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Mary Lou McDonald rules herself out of Irish presidential race

The Sinn Fein leader said her name would ‘not go forward’ as the party’s nominee for president.

Evening Standard

Bomb threats made against Simon Harris’s home

It is understood Mr Harris is not at home currently.

Evening Standard

Ireland will hold presidential election on October 24

So far, just two candidates have secured enough support to get on the ballot paper.

Evening Standard

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Forget U2 – Irish musicians from CMAT to Kneecap are more political than ever

IN FOCUS: It may seem ridiculous to claim that politics is anything new in Irish music, with the country’s folk scene steeped in laments about British rule and colonialism, but current acts like Fontaines DC and Martin Leahy are turning the lens on issues at home in a new way,…

The Independent UK

Court must avoid judiciary being dragged into super juniors ‘political contest’

The three-judge division of the High Court is hearing the case, brought by Sinn Fein TD Pa Daly.

Evening Standard

Super junior ministers ‘acting as a collective authority in Cabinet meetings’

The High Court is hearing a challenge by Sinn Fein TD Pa Daly.

Evening Standard

Fine Gael confirms and defends refusal to back Hamas hostage release resolution

Resolution calling for release of hostages snatched during Hamas' October 2023 attacks on Israel was among several emergency motions passed at Valencia congress, but Irish Fine Gael delegates declined to support it.

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Speaker wins confidence vote in divided Irish parliament

The Irish Government has won a vote of confidence in the speaker of the parliament.

Evening Standard

Irish premier rounds on opposition parties as confidence motion gets under way

The Dail is debating a confidence motion in Ceann Comhairle (speaker) Verona Murphy.

The Independent UK

Dail speaker needs to ‘build bridges’ with opposition after confidence vote – TD

Labour’s Ged Nash said that the Ceann Comhairle needed to show that she is ‘not in any way partisan’.

The Independent UK

‘Unfair’ to blame speaker for controversial Dail changes – Irish premier

Micheal Martin said it was a ‘bit rich’ for the opposition to blame the Ceann Comhairle after creating widespread disruption.

Evening Standard

Speaker of Irish parliament faces confidence motion

The speaker of the Irish parliament faces a confidence motion on Tuesday over her handling of a vote which cut opposition speaking rights.

Evening Standard

Dail speaker ‘fully intends’ to stay on as opposition plan no confidence vote

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy also ‘categorically’ rejected the opposition’s accusations of partiality.

Evening Standard

Opposition leaders fail to express confidence in speaker after Dail chaos

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has accused the opposition of trying to bully and intimidate Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy.

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Dail adjourned as Irish government pushes through controversial speaking changes

The opposition criticised video footage of Michael Lowry making a gesture to a TD as the Dail was adjourned.

Evening Standard

Disruption expected in Irish parliament over proposed rule changes

The coalition is bringing forward significant modifications to the standing orders of the Dail, the lower house of Ireland’s parliament.

The Independent UK

Income tax cuts and jobs at risk due to trade war, Donohoe says

Government plans for tax cuts may have to be postponed due to the threat of a global trade war, the finance minister has said.

The Independent UK

Irish senator resigns from Fine Gael after arrest while publicly intoxicated

Martin Conway said he was detained in Dublin on January 22.

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Evening Standard

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 Diarmuid Wilson.

The Independent UK

Seanad election count continues in final vocational panel

The final count is taking place in the administrative panel.

The Independent UK

Sinn Fein Stormont minister Conor Murphy wins seat in Seanad

The veteran republican took a seat on the industrial and commercial panel.

The Guardian - UK

How ‘stroke’ politics saddled Ireland’s new government with a fox in the hen house

The country’s most controversial politician, Michael Lowry, is the cornerstone of the coalition. That deal could haunt taoiseach Micheál Martin

The Guardian - UK

‘Cosy boys’ club’: anger over low proportion of women in Irish cabinet

Social Democrats and Sinn Féin criticise inclusion of just three women in cabinet of new taoiseach Micheál Martin

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Ireland’s new government: born in the eye of the storm

Editorial: Dublin’s latest coalition has finally got parliamentary approval. But there are meteorological and political tempests coming across the Atlantic

Evening Standard

Minister profiles: The people at the Cabinet table

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Jim O’Callaghan are among the major promotions.

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