Clare Daly given permission to serve defamation proceedings on Sunday Times publishers
Ms Daly’s solicitor claims the meaning of the articles is that Ms Daly was working with and providing assistance to the Russian state
Clare Daly
Former MEP Clare Daly alleges defamation in article published weeks before 2024 European elections
Sunday Times article referred to alleged links with Lithuanian diplomat convicted of spying for Russia
The jawdropper, the quickest split, the good turn: Miriam Lord’s 2024 Political Awards
A political year of shocks and surprises somehow ended up as it began: with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in cahoots. The politician of the year may have had something to do with it
Winners and losers in general election 2024
Close-fought races and the tantalising prospect of power brought relief for the victorious but crushing lows for those rejected by the electorate
Clare Daly finds a Dublin Central political address once linked to her ally Mick Wallace
Plus: no sign of the next laureate for fiction; the less-than-diverse membership of Aosdána; and Niall Blaney’s poor attendance record
Dublin Central constituency candidates list: Entry of Gerry Hutch and Clare Daly make this an intriguing race
Election 2024: If the far right are to make a breakthrough to the Dáil, it could be here
Clare Daly believes Mary Lou McDonald’s seat is safe despite Sinn Fein being part of ‘sedate’ Opposition
Dublin gangland figure Gerard Hutch says his campaign for election in Dublin Central is ‘genuine and truthful’
Gerry Hutch running for office is no joke. The media should stop treating it like one
Hutch is so successfully laundering his reputation, some manufacturer of washing powder should immediately sign him up as a brand ambassador
A week of clearing the decks at breathtaking speed in readiness for an election
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up
Clare Daly to switch constituency and run as Dublin Central candidate
Election 2024: Former MEP to run in four-seater where TDs include Mary Lou McDonald and Paschal Donohoe
Big Phil is welcomed back into the Fine Gael fold as old foe Leo Varadkar departs the stage
Plus: Alan Shatter seeks to protect the inheritance; a campaign for a Colm Meaney statue in Killarney; and Clare Daly’s political future
Election results: The candidates and constituencies to watch and what the main parties are hoping for
The only certainty is uncertainty, but here are the key bellwethers and battlegrounds in the European and local elections
‘Think more about Crumlin and not the Kremlin’: Five takeaways from European election Dublin debate
All eight Dublin MEP candidates were very well briefed, armed with immediate data and quotable quotes, and did not hold back during a spiky debate
How did Ireland’s MEPs perform in Europe over the last five years?
Coalition-building across political groups more important in European Parliament than in the Oireachtas
European Parliament elections: a few clear leaders and then a mad scramble for seats
Candidates face a battle where party running mates could be their most dangerous rivals transfers will in many cases be decisive
Sinn Féin in government would not be certainty for delivering more for workers, says Mick Lynch
UK Labour and SF both have good policies ‘on paper’ but would still be subject to pressures when in power, union leader tells Dublin event
Substitute bench more important than usual in upcoming European elections
Names on European candidates’ replacement lists matter more than usual with a general election on the horizon
Not-quite-Independents are emerging as the new political force
One startling fact: the number of Independents elected to the Dáil in recent years has exceeded the combined number elected to all other EU member state parliaments
The Irish electorate and MEPs
Response from two elected members of the European Parliament to Stephen Collins’s Opinion piece
Major overhaul of EU asylum policy approved by European Parliament
MEPs approve 10 Bills making up new migration pact following efforts to reform policies stretching back to 2016
Clare Daly hosts republican prisoners’ group in European Parliament
Senior Saoradh figure attends closed-door talk in European Parliament about republican prisoners
Wallace and Daly issue legal letter over Fine Gael statement about links to alleged Russian informant
Statement from Regina Doherty called on left MEPs to answer questions about links to Latvian politician
Who is the Latvian MEP linked to Wallace and Daly, accused of working with Russian intelligence?
Mick Wallace and Clare Daly took part in five activities in 15 months with Tatjana Ždanoka on Russian-related themes
Latvian MEP linked to Wallace and Daly accused of working with Russian intelligence
Left independent MEPs travelled to Lithuania twice with Tatjana Ždanoka, who has denied the allegations
Irish MEPs criticise von der Leyen as she leaves debate without taking questions
Six Irish MEPs also call for resignation of Hungarian commissioner Oliver Varhelyi
Sinn Féin seeks another sign it is headed for power in European elections next year
Brussels votes are a distorted mirror, with anti-establishment sentiment to the fore. Can Sinn Féin wrestle it from longtime independents?
Mick Wallace caps China visit by revealing new ‘no war’ tattoo on state television
TV interview featuring Irish MEP stating ‘Taiwan is part of China’ shared by Chinese government accounts
John Burns: One half of Happy Pear gets permission for Greystones house
Happy Pear’s co-founder’s house plans, Liebherr’s love of Killarney, Mick Wallace’s complaint against the Irish Mirror, and Catherine Noone’s new role as a lobbyist
MEPs Wallace and Daly vote against call for tribunal to prosecute Russia for invasion of Ukraine
MEPs only two in parliament to vote against adding a debate on Dnipro to the agenda on Monday
The year in people: Who had a good one? Who didn’t?
From politics to entertainment and sport, Eoin Butler casts a critical eye over the heroes and the zeros of 2022
Lack of knives in Kildare Street won’t stop the back-stabbing when Leo hands out the jobs
From canteen chaos, Wallace’s wine and cheese party to Mountjoy matches, it was a busy week in politics
Clare Daly says Ukrainian establishment ‘became puppets of another power’
Irish MEP says conflict is now 'proxy war' between Nato and Russia
European Parliament demands return of 400 ‘stolen’ aircraft from Russia
Most of aircraft worth a combined $10bn are registered in Ireland and Bermuda
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