Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: AIB buys back all its shares, while politicians tear strips off Children’s Health Ireland representatives in front of an Oireachtas committee
Minister has kept 89% supertax on bonuses over €20,000 for bank executives in place even as he removes cap on salaries
Sinn Fein’s Mary Lou McDonald tells Dáil the Health Information and Quality Authority needs stronger powers
Sinn Féin leader says Government should seek UN reform over ‘sidestepping’ organisation
Abuse and neglect should never be tolerated but Government too has a case to answer on casual disregard of financial realities
Martin accuses McDonald of using ‘false narrative’, and insists Central Bank ‘does not issue or sell or oversee the sale of Israeli bonds’
Nearly 14 years after Shane O’Farrell’s needless death, the Minister of Justice presents a public apology
Mary Lou McDonald describes speech by Paschal Donohue dismisses as ‘utter, utter disgrace’
US Senator says actions in Gaza are ‘horrific’ events unfolding and does not want discussion of Israel ‘bogged down’ by word
Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney says parties ‘ruling out coalition with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael would be a good start’ to forming alliance
Ministers admit no quick fix for system estimated to have waiting list of 25,000 by end of year
Martin has measure of Pearse Doherty and Co as Dáil standoff continues over delayed report into children’s hip surgery
Sinn Féin leader sharply criticises decision to rule out repeat of previous payments
Micheál Martin was concerned enough about impending draft report to say ‘the implications are disturbing’
Taoiseach says nobody ‘ducking, diving, dodging’ on paediatric hip operation audit
Nikita Clarke-Healy (18) arranged treatment overseas after doctors in Ireland said she was ‘too young’ to be diagnosed with condition
Coalition proposing to remove need for formal UN approval when State seeking to send more than 12 troops overseas
Order compels Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn to establish inquiry by June 2nd
Sinn Féin leader asks if there are ‘hundreds or more’ cases related to hip dysplasia
Taoiseach accused of double standards over new agency chief’s salary, potential increases for heads of 30 semi-States
Nama chief Brendan McDonagh has been identified to role, though not formally appointed
From the Burke family to Mattie McGrath and Michael Lowry, here are the winners of Miriam Lord's Easter awards
Only on one previous occasion, in February 1994, did Fine Gael go as low as 16 per cent in an Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll
Plans faced opposition from Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald
Dáil hears of women waiting nine years for diagnosis, forced to go abroad for specialised surgical treatment
A few Government buckeroos squawked their disapproval as Mary Lou and her boys made for the double doors to the right of Verona
Independent Carol Nolan takes first ‘other members’ question to Taoiseach
Taoiseach accused Opposition of ‘mob politics’, while Sinn Féin leader said Verona Murphy’s role was ‘delivered’ by Michael Lowry
Wexford TD says she bears no ill will to those who brought motion and ‘her door is always open’
The motion of confidence in Verona Murphy was not without its repercussions
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Opposition has objected to inclusion of controversial new speaking time slots for coalition-supporting Independents and Government backbenchers on Dáil schedule
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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