AS the summer recess begins, Donegal TD Charles Ward has expressed heartfelt thanks to the people who placed their trust in him during what he describes as “the most intense and transformative time” ...

“This sort of job was not for people like me, people like him. He’s worked so hard all of his life, so has my mam. For him to ...

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All 174 seats in the next Dáil have been filled following the election of Fianna Fáil's Niamh Smyth and Brendan Smith in Cavan-Monaghan. Both TDs have been returned to the Dáil without reaching ...

Big Jim is best in class, although sluggish start means new intake of TDs are yet to get much of a look-in - and as for ...

The Speaker of the Dáil (Irish parliament) has demanded respect from TDs following disruptions during a sitting of the house today. Verona Murphy TD told opposition TDs that their repeated ...

On Dáil’s last day before summer recess, Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty criticised Government for plan ‘to cancel the energy credits that people desperately need’ Tánaiste Simon Harris said ...

A chef sparked a security alert when he made a hoax call to gardaí that there were bombs at the Dáil and Áras an Uachtaráin. Trevor Morris (55) wasted garda time when he made the 999 call ...

Children with disabilities experienced sexual abuse at a much higher rate than children without a disability, the Dáil heard as it debated historical child sexual abuse in day and boarding ...