# politics - Thursday 1 October, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
Professor Gary Murphy explains how the cooling-off period for politicians turned lobbyists is ‘limited and contentious’.
# politics - Tuesday 29 September, 2020
# Dying With Dignity
# Dying With Dignity
New legislation could soon see assisted dying legalised in Ireland.
# politics - Thursday 24 September, 2020
# Oliver Bond
# Oliver Bond
Micheál Martin met with community activists in Dublin today.
# politics - Thursday 3 September, 2020
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The Green Party leader has come in for criticism after a new clip appears to show him nodding off again.
# politics - Wednesday 26 August, 2020
# Golfgate
# Golfgate
Phil Hogan resigned from his role this evening.
# politics - Sunday 23 August, 2020
# Listen Up
# Listen Up
I have a dream today.
# politics - Friday 21 August, 2020
# Clifden
# Clifden
81 people are said to have attended the event in Clifden this week.
# politics - Sunday 2 August, 2020
# State Of The Parties
# State Of The Parties
Both parties are up since the general election.
# politics - Friday 31 July, 2020
# Dáil Over The Place
# Dáil Over The Place
The late-night sitting saw business stopped twice and a minister vote against the government.
# politics - Thursday 23 July, 2020
# Payback
# Payback
The July stimulus measures were announced by the government this afternoon.
# politics - Tuesday 21 July, 2020
# Dáil Covid Committee
# Dáil Covid Committee
The INMO said that it would be “inhumane” to not increase healthcare staff ahead of a second Covid-19 wave.
# politics - Sunday 19 July, 2020
# Brussels
# Brussels
Frugal states are resisting pleas to agree to a plan to help the countries hardest hit by the pandemic.
# Power Nap
# Power Nap
Footage of Ryan asleep in the Dáil on Thursday night went viral.
# Opinion Poll
# Opinion Poll
The poll is the first conducted since the formation of a new government last month.
# politics - Saturday 18 July, 2020
# Cowen And Out
# Cowen And Out
The Offaly-based TD was removed from office by the Taoiseach earlier this week.
# politics - Monday 6 July, 2020
# Roderic O'Gorman
# Roderic O'Gorman
Roderic O’Gorman criticised the claims made on social media in recent days.
# politics - Tuesday 23 June, 2020
# Childcare
# Childcare
The Oireachtas Covid-19 committee will hear about concerns in the sector today.
# politics - Thursday 18 June, 2020
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
The Green Party MEP says, ‘When the planet is burning, it is not a time to argue over the colour of the fire engine.’
# politics - Monday 15 June, 2020
# Transport
# Transport
The programme still needs to be voted on by party members.
# politics - Sunday 14 June, 2020
# politics - Wednesday 3 June, 2020
# Black Lives Matter
# Black Lives Matter
The silence was held at the start of Oireachtas proceedings today.
# politics - Thursday 21 May, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Speaking in the Dáil this afternoon, Leo Varadkar said Ireland would have to re-pay money borrowed to fight the pandemic.
# politics - Sunday 17 May, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
Larry Donnelly charts the decline in civility in US politics and says Irish conversations online hint of a growing intolerance here.
# politics - Wednesday 22 April, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
Malcolm Byrne says Confidence and Supply didn’t yield much for Fianna Fáil and there’s now understandable anxiety in the party about coalition with FG.
# politics - Tuesday 14 April, 2020
# Your Say
# Your Say
Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin are due to meet today to discuss the framework document for government.
# politics - Friday 10 April, 2020
# Irish Politics
# Irish Politics
Dr Stephen Onakuse says the Irish electorate displayed a new empathy in GE2020 and somehow, the coronavirus brought the changes they sought.
# politics - Wednesday 11 March, 2020
# US Election
# US Election
Biden was all but counted out by most onlookers before recently, writes Larry Donnelly.
# politics - Friday 6 March, 2020
# Poll
# Poll
Alan Kelly and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin are bidding to replace Brendan Howlin as the party’s leader.
# politics - Tuesday 25 February, 2020
# Dublin Rally
# Dublin Rally
People Before Profit are organising a protest for change on 7 March.
# No White Smoke
# No White Smoke
More talks today but we’re still no closer to a government.
# politics - Wednesday 19 February, 2020
# Reada Cronin
# Reada Cronin
Réada Cronin has apologised for her tweets, saying she never intended to cause hurt or distress.
# politics - Friday 14 February, 2020
# Slow Progress
# Slow Progress
Martin reiterated why Fianna Fáil would not go into coalition with Sinn Féin, a FF spokesperson said.
# politics - Wednesday 12 February, 2020
# Six Of The Best
# Six Of The Best
The records behind the rise of Sinn Féin during the election tell their own story.
# politics - Thursday 6 February, 2020
# All Ads Up
# All Ads Up
Both parties are pushing a similar message days out from this year’s election.
# politics - Monday 3 February, 2020
# Walkout
# Walkout
Number 10 was due to give a briefing on Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans.
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
Paschal Donohoe has called on voters not to vote for change “for change’s sake”.
# politics - Tuesday 28 January, 2020
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
It’s your essential guide to GE2020.
# politics - Monday 27 January, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
Michel Barnier met with Varadkar and Helen McEntee this morning in government buildings.
# politics - Saturday 25 January, 2020
# Your Say
# Your Say
The general election is just two weeks away.
# politics - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
# Cork North Central
# Cork North Central
Three of the four TDs elected in Cork North Central in 2016 will not be on the ballot.
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