# leinster-house - Tuesday 16 September, 2014
# Gender Politics
# Gender Politics
Gender quotas are coming in at the next General Election. What will that mean for parties? FF are looking at the detail…
# leinster-house - Saturday 6 September, 2014
# House Of Cards
# House Of Cards
You win some, you lose some — and with the Cabinet back, it’s been a busy week in both categories.
# leinster-house - Wednesday 3 September, 2014
# Ructions
# Ructions
“Quiet now, you’re new in the job,” was the advice from Enda, setting off a reaction of Bishop Brennan-style proportions from John O’Donoghue.
# leinster-house - Saturday 23 August, 2014
# House Of Cards
# House Of Cards
You win some, you lose some – even during the summer recess.
# leinster-house - Saturday 16 August, 2014
# House Of Cards
# House Of Cards
You win some, you lose some – even during the summer recess.
# leinster-house - Monday 11 August, 2014
# Gift Shop
# Gift Shop
An Síopa was known as ‘the most expensive tuck shop in Ireland’ when it was opened in 2008.
# leinster-house - Saturday 9 August, 2014
# House Of Cards
# House Of Cards
You win some, you lose some – even during the summer recess.
# leinster-house - Wednesday 6 August, 2014
# Greatest Love Of All
# Greatest Love Of All
There’s a special bond between Mary Mitchell O’Connor and the famous Leinster House steps….
# leinster-house - Saturday 2 August, 2014
# House Of Cards
# House Of Cards
You win some, you lose some – even during the summer recess.
# leinster-house - Saturday 19 July, 2014
# Review
# Review
We take a look back on some of the major events that defined the 2013/14 session in Leinster House .
# leinster-house - Friday 18 July, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
Yes yes yes, we know, yesterday we said it was all over, but an Oireachtas committee has other ideas.
# leinster-house - Thursday 17 July, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
They’ll be off on holidays – sorry, doing constituency work – until September.
# leinster-house - Wednesday 16 July, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
Yes, the GAA and Aiken Promotions will appear before the Transport Oireachtas Committee today.
# leinster-house - Thursday 10 July, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
The Health Minister is one of a few Cabinet members expected to be undertaking their last official engagements today, ahead of the reshuffle.
# leinster-house - Wednesday 9 July, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
Garth Brooks has already been mentioned once or twice, and there’s an interesting petition regarding the Central Bank. Here’s what’s going on within the walls of Leinster House …
# leinster-house - Tuesday 8 July, 2014
# Fresh Horse-trading
# Fresh Horse-trading
The party’s mooted legislation change would essentially create an appeals process whereby the Council’s decision could be appealed on economic and tourism grounds.
# leinster-house - Wednesday 2 July, 2014
# Reforming Zeal
# Reforming Zeal
The Education Minister has confirmed he’s stepping down from Government, and won’t run again for a Dáil seat.
# Out Of Sight
# Out Of Sight
Groups are no longer being allowed to use a conference room in the Oireachtas to hold pre-Budget briefings. A way for politicians to avoid attending?
# Hardworking
# Hardworking
The Houses of the Oireachtas has released some interesting figures in its 2013 annual report.
# leinster-house - Tuesday 1 July, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
The Commission for Energy Regulation will be giving TDs and Senators a briefing on water tariffs in Leinster House today.
# leinster-house - Tuesday 24 June, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
Representatives from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland will be visiting Leinster House today to discuss the issue.
# leinster-house - Friday 20 June, 2014
# Scrap Friday
# Scrap Friday
Mattie had done a lot of work on his scrap metal bill, but the Government weren’t playing ball. And Finian threatened to hit the Minister between the eyes… with facts.
# leinster-house - Tuesday 17 June, 2014
# Socialist Switch-up
# Socialist Switch-up
The Socialist Party TD has been nominated to serve on the inquiry by the Dáil’s Technical Group this afternoon.
# leinster-house - Saturday 7 June, 2014
# leinster-house - Wednesday 4 June, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
What’s going on in Leinster House ? Well, as you asked…
# leinster-house - Saturday 31 May, 2014
# leinster-house - Thursday 29 May, 2014
# Plinthtacular
From The Daily Edge
# Plinthtacular
It’s hard out here for a plinth.
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
NAMA officials will be grilled by the Public Accounts Committee on the details of their latest annual report….
# leinster-house - Wednesday 28 May, 2014
# Whistleblower
# Whistleblower
Noirín O’Sullivan shook hands and chatted with whistleblower and former garda John Wilson outside Leinster House today.
# GABRIELLE MCFADDEN
# GABRIELLE MCFADDEN
Fine Gael welcomed the newest members of its parliamentary party to the Oireachtas today.
# leinster-house - Tuesday 27 May, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
The Dáil and Seanad return after a week off with a post-mortem on the weekend elections sure to feature.
# leinster-house - Thursday 22 May, 2014
# Here To Stay
# Here To Stay
“I am extraordinarily well,” the former justice minister said today.
# leinster-house - Wednesday 21 May, 2014
# Election 2014
# Election 2014
The party could now be the subject of a complaint to the Dáil’s Committee on Procedures and Privileges.
# leinster-house - Saturday 10 May, 2014
# leinster-house - Thursday 8 May, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
It’s been (to say the least) a dramatic week in Leinster House so far… What’s on Thursday’s schedule?
# leinster-house - Tuesday 6 May, 2014
# A Rat Trap
# A Rat Trap
Before you start, it was an actual rat…
# leinster-house - Wednesday 30 April, 2014
# Out On Bail
# Out On Bail
The 19-year-old unemployed male is to get bail after appearing in court today.
# leinster-house - Tuesday 29 April, 2014
# Blade Runner
# Blade Runner
The knives were tucked into his socks.
# leinster-house - Tuesday 15 April, 2014
# Wind Energy
# Wind Energy
Wind Aware Ireland said that the Government’s wind energy policy is a “completely ineffective way of reducing C02″.