Potential abolition will not be revisited. He sounded rather regretful, but dem’s the breaks

Joanne Hayes wrongly charged with the murder of ‘Baby John’, says Paul Coghlan

Colleague Gabrielle McFadden highlights exodus of 165,000 women for abortion

Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting discusses abortion committee’s recommendations

Parties present united front against hard border after May’s hames of Brexit deal

Minister prepared to ‘tweak’ contentious Public Health Alcohol Bill being debated by Senators

Labour Senator Ivana Bacik calls in Seanad for ‘respectful’ abortion debate

Measures will see an automatic ban for anybody caught over the legal limit

Three surviving ministers who served under former taoiseach present

Stephen Collins critical of negativity as he speaks at commemoration in Glasnevin

Psychiatrist says suicide rate has fallen 19% overall, but increased in males aged 15-24

Senator Jerry Buttimer ‘happy that we, as a country, can allow all of us to get married’

Frankie goes to Hollywood while Oireachtas’ golfers made to feel special in Killarney

Once Máire Whelan’s appointment was rubberstamped, Micheál was shooting blanks

The prince paid his condolences to the Sinn Féin leader on the death of Martin McGuinness

Bríd Smith and Ruth Coppinger will refuse to stand for Dáil prayer – will they be ejected?

Succession contest expected to begin after May bank holiday weekend

Senad hears condemnation of Donald Trump’s immigration travel ban

Seanad report: ‘If any culling is to be done, it should only be of non-indigenous sika species’

Bill will also increase entitlements of self-employed to other benefits