Alan Kelly

Dublin Bay South TD Ivana Bacik widely expected to be next party leader

Outgoing leader Alan Kelly has urged party to rally behind Ivana Bacik

Mr Kelly’s resignation comes as colleagues lost faith in his ability to deliver

Podcast: A failure to turn party’s fortunes around cost the leader his job

Labour has made an important contribution to Irish politics for more than a century and Irish democracy would be well served by a revival in the party’s fortunes

Local feeling is that Kelly was unfairly treated by his parliamentary party colleagues in Labour

Legislation on disclosure of patient safety issues delayed too long, admits Tánaiste

‘It’s not the right time for me,’ says Smith as both back Ivana Bacik for the role

Taoiseach says the ‘continuing barbaric attack’ on people of Ukraine is ‘shocking’

Inside Politics: Issues with Labour leader was most quiet disquiet seen in a party heave

Martin will not ‘cut off channels’ that could aid contact with Irish people in difficulty

We owe it to people huddling in bomb shelters to close down the money havens

Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald stuck in monotonous and unpleasant loop

Not all material in transcript was accurate, says Taoiseach

Teneo co-founder forms new venture called Consello

‘Another fantastic Irish sportswoman leading the way internationally,’ says President

Arrival of Lampard and move for Donny Van de Beek marks a hectic end to the window

Moves to restrict rental-only schemes come amid a rash of applications for BTRs

Leo Varadkar says it will be necessary to provide compensation to many families affected

Paschal Donohoe says public debt is currently over one-quarter of a trillion euro

Inside Politics: Central Bank predicts remarkable bounceback for economy

Minister for Foreign Affairs says Europe could be facing first land war in decades

Independent TDs call for compulsory purchase order of Elm Park site in Dublin

Ombudsman for Children ‘fully supportive’ of student calls for changes to 2022 exams

Varadkar says he does not agree with rules requiring employees to show vaccine status

Killing of Ashling Murphy has been a ‘watershed moment’, says Taoiseach

Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard both in the frame to replace Rafa Benitez

Transfer of power came after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921

Plans to install bollards on segregated cycle lane ‘very distressing’, says church minister

In a sequel to 2020 no one wanted, some thrived, some slumped and some were unlucky

Danny Healy-Rae left to his own device as Zapponegate saw Government rocked by a role

MML taking stake in Dublin-based company which supplies laboratory equipment

Ex-minister ‘proved himself a man of great integrity’, says President Michael D Higgins

Having more diverse groups involved in decision-making isn’t just about fairness, it’s about better decisions

Focus will be on ‘encouragement rather than enforcement’, says principals’ group head

You may have friends in low places, but it’s no guarantee of bagging a prized Golden Swab

Party discloses €70,668 out of €152,000 for all parties to public standards body

Elsewhere this week, Bertie Ahern’s comments on the North go completely south

Education, including teacher supply, has been neglected in Ireland for years

Ivana Bacik tells Dáil that the legislation is ‘not some sort of far-fetched utopian vision’