Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that he will not contest the next general election, saying he has decided to “explore new options and opportunities”. He...
Minister of State and Fine Gael TD Colm Burke was refused Holy Communion by a priest at the funeral mass of a constituent in Co Cork...
On Thursday next, July 18th, Simon Harris will complete 100 days as Taoiseach. He may already be halfway, or nearly halfway, through his (first?) term as...
Dublin’s public transport links can act as “corridors of crime”, a group of Fianna Fáil TDs and Senators have warned, with 70 per cent of the...
THERE has been an outpouring of sadness and grief this week at the passing of the man who masterminded the renaissance of Gaelic football in Galway...
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Taoiseach Simon Harris has said he is happy for Senator John McGahon to seek the Fine Gael nomination to run in Louth despite a court ordering...
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University of Limerick Professor of Economics Stephen Kinsella is set to be appointed as economics adviser to Taoiseach Simon Harris. Prof Kinsella is expected to be...
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Retired Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Hugh Geoghegan has died at the age of 86. Mr Justice Geoghegan came from a family steeped in law. His...
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A private member’s Bill to prevent protests and “incidents of intimidation and harassment” outside politicians’ homes has been passed in the Seanad and will now go...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/QUA2KZRHY5OS7MLKIIAIYSXZOE.jpg "Miriam Lord: Fascinating turnabout as Mary Lou McDonald scoffs at Fine Gael’s claim to be party of law and order")
Not one, but two sessions in Dáil Éireann on Wednesday devoted to discussing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Half the morning and then half the afternoon...
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The case of a 47-year-old man accused of distributing or publishing threatening or grossly offensive communications about Government Chief Whip Hildegarde Naughton and Senator Seán Kyne...
Junior minister for business, employment and retail, Emer Higgins, is in conflict with Mr Ryan on the matter and said she fears the car ban will...