Journalists should remember that it’s part of the job to treat everyone equally in this campaign, writes Alison O’Connor

Promises, promises. It the sense of déjà vu that does it really. 

It was the day after the first RTÉ Claire Byrne debate on the abortion referendum, which had turned into a shouting match: The anti-abortion side had hijacked the programme.

Dr Scally has produced a report that sets a standard. It is most unIrish in that it does not obfuscate, writes Alison O’Connor

THE manouvere that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar pulled on Fianna Fáil this week was straight out of the latter’s own playbook on how to treat your political enemies, writes Alison O’Connor.

Pope Francis came and he went. In terms of the past sins visited on the Irish population by the Catholic Church, not a lot of difference was made.

Who is in charge of the Catholic Church? asks Alison O’Connor. 

The minister for health, Simon Harris, published a strategy document — a 10-year plan to reform the health service — last week. 

It was early May during the abortion referendum campaign and a Together for Yes information meeting was taking place in UCC.

It was only in the years afterwards that the burden of the project really became apparent.