TD Brid Smith said she was ‘sickened’ by how vulnerable people are being ‘manipulated by the far right’

Michael McGrath seen as a 'safe pair of hands' to take over party leadership but there are other contenders

The Fianna Fáil cadre was also unhappy the new Taoiseach was taking a while to find his feet. Commanding was not a word that came to mind

It was a joyful occasion. A crowd gathered for the turning on of the Christmas lights in our local park last Saturday evening. There was entertainment, the requisite speech from a local politician and, of course, Santa.

These programmes are not infallible, but they are still hugely valuable

If there's a Cabinet reshuffle, the Irish Thalidomide Association could end up seeking necessary medical support from their 26th minister for health. Enough already. Truly. Let’s get it done.

Three decades on and yet little has changed

It’s the same old teaching and unbendable rules that lie at the heart of the Catholic Church

Our response to host Ukrainians was not entirely grounded in reality in a country already experiencing an acute accommodation crisis

Temporary eviction ban is only moving the deck chairs around — we need long-term solutions