Pat Leahy

Sources acknowledge damage caused by election-spending affair to Government and Minister

Many boom-time builders and developers grew rich on the back of tens of thousands of shoddy and dangerous apartments. Should we not identify these people?

Health and housing are examples of a pressing need for altered thinking on how to fix festering problems

Additional beds and staff are needed but that is not all - look at Waterford Hospital for one way to help improve performances

No news is good news, they say. But sometimes news is inherently good. Read on if you don’t believe us

Familiar cliches down the years, many with a ring of truth

Limited reshuffle more to do with desire to avoid political upheaval of big Cabinet changes when there is no strong justification for it

Thirty years ago this week the party entered government … but now it is a marginal player

Such an agreement could trade pay restraint from unions for tax cuts and better services

Such a move should be part of a general re-examination of Belfast Agreement

Evidence is growing of beneficial impact of Northern Ireland protocol, says Micheál Martin

British PM and Taoiseach to try break logjam while EU angry over London protocol threat

Individuals will have to co-operate with commission for reconciliation and information

Sinn Féin leader warns UK against using North as bargaining chip in talks with EU

Martin says Belfast Agreement might have to be reworked ‘in fullness of time’

Ministers to be asked to approve €55m scheme for farmers who grow silage

Micheál Martin also criticises Sinn Féin for sloganeering and ‘lack of substance’

‘Betrayed’ healthcare staff forced to share equipment such as goggles

Refurbished council homes will be given to people already waiting on social housing lists

Conference on the Future of Europe’s 325 recommendations will now go to EU leaders

Two-thirds of voters do not want to see any change, Irish Times/Ipsos poll finds

Majority of public wants to remain neutral despite wide support for Ukraine, poll shows

Minister for Foreign Affairs arrives in Ukraine in UN Security Council first

Unclear whether talks will focus on new pact or extension to current deal

The dual role makes him the most powerful civil servant in the country

Inside Politics: Idea of sorting out auto-enrolment option has been mooted for decades

Calls from Kyiv for intervention rebuffed but West vows more aid for Ukrainian resistance

Inside Politics: Inflation in Irish economy expected to surge to 8.5%, highest since 1980s

Inside Politics: When it looked like sunshine was breaking through, another crisis hit

No Oval Office meeting, but Martin used trip to clearly position Ireland with the West

Inside Politics: European leaders meet as horrors of Ukrainian war continue unabated

Dáil votes for excise duty cut but Opposition TDs say reductions are not enough

Inside Politics: Extra measures needed to offset cost of living due to war in Ukraine

The ground has shifted and Ireland’s approach to military defence will come under scrutiny like never before

Prof Ben Tonra said UCD stance made him ‘deeply, profoundly ashamed’

Boutique festival will feature Rachel Allen, Fintan O’Toole, Blindboy Boatclub and more

To what extent is the rich variety of Irish society reflected in backgrounds of gardaí?

Policing set to become more complex in better educated and more diverse Republic

The Irish police force, now 100 years old, is undergoing its biggest transformation

Diplomacy and the businessman’s own dogged negotiations brought him home, not loud calls for action