Sinn Féin, Labour and Independent Ireland deputies left the Dáil chamber, just as Regional Independent TD Carol Nolan stood up to ask a question of Taoiseach Micheál Martin. People Before ...

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Barry Heneghan, the Independent TD for Dublin Bay North, has moved his seat in the Dáil away from that of Tipperary Independent TD Michael Lowry. Both TDs are members of an Independent technical ...

A fractious week in Irish politics came to a close with the focus firmly on the figure of Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy. To the fury of Opposition parties, she refused to suspend Dáil proceedings ...

Ged Nash of the Labour Party speaks to the media outside Leinster House, Dublin, as Verona Murphy, the speaker of the Irish parliament, faces a confidence motion on Tuesday over her handling of a ...

The Taoiseach has admitted that the Dáil has been unable to carry out its work properly because of the speaking rights row which has dominated proceedings since the Government was formed.

Ireland’s main opposition parties tabled an unprecedented motion of no confidence in Ms Murphy after Government proposals for rule changes sparked a bitter row and chaotic scenes in the Dail ...

With so much change in the world of politics, it's comforting to know that some traditions still hold true. The Dáil returned from its St Patrick’s Day recess today and, - as is customary ...

It is “unfair” to blame the speaker of the Irish parliament for a vote to pass controversial Dail changes last week, Ireland’s premier has said. The Ceann Comhairle, Verona Murphy ...