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Simon Harris Urged To Prioritise Ennis A&E And MidWest Housing

Clare Oireachtas members are calling on the Taoiseach designate to make housing and healthcare his top priorities for the MidWest when he assumes office. It comes as Simon Harris has officially been coronated as leader of Fine Gael and is set to be elected the third Taoiseach of the 33rd Dáil in the coming weeks. […]

Suspensions by Green Party leave Government with slimmest of majorities

Coalition is potentially reliant on the support of a handful of Independent TDs to see key votes through in the House

Clare Green Senator Insists Carbon Neutral Transition Will Be Done Fairly

Green's executive committee not supporting move to have Chu step aside

The statement says the EC “acknowledges that the issue of candidacy for the Seanad byelection has led to a difficult period for the party.” “We recognise that divisions within the party about the matter have also spilled into the public sphere. “We recognise that a range of views have been expressed by members and groupings of the party, including the Oireachtas parliamentary party.” The statement adds: “The EC believes that it is important to focus on our future, to learn lessons from this process and to clarify procedures used by the party on matters relating to Seanad byelections.” It says the EC has decided to commission a review “to improve processes and procedures for future Seanad byelections.

Hazel Chu says numbers 'aren't there' for her to be elected to Seanad

Ms Chu declined to comment on the row. Sinn Féin announced this week that it is asking its 41 TDs and Senators to vote for Billy Lawless, a former Senator and Galway native who ran a chain of bar restaurants in Chicago. The party cited his work with the diaspora and support for extending the right to vote in presidential elections to Irish people abroad and in the North while also saying it would support Coalition candidates or those who intend to take the Government whip. Ms Chu said she’s “grateful” that Sinn Féin gave her consideration but said their decision to back Mr Lawless is “fair” given that she was seen as a Government member.