TDs and Senators took full advantage of the Dáil bar’s liberal opening hours during the all-night debate on the abortion legislation, running up a bar tab of nearly €1,500. The bar, which is reserved ...

TDs and senators drank significantly more pints than normal in the Dail bar on the night the controversial Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill was debated. The night in July was dubbed 'lapgate' ...

FINE Gael TD Aine Collins has described the actions of a male colleague who pulled her onto his lap as "disrespectful and inappropriate". She spoke out about the 'Lapgate' furore which saw Deputy Tom ...

Thirsty TDs and visitors to the Dáil bar drank their way through almost €7,000 worth of stock on the night of the infamous “lapgate” incident as they voted through the abortion legislation. Records ...

The notorious incident — in which Cork TD Tom Barry pulled Fine Gael colleague Áine Collins down onto his lap in the early hours of the morning as deputies voted on X-case legislation — sparked global ...

'Lapgate' shows the Dáil is still a little boys' club Digital Desk July 13, 2013 Legacy ...