The Irish Times view on Ireland’s bathing water quality: no grounds for complacency
Local authorities manage and monitor bathing waters in their areas, and deserve credit for making a good record better
Local authorities manage and monitor bathing waters in their areas, and deserve credit for making a good record better
Minister counters Sinn Féin claims election result brings Border poll much closer
Dublin council chief warns against merger of councils under directly elected mayor
Sinn Féin deputy leader says there should not be a drawn-out process of negotiations
Bill proposed by People Before Profit seeks to insert military neutrality into Constitution
Kathleen Lynch says pandemic has reorientated our thinking on what is important in life
O’Gorman tells committee of ‘genuine risk’ that vote on removing refernce could be lost
New Oireachtas committee hears recommendations to ‘force’ change quickly
Minister of State says sequencing of debates does not imply ‘a hierarchy of importance’
A guide to surviving the inevitable rows and getting one up on your loved ones this Christmas
Dying with Dignity Bill vulnerable to constitutional challenge, officials advise
Mr Justice Richard Humphreys was appointed in October
‘This turning point ... is the equivalent of that paper Whitaker wrote 60 years ago’
Think-tank says greener future possible if the country is willing to learn the lessons pandemic
Mothers returning to work from maternity leave now eligible for State’s coronavirus pandemic wage subsidy
Today is the anniversary of the day 66.4% of us voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment
In 2015 the overall gap in pay stood at 13.9%. It had risen to 14.4% in 2017. But why?
Citizens’ Assembly meeting to discuss gender equality this weekend
Public policy, gender roles in work and care and sharing of responsibilities to be debated
Chairwoman says assembly is testament to gender equality being ‘back on the agenda’
Brexit ‘changed everything’ and dialogue on reunification of Ireland now ‘centre stage’
Report finds 45 per cent of women care for children and older adults compared to 29 per cent of men
Religious control of schools likely to dominate discussions
Ireland has the capacity to develop ambitious climate policy – what we need now is strong implementation
Study says 50 per cent of freshwaters are polluted, leading to decline in salmon stocks
CofI’s Michael Jackson says public interest needs to give voice to things beyond number crunching
Political bickering threatens to overshadow Oireachtas committee’s radical proposals
People Before Profit and Sinn Féin are resisting any increase in carbon tax
Minister urges ‘a change in the way farming has to think about itself’ at agm
Oireachtas committee criticises broadcaster for low level of environmental coverage
Irish emissions are going in the wrong direction, and the cost of inaction now will be considerably greater in coming years
Government edging towards model that would see everyone get a cheque in the post
The abortion referendum result was the ‘culmination of a quiet revolution in Ireland’
Prof Ray Bates says recent report ignored ‘important evidence’ reducing threat level
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices