Hard to escape the conclusion that its plan is simply to try harder with the same strategies and messages as before

Party in better place than it has been at any of its recent think-ins, but big and politically tricky decisions loom

Martin’s comments follow earlier suggestion from TDs about restricting the number of vape shops that could open in any particular area

But those getting unemployment payments or certain housing supports could be blocked under reforms

Taoiseach warns one-off cost-of-living payments can erode ability to tackle longer term issues, including childcare

With the cost of living topping agenda at Fianna Fáil’s think-in, Minister for Public Expenditure warns that tax package for workers will be ‘modest’

How these political forces negotiate the great tides of the age will determine the country’s future, for good or ill

Michael D Higgins and Sabina arrive to say aloha at the Labour think-in, and there is much gushing

Next weekend’s encounter between the US president and a hard critic has officials working feverishly to minimise the risks

Party gathers for first of autumn think-ins

Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand attending meeting of EU foreign ministers in Co Wicklow

Ethics watchdog Sipo begins preliminary investigation into complaint made against Fianna Fáil junior minister

This week’s population estimates saw politicians immediately fixate on how big the Dáil should be. But the figures raise far more profound questions

Decisions on funding drug for Friedreich’s Ataxia and rubber-stamping cuts to excise duty a likely inducement for costly politiking

Burnham claims referendums ‘can really take you backwards’ and cause rifts ‘that take a long, long time to heal’