Verona Murphy is expected to survive the vote on her position next week, which will be tabled by the opposition.

'It was undemocratic what Sinn Féin and other of the opposition did. The Dáil cannot work on opposition by veto.'

First elected for Fianna Fáil to the then Cork Corporation in 1979, Mr Wallace was elected to Dáil Éireann in November 1982, going on to serve as TD for Cork North Central for 25 years

The Dail is to reconvene after a chaotic row over how speaking time should be allocated to the government-d independents.

Fine Gael held a regional meeting on Friday night in Dublin days after the draft programme for government was agreed.

Talks about forming a new government following the general election are continuing

With government formation talks underway, Donal O'Keeffe looks at who is likely to form the next coalition, and who is not.

Collins, Barry and Ó Laoghaire speak out, but Martin, Coveney and Burke defend Government's record.

Mary Lou McDonald called on a no-fault eviction ban to be introduced until March to prevent people being evicted at Christmas.

Sean O Fearghail said he wants to ensure peaceful protests can take place while also protecting public representatives and staff.

Fianna Fáil TD Jim O'Callaghan and Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward spoke to BreakingNews.ie about the ugly scenes outside the Dáil, and both said prosecutions should come after the incident

Pupils have held a protest calling for urgent action on climate change every Friday for 208 consecutive weeks outside Dáil Éireann