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Green Party has on a massive scale taken Fine Gael’s urban support base

Karl Cummins tells court he has PTSD after incident outside Department of Taoiseach

Varadkar resorts to Wildean Reverse when faced with questions about children’s hospital

Bruton to seek Cabinet approval for plan to spread responsibility across all departments

The first World War was hilariously described as ‘the war to end all wars’

However, Fine Gael doesn’t get too many votes on islands now, several residents recalled

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Third periodic report looking at issues including strategic communications unit

Secretaries general would have to account for department’s delivery on climate change

Mary Lou McDonald says mother with cervical cancer ‘has no confidence’ in HSE chief Tony O’Brien

Taoiseach’s office intervened on National Development Plan following rural criticism

Who are the officials leading the Irish response to UK’s departure from EU next year?

Department of Health criticised the health body’s ‘negativity’ over the strategy

Doctors accuse Taoiseach of ‘shocking ignorance’ about the health service

Michael Collins to examine why 2015 emails not sent to Charleton tribunal until November 2017

Conor Brady says appointing a new Garda Commissioner will make little difference

Apparently damning report from Policing Authority awaiting publication

Focus on communication may carry message Taoiseach is set to step up action in autumn