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