Thomas Byrne claims fallout in party after ‘disastrous’ presidential campaign is turning public off

Joy in Sinn Féin, PBP and Social Democrats as two Coalition parties face bruising postmortems

John Lahart’s comments about Taoiseach echoed by Carlow-Kilkenny TD John McGuinness

Mary Lou McDonald expressed preference for encouraging transfers between left-wing parties in Galway West byelection

Exit of former Dublin GAA luminary raised questions about his selection, and the future of Micheál Martin

Further poll suggests Connolly is on course to win presidential election

Review of Ireland’s most severe storm found lives were protected but aftermath was hard

Party will instead use Dáil time to seek reform of presidential elections after its preferred candidate Maria Steen failed to get on ticket

Fine Gael candidate said case does not undermine her claim she could speak diplomatically as president

Independent TD is on 38%, almost double the support of Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys

Government motion is an apparent bid to offset a disabilities debate in the final week of the presidential election campaign

Former minister and former barrister pressed on past work, and on their plans for Áras an Uachtaráin land

Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys have a head-to-head debate this morning

If they receive enough votes, a candidate can recoup up to €250,000 in this year’s contest

Tánaiste Simon Harris to brief Cabinet on peace plan, while Ministers also to mull legislation for rental-sector changes