Micheál Martin to find out scale of damage done to him in Fianna Fáil by Gavin fiasco
Meanwhile, Jim O’Callaghan continues to lean into the immigration debate
Dáil Éireann
Dáil deputies make their love for dogs (and cats) known in emotional animal welfare debate
Ethel Gannon, Coco Gould and Padmé Murphy just three of the pets namechecked as TDs backed case for stronger protections
Patients face €20 charge for blister pack medication previously covered by State, says Doherty
Taoiseach says ‘we will go back and discuss this with the HSE’ but it was never agreed the State should pay
Ireland’s ‘shameful reputation’ as puppy farm capital of Europe raised in Dáil
Dog breeding ‘a profit model gone absolutely mad’, TD says when introducing Bill to regulate €200 million industry
European Council president makes a courtesy call as buzz about drones continues
Ibec urges increase in defence and security spending to safeguard business
Storm Bram failed to dampen spirits on the one day all TDs are afforded a smile
Young campaigner Cara Darmody was the star of the hour as tree-lighting ceremony was moved inside
Pensions enrolment scheme and childcare plan sum up challenges facing Coalition
Both policies form core of Government’s pitch to voters: it will address chronic issues in delivery while curing symptoms of cost-of-living crisis
Miriam Lord: What possessed Micheál Martin to post bonkers bus snap that made him look like a soap opera villain?
The Taoiseach grins in the driver’s seat while Sensible Simon steers the economy
Some TDs ‘unhappy’ about high level of security for Zelenskiy visit
Labour deputy says measures ‘totally understandable’ for hosting a war time president
Coast guard rescue crews working 24-hour shifts but only 16.5 hours recorded, TD claims
Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane warns safety being put at risk as practice breaches EU working time directives
People who object to infrastructure projects could be offered damages under new plan
Publication of internal Fianna Fáil review on disastrous presidential election campaign unlikely before next year
Miriam Lord: Will Government’s 30-pint infrastructure plan bring festive cheer to all?
Parties made a big Christmas show of launching the initiative, complete with flashy flyers and silly videos
Ireland worst in EU for transgender healthcare with four-year wait times, Dáil hears
Labour’s Marie Sherlock says young people ‘self-medicating on the black market’
Zelenskiy visit brings politics of a world at war to Ireland
Ukrainian president identifies Ireland’s global soft power as a mechanism for ensuring a dignified peace for his country
Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s full address to the Oireachtas: ‘Thank you Ireland. Glory to Ukraine’
‘Thank you for providing home and protection to our people when they needed it most’
Proposal to tighten tax laws would stop Gerry Hutch taking Dáil seat
Veteran criminal Gerry Hutch can contest byelection despite €800,000 tax demand being contrary to laws for new TDs
Red-carpet treatment as packed Dáil chamber gathers to hear Zelenskiy
Unlikely wartime leader must be so weary of having to travel the world, pleading for solidarity with his invaded homeland
Zelenskiy tells Oireachtas it cannot be ‘business as usual, not appeasement of killers’
Ukrainian leader urges Ireland to play an active role in making Russia accountable for its aggression
Zelenskiy appeals for support from ‘community of nations’ during Irish visit
Ireland and Ukraine sign roadmap for bilateral relations including a further €125 million in funding
Live: Zelenskiy says he is ‘ready for a meeting with president Trump’ after Moscow talks
Zelenskiy tells Oireachtas of ‘great honour to stand in a country that understands the price of freedom’ during first official visit
Zelenskiy greeted by Taoiseach at Dublin Airport on first official visit to Ireland
Agenda set to include visit to President Catherine Connolly and expected address to joint sitting of Dáil and Seanad
Harris says suspension of civilian Garda member over alleged threats against him ‘very concerning’
Tánaiste he does not view ‘such matters as HR matters, I view them as criminal matters’
Gerry Hutch can take seat if he wins Dublin byelection due to gap in TD tax compliance law
Criminal Assets Bureau and Revenue pursuing criminal for almost €800,000 from allegedly undeclared income
Further measures tighten Government’s ‘fair and firm’ approach to immigration
Latest steps include new restrictions both on family reunifications and citizenship grants
The Fourteen Steps of Mount Merrion a must-see for international students of profligacy
‘I don’t believe €750,000 is right, proper or appropriate for 14 steps,’ Taoiseach concedes on his return from the world stage
Coalition warned about fiscally ‘flying blind’
Government was supposed to update medium-term expenditure plan last summer but still hasn’t done so
Mystery of the missing Micheál leaves Opposition leaders stuck with understudy
Ministers of a more fragile disposition than Darragh O’Brien might have been crushed by the reception
‘We’re not living’: Owners of defective concrete homes appeal for action
Delays and disappointment for Mayo campaigners who seek more support to repair damaged homes
Ghost buses ‘simply not acceptable’, Minister for Transport says
Increased prevalence of buses being listed but not arriving is of ‘grave concern’
Report on botched Arts Council IT project ‘pretty damning’ for Department
PAC chair criticises ‘failures’ at Department of Culture as findings recommends stronger oversight
Immigration stays on political agenda as Coalition looks to tighten asylum regime
People seeking international protection face paying up to 40 per cent of their weekly income to fund the cost of State accommodation
‘Rigorous’ pre-purchase checks needed in wake of spending debacles in arts and culture, says watchdog
Report by Dáil watchdog comes after botched IT project at Arts Council and separate issue with X-ray scanner at National Gallery
Hardly a dry seat in the house as Paschal Donohoe makes his exit
Outgoing minister for finance effusive in his praise for party leader and ministerial successor Simon Harris at Fine Gael gathering
Medical professionals suggested teens have baby to ‘sort your endometriosis’, Dáil hears
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill urges doctors not to make such recommendations in future
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