28 h. ago Government to begin establishing Oireachtas Committees next week after speaking rights row delay

Both the Government and opposition parties have stressed the need for the resumption of the work of the committees.

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46 h. ago Opposition splits as some parties remain seated during Dáil walkout over new questions slot

The protest is likely to continue for this slot into the future.

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50 h. ago Opposition were 'juvenile' and 'took a trouncing' during speaking rights row, Michael Lowry says

In a scathing statement last night, Lowry said that the opposition ‘took a trouncing’ yesterday.

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52 h. ago Opposition behaved in juvenile and despicable manner, Michael Lowry says

Mr Lowry is a former Fine Gael minister.

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53 h. ago Speaking rights row may simmer down following Ceann Comhairle confidence vote

A Government counter motion of confidence in Verona Murphy was comfortably passed by 96 votes to 71

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62 h. ago Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy bears ‘no ill will’ after winning confidence motion

Taoiseach accused Opposition of ‘mob politics’, while Sinn Féin leader said Verona Murphy’s role was ‘delivered’ by Michael Lowry

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65 h. ago 'She must go': Debate continues on motion of confidence in Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy

Members of the Opposition allege Murphy failed to act impartially and favoured the Government in her actions last week.

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66 h. ago Debate on motion of confidence in Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy begins in the Dáil

Independent Ireland linked today’s vote back to TD Michael Lowry.

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68 h. ago 'Stop the clock': Speaking rights row raised again ahead of Verona Murphy's confidence vote

Independent Ireland linked today’s vote back to TD Michael Lowry.

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3 d. ago Barry Heneghan moves Dáil seat away from Michael Lowry to emphasise his ‘independent’ status

The Dublin Bay North TD will remain a member of the Lowry technical group and will continue to support the Government

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4 d. ago Michael Lowry gave two fingers to the public. Their message back to the Government is equally concise

Political careers of Tipperary North TD and Verona Murphy should have been over long before either got into this mess

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5 d. ago Eoin O’Malley: Who will blink first in this endless Dáil speaking rights row?

Eoin O’Malley: Who will blink first in this endless Dáil speaking rights row?  Irish Independent

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6 d. 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

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7 d. ago Dear Tipperary North voter, I’m furious with you for foisting Michael Lowry on us all

This week’s episode of Lowry’s One Foot in the Gravy Train has surely finally dragged the scales from the eyes of voters who have consistently re-elected him in the 14 years since the Moriarty Tribunal

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8 d. 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

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8 d. 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’

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8 d. 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

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8 d. ago ‘I fully intend to continue’: Verona Murphy rejects ‘unfounded allegations’ of partiality and ‘will remain’ as Ceann Comhairle

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy responds as Opposition publishes no-confidence motion

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8 d. 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

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8 d. ago Can Michael Lowry be sanctioned for gesticulating at Paul Murphy?

No TD in the last two decades has been sanctioned for breaching the Dáil code of conduct.

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