Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae could be a "dark horse" in the presidential race, according to former minister Ivan Yates

The annual return shows that the Kerry TD owns 100% of the share capital of the company.

Human remains have been found following a search for Mr Gaine who has been missing for two months.

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald said the proposed hybrid technical grouping was ‘Alice in Wonderland stuff’.

The Government has completed its list of 23 junior ministers, a record number

The Regional Independent Group has the "air of a political party about them" and are likely to be stable partners for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, according to a political commentator

Micheal Martin is set to replace Fine Gael leader Simon Harris as Taoiseach when the Dáil meets on Wednesday

The Kerry TD is set to be a junior minister in the upcoming Government, with the Programme for Government agreed between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and a number of Independent TDs.

A draft programme for government will be distributed later on Wednesday to the TDs

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Kerry Independents Danny Healy-Rae and Michael Healy-Rae have indicated they could support the government in votes, further strengthening their majority

The Independent TD for Kerry said the meeting lasted an hour and it was “productive and positive”.

"All of a sudden, parked, hidden, very nice and tidy along a row of parked cars, you have a speed van," he said.

About 200 people had protested outside Leinster House as the Dáil resumed following the summer recess last year.

Dublin District Court heard the "distressing" incident took place when an anti-government and immigration demonstration "spiralled out of control" at Government buildings.

Kerry TD Michael Healy Rae has urged Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to "do the right thing” and "resign his post with immediate effect"

D Hotel owners receive €1.52m for first quarter as IP accommodation bill soars 54 per cent to €214.94m for January to March year-on-year

An unmarked lorry will soon be introduced as part of a new roads policing measure

About 200 people held a rally outside Leinster House on September 20th as the Dáil resumed following the summer recess.

In addition, the State paid €168 million to firms accommodating International Protection (IP) applicants during the same three-month period.

Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has said that while the increase in the cost of a stamp is “an awful price”, it was necessary to maintain a five-day postal delivery service

The firm which operates a fuel station and grocery shop in the Kerry village of Kilgarvan co-owned by Independent TD, Michael Healy-Rae last year recorded losses of just under €100,000

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