In a telling scene from Neasa Ní Chianáin’s new fly-on-the-wall documentary, Forever is Now, which follows Eamon Ryan’s last 18 months as a politician, the former Green Party leader is seen losing his temper only once. The moment occurs during the National Economic Dialogue in the summer of 2024, just three weeks before Ryan stepped … Read more
A former government minister has claimed a “myth is being peddled by the Government” that it has to “start from scratch” with the Occupied Territories Bill, because it wants to “avoid taking action”. Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman, a member of the previous coalition, said the Government had “done a U-turn” on what it told … Read more
Independent Wexford TD Verona Murphy has made Dáil history as the first woman Ceann Comhairle, elected on the third count against three other contenders, Sinn Féin’s Aengus Ó Snodaigh, outgoing Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl and John McGuinness, both of Fianna Fáil. Ms Murphy pledged to be a reforming chair of the Dáil and to … Read more