A significant ruling in the Dáil has decided that a bloc of independent politicians cannot form a technical group for the purposes of speaking rights. The row resulted in chaotic scenes in the ...

The Dáil had not sat for two weeks following a dispute over speaking rights for a group of Independent TDs (members of parliament) Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin has insisted ...

Opposition leaders have signalled they will not accept any solution to the ongoing speaking rights row that would see Michael Lowry’s Independent group allocated Leaders’ Questions time in the ...

The Dáil is to reconvene a day after a chaotic row over how speaking time should be allocated to government-affiliated independents. A meeting of opposition party leaders is expected to be held ...