Malcolm Byrne

Wexford: Verona Murphy (Ind)

Struck from Fine Gael after making comments about asylum seekers, Murphy went on to be elected in 2020 as an Independent

Wicklow-Wexford constituency candidates list: Creation of new constituency welcomed in its two major towns

Election 2024: Arklow has never had its own Dáil deputy in the century since the State was founded

Agent Cobalt slips off the radar as the truth comes dropping slow from Sinn Féin

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

Parents advised to apply to ‘multiple’ secondary schools due to pressure on places

As post-primary enrolments climb to highest level on record, Department of Education says there are sufficient school places in most areas

Spy hunt has Senators laughing their heads off on Day of the Cackle

Rightly or wrongly, one name was on everyone’s lips

‘Agent Cobalt’ fills role of Banquo’s ghost as Oireachtas amuses itself

Deputies and senators address each other as ‘comrade’ in corridors as speculation continues about Oireachtas member allegedly recruited as a Russian agent

Support within both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael for Taoiseach to call early election

Pressure building in wake of better than anticipated Local Election results for main Coalition parties and poor performance by Sinn Féin

‘Intimidatory’ protesters over immigration include ex-campaigners on Covid, Seanad told

Proposed law to protect public representatives’ homes from demonstrations to be considered by Oireachtas committee

Birthday girl Mary Lou looking fab as Simon ‘Mr Congeniality’ Harris wishes her a happy birthday

TD Verona Murphy was scandalised by the allocation of school buses in Kilkenny, but her fellow Senators and TDs were in a more celebratory mood with May Day, Mary-Lou’s birthday and Lyric FM all on the list

Doubt over whether June referendum will go ahead amid fallout from family and care votes

‘Lessons learned’ from heavy defeats in family and care referendums a factor in Coalition’s considerations on vote originally planned for June

Catherine Martin willing to give statements to Dáil on recent RTÉ developments

The Minister for Media will also appear before the Oireachtas Media Committee on Tuesday

Collapse of Atlantic ocean current could turn Ireland’s climate into Iceland’s

Potential changes to system known as Amroc would transform Ireland’s benign climate, Fianna Fáil senator warns

Military representatives worry new Bill will prevent them criticising Government policy on recruitment

Defence (Amendment) Bill would ban representatives from publicly commenting on the merits of a minister’s policy

Referendum on Ireland’s participation on Unified Patent Court due on same day as June elections

Court designed to provide one-stop-shop for litigation on patents whose decisions will be binding on participating EU member states

Minister of State will ‘take on board’ proposal that Ireland seek to host EU office for regulating AI

Planned AI advisory council has received an ‘overwhelming’ number of applications, says Dara Calleary

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil: is there any difference? Two party loyalists argue it out

Budget 2024 highlighted how entwined the parties have become - and the challenge they face to distinguish themselves in an election

Constituency review: Who are the winners and losers?

Sinn Féin on course to take at least one seat in almost all constituencies and will be in the running for multiple seats in many constituencies

RTÉ pay controversy: Grant Thornton review an ‘arrow through the heart’ of staff-management relationship

Tubridy says he hopes to re-establish listeners’ trust as report indicates RTÉ used wrong figures to keep published pay below €500,000

Unfairly dismissed principal who endured ‘terrible injustice’ over 11 years must be reinstated, judge rules

‘Disastrous and unreasonable misjudgments’ by board of management damaged ‘great progress’ school had made, High Court hears

Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy Show

Committee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherence

RTÉ bosses to challenge Tubridy and Kelly’s account of payments at PAC hearing

New director general Bakhurst and chair Ní Raghallaigh to push back against presenter’s evidence, claiming ‘pressing need’ to correct record

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