The Ceann Comhairle has ruled that the Regional Group cannot form a Dáil technical group for the purposes of speaking rights. It means that the group of six TDs cannot contribute to Leaders ...

The group of Independent TDs convened by Tipperary North TD Michael Lowry will not be allowed the privileges of Opposition TDs under a ruling from Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy on Monday evening.

A REPEAT of last month’s Dail chaos has been avoided after Michael Lowry conceded defeat in his bid to act as opposition while also backing the government. Leaders from the real opposition ...

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 ...

It emerged today that the Independent TD has ruled out a demand by Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald and Labour leader Ivana Bacik that his technical group be excluded from the Dail’s Leaders ...

The Government has conceded that the technical group led by Michael Lowry is not eligible for speaking rights during opposition time. Opposition sources have indicated that Fianna Fáil and Fine ...

The Ceann Comhairle's ruling on the Dáil speaking rights row is "a moment in which common sense has finally prevailed", Sinn Féin's Chief Party Whip has said. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn said ...

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 ...

A row that disrupted parliamentary procedures to elect an Irish premier has been resolved after an intervention from the speaker of the Dail chamber. A Government spokesperson said they accepted ...

More info The Ceann Comhairle has ruled that the Regional Independents who have supported the government are not entitled to form a Dail technical group for the purposes of opposition speaking time.

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