THE DÁIL IS back with a bang – and has been suspended not once, but twice already. That bang is a blazing row over speaking time, with Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy suspending the Dáil after ...

The speaker of the Dail parliament, Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, said that independents who had been involved in government formation talks should not be given opposition speaking time.

Proposals to change the rules around Dáil speaking time will be submitted by political parties and groups this Wednesday. It follows on from the bitter row over the failed bid from Regional ...

Opposition parties have agreed to withdraw co-operation from the Government on facilitating absences of Ministers from the Dáil as the row over speaking rights continues. Fiery exchanges took ...

Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould wants to address his arrest over alleged financial irregularities in the Dáil, party leader Mary Lou McDonald has said. She said the Cork North Central TD ...

The Government have been accused by opposition parties of “doing nothing”, as no legislation is planned to be progressed after the St Patrick’s Day recess. A draft Dáil schedule outlines ...

Government legislation to increase the number of Ministers of State from 20 to 23 has been passed by the Dáil by 92 votes in favour and 72 against. The bill includes the creation of three super ...

Rows over speaking rights in the Dáil and the controversy about more questionable spending under the aegis of the Department of Arts and Culture dominate much of the domestic political coverage ...