Now, in a significant ruling, the Ceann Comhairle (Speaker) has decided that the ... fulfil their mandate and have speaking rights in Dáil Éireann. Government Chief Whip Mary Butler will hold ...

Now, in a significant ruling, the Ceann Comhairle (speaker) has decided that the ... fulfil their mandate and have speaking rights in Dáil Éireann. Government chief whip Mary Butler will hold ...

Barry Heneghan, the TD for Dublin Bay North, has confirmed he is to appear on Virgin Media’s Grá ar an Trá reality show on ...

Another effort will be made today to solve the speaking row in the Dáil. The Dáil Reform Committee will meet later for a showdown between Opposition and Government on how Michael Lowry and his ...

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TDs have spoken fondly of Sr Stanislaus 'Stan' Kennedy, who has Kerry roots but spent much of her career in Kilkenny ...

It was suggested during Wednesday's controversy that the Ceann Comhairle (speaker of Dáil Éireann), Verona Murphy, may not have fully understood or heard what the taoiseach had said when he ...

Because Dáil debates can become fairly rowdy ... scurrilous, scurrilous speaker, yahoo. It has also been ruled unparliamentary to say someone is dishonest, a smuggler, a black marketeer or ...

On Thursday, a Dáil (Irish parliament ... In early February, the Ceann Comhairle (parliament speaker) ruled the initial plan - which would have seen those independents treated as part of the ...

Speaking about celebrating International Women's Day, the Ceann Comhairle said: “I very much wanted to mark this milestone, ...