Proposed legislation to reform Ireland’s defamation laws is among Bills set to be revived by the Government for progression in the new Dáil. Taoiseach Micheál Martin briefed the Cabinet on ...

Our politics team's behind-the-scenes take on events of the day. Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday when the Dáil sits It looks as though the latter stand-off has now been resolved, clearing the ...

Ms Conway-Walsh told the Dail on Wednesday: “I was on Midwest Radio this morning and I said I have been frightened all week that something was going to happen, that somebody was going to die as ...

Normal governmental business is expected to resume on Wednesday after a row over speaking time for government-affiliated independents appeared to be resolved. The speaker of the Dáil, Ceann ...

Independent TDs Michael Lowry and Barry Heneghan in the Dail chamber (Maxwells) Normal parliamentary business is expected to resume on Wednesday after a row over speaking time for government ...

The opposition – who won the bitter dispute after the Speaker of the Dail weighed in – criticised the Government over house-building claims and its efforts to restore power to 700,000 ...

The speaker of the Dail parliament, Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, said that independents who had been involved in government formation talks should not be given opposition speaking time.

A man died after medical technology including sleep apnoea equipment stopped working as a result of Storm Éowyn, the Dáil has heard. Sinn Féin TD for Mayo, Rose Conway-Walsh, said she was ...

Politicians focused on Storm Eowyn, Donald Trump and the housing crisis as the Irish parliament returned to normality after a disruptive row over speaking time. The opposition – who won the ...