Olivia O’Leary: I got a sharp lesson in how protective Irish people are of our presidents
We love all our presidents, even the ones we didn’t vote for - but none has been such a genius at branding as Michael D Higgins
We love all our presidents, even the ones we didn’t vote for - but none has been such a genius at branding as Michael D Higgins
Terry Prone writes about giving media training to Charles Haughey when he was leader of Fianna Fáil
Skills came into particularly sharp focus during the Falklands crisis
Some presidential controversies have been faintly comic, others more serious
New book gives surprising insights on the political battle between Haughey and FitzGerald
‘Unambiguously republican’ politician understood unionist tradition, mourners in Tipperary hear
On his secret talks with Sinn Féin in the late 1980s, he said: “I was given the instruction just to listen but I’m afraid I did a great deal more than that”
Senator relaxes at book launch as failed presidential hopeful vents in blame game
Oxford-educated member of Anglo-Irish family became valued by Charles Haughey and successors
Mansergh entered electoral politics after decades as a backroom figure and served as minister of State
Postponement of Scannal followed due diligence to comply with election guidelines, RTÉ says
Legislation to remove the triple lock will come before the Dáil in the near future. If Catherine Connolly was president, there could be a potential showdown
One hundred years on from his birth, all the late former taoiseach’s biographers have speculated on the impact of his impoverished childhood
For the author of A Long Winter and Ship in Full Sail, inspiration often comes subliminally. But he has also brought his inner self to the surface through therapy
He tried to implicate Charles Haughey in an IRA gun-running plot during the 1980s
Built in 1794, Emsworth off Dublin’s Malahide Road is for sale for €9.25m
Cathedral Rocks is an awe-inducing feat of nature on Inishnabro, one of the Blasket islands, while Ballygarry Estate outside Tralee is the perfect base to explore from
Business leaders argue that the district is moving in the right direction and reject a judge’s recent stark depiction of it as a ‘no-go area’
Rite & Reason: He cured a social ill with the Succession Act, which stopped men from cutting their wives out of their will
In Ireland, we call it “mé féinism” - but now it’s everywhere. Could people power save us?
Combining meticulous research with firecracker plots, author sold more than 75 million copies of his books around the world
Landmark St Stephen’s Green building expected to appeal to owner-occupiers, developers and investors
The language has become coarser but it is striking how fuelled by testosterone the Dáil has always been
Seven-bedroom property owned by Bruce Arnold also has a three-bedroom mews on site
Micheál Martin was thrilled although for a while it looked like there’d been a drastic rewriting of history
In allowing himself to appear as the creature of Michael Lowry, the Taoiseach seems oblivious to the damage he is doing to his own character
The worship of mammon and mammon-makers has brought us to the point where a rich felon purports to rule the world and carve it up to his liking
Television: Series follows Dublin teenagers seeking to complete their collection of banned VHS movies
It is not clear why it took the gardaí 14 years to complete their file arising from the 2011 Moriarty report, but the passage of time raises the question of the fairness of now bringing charges against anyone
From manifesto-stitching to partnership, and from Independents’ day to confidence-and-supply: people at the heart of previous talks recall how the deals were done
The Irish Times columnist has made a new documentary about his life for RTÉ. Here he looks back on a career that he began as the Michelangelo of Tipp-Ex
‘Taboo’ against the use of nuclear weapons has come ‘under pressure’ in ongoing warfare once again
Patrick Freyne: If I was in Disney+’s Jilly Cooper adaptation, someone would surely compliment my ‘magnificent column’
Ms O’Rourke was deputy leader of party between 1994 and 2002 and became Seanad leader afterwards
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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