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# Leinster House

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# State of the Nation
Bertie and Enda to be quizzed about banking collapse
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# State of the Nation
Why are Dáil suspensions happening so often?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# State of the Nation
In mortgage arrears? Here's how the government plans to help
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# State of the Nation
Same-sex marriage debate heats up amid growing fears of No vote
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# State of the Nation
Public servants could be in for €800 windfall
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# State of the Nation
Water charges will be taken from people's wages or dole
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# State of the Nation
Tax cuts and spending hikes: Are we back to the good times?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# behind the bar
Politicians who own pubs tell us what has gone wrong for rural Ireland
Owning a pub and being in Leinster House – seeing the demise of rural Ireland from the outside and the inside.
# State of the Nation
We're FINALLY set to get answers from the ECB about the banking collapse
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# Suns out guns out
Here's the definitive proof that summer has arrived in Leinster House
TDs have been raiding their summer wardrobes…
# State of the Nation
Fianna Fáil eyeing up a return to power
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# State of the Nation
Enda and Joan look beyond water ... to getting your vote
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# State of the Nation
Sinn Féin weighs into the same-sex marriage debate
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# office politics
Row over eviction of ex-Labour senator takes another turn
John Gilroy and his former Labour colleague James Heffernan became embroiled in a dispute over office space earlier this year.
# State of the Nation
Enda will be the 'most popular man in the world' next week
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# Locks changed
'If I've to work out of a shoebox I'd do it': Ex-Labour senator on his office eviction
James Heffernan had refused to leave an office he shared with former Labour colleague John Gilroy.
# State of the Nation
What have Enda and co achieved in the last four years?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# State of the Nation
Gerry and Mary Lou prepare to rally the troops
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# Molesworth Street
'An insult': Jonathan Corrie plaque removed from doorway where he died
His family is upset by the move.
# State of the Nation
Why aren't Enda and Joan getting credit for seriously good economic numbers?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# State of the Nation
Who will you vote for in the next election?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# the scenic route
Where have you seen these political faces before?
They all have one place in common besides the Dáil.
# unaccounted for
Heard about the curious case of the missing Dáil artwork that isn't actually missing?
A top OPW official explained the curious case of the missing artwork in Leinster House.
# State of the Nation
What can Labour do to win back support?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# Kenya believe it
Michelle Mulherin repays €1,295 for African phone calls
The Mayo TD had previously repaid €2,000.
# security review
Leinster House visitors could now be scanned and x-rayed
TDs are concerned the potential measures could cause long queues.
# making the leap
Out of the frying pan: Which Senators want to become TDs?
‘People criticise using the Seanad as a platform to the Dáil … but it makes sense.’
# State of the Nation
ECB head: Ireland could have burned bondholders
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# State of the Nation
Did Ireland kiss a better debt deal goodbye?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# Rally for Recognition
'Nobody should be forced to get a divorce to have their gender recognised'
A protest was held outside Leinster House calling for the transgender bill to be amended.
# Greek Debt
Gerry Adams: Enda and co are in bed with the elites and won't get out
The Sinn Féin leader was speaking at a demonstration to show solidarity with Syriza.
# medical card
18-month-old boy hands in petition with 65,000 signatures to Leinster House
The campaign is about children with serious illnesses.
# State of the Nation
Why did the Dáil vote against a European debt conference?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# State of the Nation
Did drinks companies water down the new alcohol laws?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# Most unparliamentary
9 times when Irish politics has been really sexist
The debate about sexism in Irish politics has been reignited by Michael Lowry and his controversial note this week.
# lovely e-fags
'I've seen children using e-cigs and that is terrifying'
If passed, a new bill will mean ‘vaping’ becomes subject to the same regulation as ordinary cigarettes
# The Internet
There is a 'Skype facility' in Leinster House after all. Well, sort of...
TheJournal.ie has done some digging today…
# State of the Nation
Will Enda finally do a TV debate?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# Dáil over
Here's why all of the opposition TDs walked out of the Dáil today...
Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and others held a press conference outside Leinster House after a dramatic walkout.