Former Dublin lord mayor wins byelection to fill seat vacated by party colleague Seán Kyne

Sections of city to be cordoned off for meetings as part of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU

Tánaiste says Jim O’Callaghan and Helen McEntee discharge duties ‘in line with best possible advice’

Dáil hears campaign groups in Armagh and Tyrone continue legal challenges with concerns over visual impact

Sinn Féin TD tells Dáil he was stopped in his tracks by email from man whose heart is broken by ‘frustrated’ three-year-old boy

Michael Healy-Rae says legislation has been ‘scutterised’, creating uncertainty for businesses

Jim O’Callaghan says Stephen Silver’s murder conviction appeal should conclude before public inquiry is considered

Taoiseach pledges to work with Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman

Individual unions approve planned stoppage next week following rejection of pay offer worth 7.7%

Judge says some provisions of changed payment model, challenged by solicitor John Quinn, outside powers of Minister for Justice

Government departments spent thousands on external analysis of claims

Already, 73,000 learners on three or more permits, of whom 35,000 have booked and paid for a test in advance of the deadline, according to RSA data

Glenstal Abbey set to close in 2028 with some pupils forced to find alternative schools next year

GPs should pause to ‘reflect, review, rethink’ when woman shows same symptoms three times in 12 months

Fiona Cassidy of Irish Thalidomide Association: ‘We’ve repeatedly asked for State apology and fear some of our survivors and families won’t be around to hear it’