Kildare North results: FG’s Bernard Durkan and FF’s James Lawless take final seats
Durkan elected on sixth count, Lawless deemed elected without reaching quota
Durkan elected on sixth count, Lawless deemed elected without reaching quota
Charlie Flanagan says rising cost for consumers does not reflect lower level of claims
Uninterested reaction from early morning commuters at train station canvass
‘Do you feel wanted this morning,’ Simon asks Mary Lou in one of the weirder moments
Former Ulster Farmers Union president elected as Sinn Féin backs Fine Gael candidate
Miriam Lord on Shane Ross, strange alliances, and a lather of misplaced indignation
Sinn Féin also backs Fine Gael candidate ‘because of Micheál Martin’s attacks’
Ian Marshall’s invitation to contest byelections at end of month came from Varadkar
Former TDs Jerry Buttimer, Joe O’Reilly and Colm Keaveney among nominations
Fine Gael’s Anthony Lawlor and Sinn Féin’s Brian Stanley criticise delay in publishing guidelines
Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen will benefit from Howlin’s new pay and pensions deal
Greg Mulholland criticises supermarkets at Oireachtas jobs committee
Noonan says his decision in a similar case regarding Vodafone shares not a precedent
Former strategist, who left party amid controversy over Rehab Group, met Taoiseach recently
Tánaiste says no bonuses for staff until company operational
Minister of State says ‘five-a-side gang’ want ‘more cuts and more hardship’
Harry McGee’s week: there seems to be a deeper well of sympathy for political scoundrels than for the sanctimonious
A call for Enda Kenny to lead from the front draws applause at FG meeting, writes Harry McGee
Letter to ‘The Irish Times’ shows growing gap between Coalition parties on budget
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