Brian Stanley

Taoiseach and his wife celebrate his birthday by going to see the musical Hamilton, which contains the perfect chorus for a young and hungry leader on the brink of his first general election

Internal investigations and the provision of references are fraught territory for employers, say workplace experts

The party faces strategic problems over where it positions itself and who its core voters are. And as it’s trying to figure all this out, it gets hit with one controversy after another

The fallout from the TD’s surprising resignation from Sinn Féin has created confusion in a recently redrawn constituency and left many local voters eager for clarity

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

The blizzard of scandals since the Dáil returned from summer holidays is Mary Lou McDonald’s GUBU moment

Radio: The former RTÉ presenter joins Anton Savage on Newstalk. Sinn Féin is under fire everywhere

Mairéad Farrell was sent forward to Dáil by committee with unanimous approval after Mr Stanley’s resignation from party

Basically it’s all eyes on the Finance Bill, then all ears on The Chat between the leaders, and then: all feet on the campaign trail

Brian Stanley has gone missing in the political undergrowth, despite noble efforts to find him by media search parties

Brian Stanley accuses Mary Lou McDonald of abusing Dáil privilege ‘in desperate attempt’ to shift focus off Sinn Féin

Party names replacement for former TD Brian Stanley on influential committee

The senior TD may run against his former party - who have no obvious candidate to replace him

So why is Mary Lou announcing ‘a complete overhaul’ of these same governance procedures? An abundance of caution or an abundance of caught-out?

Niall Ó Donnghaile was named on Tuesday as the party member who stepped down after sending inappropriate text messages

Several controversies engulf party as opponents accuse it of protecting itself ‘at all costs’ in Dáil

Sinn Féin leader tells Dáil that complaint against TD Brian Stanley was ‘serious’ and left complainant ‘traumatised and distressed’

Cover letter related to inquiry into complaint against Brian Stanley understood to make reference to text messages between parties involved

Some of Sinn Féin’s other woes will be front and centre of Dáil proceedings today

PAC chairman’s departs from party after complaint led to internal inquiry and referral to gardaí