Alan Dillon
Mayo constituency candidates list: Addition of extra seat may help Rose Conway-Walsh retain Sinn Féin seat
Election 2024: Retirement of poll-topper Michael Ring leaves at least two openings
Fine Gael pledges to deliver over 300,000 homes over next six years
Party says it will ensure about 50,000 homes are built each year under €40bn plan
Sinn Féin is unlikely to replicate its 2020 election performance
Even if the party can pivot the overarching political discussion from immigration to housing, the terms of engagement will not be the same as in 2020
Planning regulator will have ‘unchecked power’ under controversial legislation, Seanad hears
Labour Senator warns of ‘fundamental flaw’ as Upper House debates third largest Bill in history of State
Councillors who lose seats or retire after June election in line for increased ‘retirement gratuity’ payments
Level of gratuity will be linked to new higher salary for councillors under Government plans
Who are the new junior ministers in Simon Harris’s Cabinet?
New roles given to Fine Gael members cover areas including finance, housing, public works and health
RTÉ executives shut exit package door after pantomime horse has bolted
Gasps at Oireachtas media committee hearing as figure of €450,000 for exit package for broadcaster’s former chief financial officer is revealed
Keeping Enoch Burke locked in a cell, wallowing in his martyrdom, serves no one
Burke could potentially find himself spending longer in Mountjoy than some of the killers in his midst. That could not pass for justice
Oireachtas media committee may hold special meeting to discuss RTÉ ‘deficiencies’ in September
Ahead of private meeting of committee, chair Niamh Smyth says there is a disconnect between broadcaster’s board and executive
Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy Show
Committee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherence
Governance at Inland Fisheries Ireland halfway between ‘Ballymagash and Killinaskully’, committee hears
State body had 16 uninsured vehicles on the road at one time and a court case is pending relating to a crash
Fine Gael members to call for €15 pension increase, mortgage relief and hike in renters’ credit
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to come under pressure when Fine Gael politicians lay out Budget 2024 demands
Biden visit: ‘Mr President, say a prayer that Mayo will win Sam Maguire in 2023′
Air Force One landed an hour later into Ireland West Airport on Friday afternoon
Inland Fisheries Ireland subject of significant number of protected disclosures, Eamon Ryan says
Minister for the Environment defends decision to remove remaining three board members of fisheries protection body in February
East Wall protests could be early warning as Coalition fears rise of far right
Locals across the country are complaining that refugees are being housed in large numbers with no consultation
Ministerial reshuffle: Who is in the firing line and who can expect a promotion?
Martin set to get his choice of cabinet posts while botched secondment could have repercussions for Donnelly
Revenue has seen ‘fraudulent behaviour’ under wage subsidy scheme, TDs told
At least €2.8 bn in ‘debt warehouse’ scheme introduced to support businesses
Option for 100% mica redress remains on the table, says Varadkar
FG representatives sought meeting following intensifying pressure from constituents for solution
Plight of mica-stressed homeowners dominates FG party gathering
Parliamentary party meeting hears support for 100% redress to remedy defective buildings
Dillion unconcerned by Mayo’s new-found status as final favourites
‘Finals bring their own element of chaos. No-one really knows what’s going to pan out’
Ciarán McDonald’s second coming ushers in a new era for Mayo
County luminary is seen as having had a major impact on senior team over past two years
Tánaiste’s leak remains a hot topic in political circles, especially in Fine Gael
Many in the party accept Varadkar’s argument that his actions were in the national interest
Miriam Lord’s Week: A win for the invisible women of Leinster House
The lack of recognition for the cleaners of this (very big) building is about to be rectified
David Clarke’s retirement leaves Mayo with a hole to fill
Goalkeeper departs without the ultimate prize but with a reputation as one of the best
Prisons source older game consoles to prevent inmates using internet
Xboxes fall under ‘incentivised regimes policy’, says director general of prison service
Disabled children ‘being left behind again’ by Covid-19 measures
HSE should not be taking staff experienced at assessing children’s needs, ombudsman says
John Maughan and Jack O’Connor get set to go head-to-head again
Alan Dillon looks back on the 2004 All-Ireland final and Mayo’s failure to stop the Kerry juggernaut
Nursing home Fair Deal review ‘paused’ over data protection concerns
Deal established to provide financial support for those in private or public nursing home care
Richard Bruton elected chairman of Fine Gael parliamentary party
Long-serving TD elected unopposed, with Jennifer Carroll MacNeill as vice-chair
Fine Gael: ‘We are preparing to go into Opposition’
Party says FF must coalesce with SF or others if Mary Lou McDonald’s party fails to form left government
Mayo results: FG’s Michael Ring, SF’s Conway-Walsh elected on first count
Green Party’s rising star Saoirse McHugh was knocked out after the fifth count
Election 2020 in Co Mayo: ‘Many people are disillusioned with Fine Gael’
The regulars at Guiry’s Bar in Foxford are tired of the ‘same old’ politics
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