Abortion allows society to shrug its shoulders - towards the children of unplanned pregnancies but also to systemic pressures, from the housing crisis to the cost of living
Two Government Ministers abstain while three backbenchers support move to committee stage
Holly Cairns said the Bill would provide clarity on terminations for medical reasons, including fatal foetal abnormalities
Second Bill introduced in past month on issue after March for Life rally hit out at left-wing parties’ attempts to ‘remove safeguards’
Micheál channels Jack Nicholson as he and Mary Lou trade agricultural insults over help to ease rising bills
Public urged at March for Life rally to elect more TDs who oppose abortion
Mary-Lou McDonald brings a new naughty word into the chamber, possibly inspired by Father Ted
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns accuses Government of prioritising proposals that would ‘have renters living in sheds’
Social Democrats say ‘cooling off period’ lacks scientific basis
Homeowners will also be able to avail of tax exemptions for rental income
Sharp exchanges in Dáil debate as Coalition accused of ‘abandoning the Irish people’ by Mary Lou McDonald amid fuel crisis
‘That’s part of my history’, Richard Boyd-Barrett tells demonstration outside Dáil
But Fine Gael TD Edward Timmins emerges as unlikely star in Fianna Fáil’s leader’s two hours of need
‘Fiasco’ stemmed from a TD’s question that left Micheál reminding others he was the minister who introduced the assistants to begin with
Taoiseach had one foot on plane to informal EU summit as TDs railed on grassroots issues
Hildegarde Naughton: farming lobby protests ‘potentially very damaging’ to agri-food sector
The party’s national conference in Cork underlines its ambitions and its appeal among younger voters
Social Democrats leader tells party conference that Government should put its plans to scrap the triple lock to a national vote
The Government is happy to take short-term pain for long-term gain - but only the first of those is certain
US president’s increasingly disturbing behaviour dominates Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil
For deputies such as Ciarán Ahern and Naoise Ó Cearúil being at home is vital, but missing work is complicated
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns says violence against women ‘is an epidemic in our society’
Critics say construction rule amendments would lead to smaller, darker units with potential impact on costs unclear
Still unclear if services will be included in legislation as urged by other parties and pro-Palestinian campaigners
Teenagers on march speak about feeling ‘anxious and afraid’ about their futures
Verona Murphy hatched a comedy line, but deputy Michael Collins was counting his chickens already
The Social Democrats leader said she would rather lose her seat than adopt a more popular position on the nitrates derogation
The Social Democrats leader discusses returning to work after maternity leave, political differences with Sinn Féin and how Harris is ‘fanning the flames’ on immigration
Deputies pay tribute after she became first sitting woman TD to win presidential election
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris tried to put brave faces on their parties’ sorry performances, while the parties of the united left sought to outdo each other in claiming credit
Alan Betson and Dan Dennison were behind the lenses to capture Saturday’s presidential election results
More than 500 people took part in disturbances during which one garda was hit in head with bottle
Goods can be traced through supply chains, but services are different matter entirely, Dáil hears
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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