving TD in the Dáil comes to an end as he misses reelection
2 Dec 2024
9.0k
15
Dáil Éireann
'They have to listen to us': 100% Redress party's Charles Ward takes a seat in Donegal
2 Dec 2024
10.7k
57
The Morning Lead
The votes have been cast, but when will we know the results?
If 2020 is anything to go by, it could be quite some time before we know who all the members of the next Dáil will be.
Diarmuid Pepper
30 Nov 2024
37.9k
55
RELATED
Exit poll: Sinn Féin on 21.1%, FG on 21% and FF on 19.5% as SocDems edge out Labour
29 Nov 2024
ge2024
Opinion: 'Teacher bashing' is a global phenomenon, absolving governments of their failed policies
Dr Alan Gorman
13 Nov 2024
8.8k
47
InvestigatesPolitical Pensions
Revealed: How much each TD not running for election can get in exit payment and pensions
31 Oct 2024
34.1k
62
InvestigatesPolitical Pensions
Outgoing TDs will be paid almost €4 million in pensions and payments in year after election
The Journal Investigates delves into the entitlements of the 29 TDs who are leaving politics.
Stephen McDermott
31 Oct 2024
34.4k
128
Irish government
Opinion: Enacting the Occupied Territories Bill is more important now than ever
Gerry Liston and Éamonn Meehan
Updated 2 Oct 2024
5.8k
Budget2025
Single working woman: 'This budget just flat out ignored anyone without a family and a home'
Single woman
1 Oct 2024
23.9k
45
IRISH ELECTIONS
Larry Donnelly: I still believe there's a chance the general election won't happen until 2025
Larry Donnelly
28 Sep 2024
11.3k
61
The Morning Lead
The Dáil returns this week: Here are seven things to look out for (spoiler: one is an election)
The bike shed, Gaza and the Apple tax are sure to remain high on the political agenda this year. Oh, and what will come of the hate crime bill?
Jane Matthews and Christina Finn
17 Sep 2024
8.2k
32
Dáil Éireann
Abortion dominates Harris' first stint at Leaders' Questions amid calls to scrap 3-day wait
16 Apr 2024
14.0k
68
Simon Harris
‘Failed his way to the top’: McDonald says country needs an election, not another new Taoiseach
9 Apr 2024
14.7k
49
Dáil Éireann
Varadkar's parting speech: 'Most if not all' of Ireland's recent problems had external origins
Updated 9 Apr 2024
15.9k
46
All time
Palestine
Varadkar says Ireland would lose influence by going 'too far' in response to Israel motion
Updated 15 Nov 2023
13.4k
Budget Day
Garda safety plan for Dáil on budget day will see road closures and deployment of 200 personnel
9 Oct 2023
12.8k
Housing Crisis
Cian O'Callaghan: We need 10,000 new affordable purchase & rental homes built every year
Cian O'Callaghan
21 Sep 2023
9.2k
77
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