16 h. ago Taoiseach insists Government and Dáil are ‘working’ despite ‘unacceptable’ scenes

Darragh O’Brien says he hopes next week’s confidence vote in Ceann Comhairle will mark end of speaking rights row

Politics

53 h. ago Miriam Lord: Dáil is a study in stalemate as everyone – including Ceann Comhairle – digs their heels in

Hostilities resumed - quietly - on Wednesday over speaking rights row, with grim-faced TDs glowering across the chamber

Politics

53 h. ago ‘I at all times followed correct procedures’: Verona Murphy to resist Opposition no

Debate and vote scheduled to oust Ceann Comhairle who has ‘impartially adhered to my solemn undertakings ... through the House to the Irish people’

Politics

53 h. ago Dáil is a study in stalemate as everyone – including Ceann Comhairle – digs their heels in

Hostilities resumed - quietly - on Wednesday over speaking rights row, with grim-faced TDs glowering across the chamber

Politics

65 h. ago What is the Dáil speaking rights row, and why is the Ceann Comhairle under pressure?

Here's everything you need to know about the speaking rights row

Events

2 d. ago 'You need to go': Mary Lou McDonald declares no confidence in Ceann Comhairle

Verona Murphy is facing criticism for her handling of an acrimonious sitting on Tuesday when contentious changes to speaking rights were voted through.

Politics

2 d. ago Opposition leaders to declare no confidence in Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy

Verona Murphy faces criticism for her handling of an acrimonious sitting on Tuesday when contentious changes to speaking rights were voted through.

Politics

3 d. ago Opposition to express loss of confidence in Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy today

Murphy now faces a choice of whether to leave or face down the Opposition in a vote likely to take place next week

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3 d. ago Opposition parties to tell Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy they no longer have confidence in her

It comes after a meeting with leaders from the opposition this morning following the disruption in the Dáil yesterday.

Politics

3 d. ago Opposition leaders meet to decide on no confidence motion in Ceann Comhairle after chaotic Dáil scenes

Coalition’s attempts to pass new speaking slots for Government-supporting Independents, led by Michael Lowry, caused adjournment at 3.45pm yesterday

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3 d. ago Dáil to resume in wake of unprecedented scenes over speaking rights

Coalition’s attempts to pass new speaking slots for Government-supporting Independents, led by Michael Lowry, caused adjournment at 3.45pm yesterday

Politics

3 d. ago Opposition mulls confidence in Ceann Comhairle as Tánaiste criticises 'unseemly' Dáil scenes

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman said that they would discuss how the Opposition would proceed, as well as the role of the Ceann Comhairle.

Culture

3 d. ago Opposition leaders meet this morning to consider no confidence motion in Ceann Comhairle

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman said that they would discuss how the Opposition would proceed, as well as the role of the Ceann Comhairle.

Politics

3 d. ago Opposition leaders accuse Coalition of giving ‘two fingers’ to democracy over speaking rights row

Opposition stops short of tabling motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle following her decision to push through vote on controversial changes

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3 d. ago Miriam Lord: Lowry gives master class in smug ingratitude amid Dáil chaos over speaking time

Two-digit TD for Tipperary gloated dismissively as Opposition raged over Ceann Comhairle’s decision to bring Dáil confrontation over speaking rights to abrupt end

Events

3 d. ago Opposition say Coalition giving ‘two fingers’ to democracy with speaking slots for group led by Michael Lowry

Opposition stops short of tabling motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle following her decision to push through vote on controversial changes

Politics

3 d. ago Michael Lowry gives masterclass in smug ingratitude amid Dáil chaos over speaking time

Two-digit TD for Tipperary gloated dismissively as Opposition raged over Ceann Comhairle’s decision to bring Dáil confrontation over speaking rights to abrupt end

Events

3 d. ago Opposition leaders stop short of no confidence motion in Verona Murphy

Opposition stops short of tabling motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle following her decision to push through vote on controversial changes

Politics

3 d. ago Restive Dáil behaviour brings Coalition and Opposition into disrepute

Unruly scenes sparked by divisive speaking rights pledge to Lowry group as one of the unwritten – or at least unpublished – parts of pact with Government

Politics

3 d. ago Unruly Dáil scenes inevitable with Coalition and Opposition on collision course

Unruly scenes sparked by divisive speaking rights pledge to Lowry group as one of the unwritten – or at least unpublished – parts of pact with Government

Politics