The State has failed in a Court of Appeal bid to block a Senator’s High Court case seeking to force the Government to reveal the existence of a secret deal to allow Royal Air Force (RAF) jets to police Irish airspace. In his case, Independent Senator Gerard Craughwell claims an agreement allowing the RAF to … Read more
‘The place is not functioning properly’: Committees not back to work 3 months after election TheJournal.ie Opposition call on Murphy to take action over Dáil row RTÉ News Opposition to block formation of Oireachtas committees if Dáil speaking row not resolved The Irish Times We won’t stand for plans to change rules in Leinster House – MacLochlainn Ocean FM … Read more
Hang on in there babies, deliverance is at hand! Spare a thought for the Coalition’s overdue triplets, still crawling towards the brightness of the ministerial day while their recently spawned siblings swan around the sunlit lowlands of minor office and await their first pay packet. The Limbo Three are Marian Harkin, Colm Brophy and Timmy … Read more
Story of the Week It was back to business in the Dáil this week – without the fireworks of recent exchanges. One opposition TD remarked to us yesterday that even the Dáil business committee, which sets the agenda for the following week, and is usually a good bellwether for rows to come, seemed a little … Read more
A new taoiseach and cabinet will be ratified in the Dáil today and then they will be officially appointed when they receive their seals of office from the President Michael D Higgins. If things had gone according to plan, Micheál Martin would have been out on the plinth of Leinster House by the early afternoon … Read more
Archyde This weekend, Irish politics stands at a crossroads as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael prepare for crucial negotiations with the Regional Independents alliance and the Healy-Rae brothers. The aim is to forge a coalition government that unites four distinct groups, each bringing its own priorities and perspectives to the table. At the forefront of … Read more
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will begin intensive discussions with the Regional Independents alliance and the Healy-Rae brothers on Saturday morning with the aim of establishing a government made up of four distinct groups. The eight-member group of Independent TDs, led by Tipperary deputy Michael Lowry, has shared its negotiating document – which runs to … Read more