Irish Speaker refuses to recognise opposition grouping independents
The Speaker of the Irish Parliament has refused to recognise four Government-affiliated independent TDs as an opposition ...
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Regional Independents will not be given Opposition speaking rights in Dáil, Ceann Comhairle rules
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has ruled that the Regional Independents supporting Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in government will not be afforded Opposition speaking rights in the Dáil.Efforts to appoint ...
Final Seanad seats filled after marathon counting process
The last elected were independent candidate Eileen Flynn, Sinn Fein’s Nicole Ryan and Fianna Fail’s Fiona O’Loughlin and ...
Ceann Comhairle rules on Dail speaking rights row as she says TDs can’t form technical group amid ‘brazen sham’ reaction
CEANN Comhairle Verona Murphy has ruled that a regional group of independents cannot be recognised for speaking rights in the ...
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Politics watch: Neither side backing down in Dáil speaking rights row
The Dáil speaking rights row is the big issue in Irish politics right now and neither side is backing down. Nine Independent ...
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Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says opposition walkout possible if Dáil speaking rights row not resolved
Mary Lou McDonald has not ruled out a Dáil walkout by Sinn Féin if there is no resolution to the row over speaking time allocated to Independent TDs who support the Government. The Sinn Féin leader ...
Dail chaos looms as mass walkout of TDs planned over Michael Lowry’s ‘Alice in Wonderland stuff’ speaking time bid row
A MASS walkout of TDs is looming when the Dail returns on Wednesday in the row over Michael Lowry’s bid to play both ...
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SF to consider ‘all options’ if Government presses ahead with speaking row plan
Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald said the proposed hybrid technical grouping was ‘Alice in Wonderland stuff’.
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‘Come back to us’ – Fianna Fáil ask Mattie McGrath to rejoin party
Moves are afoot to facilitate the return of Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath to Fianna Fáil nearly 15 years after losing the party whip, Extra.ie can reveal.
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‘Major conflict’ looms as poll shows public back opposition over Dáil speaking rights row
Further chaotic scenes loom in Leinster House this week over Dáil speaking time as a new Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks ...
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‘It has no basis’ – Plan to end speaking row slammed as ‘preposterous’
Opposition parties have written to the Taoiseach to criticise ‘preposterous’ proposals to resolve a row over how speaking ...