Alison O’Connor worries about the women who work in the background of Leinster House.

THERE are more than 1,000 abortions taking place in Ireland each year. Yes, they are happening every day, right under our noses, and as time goes on that figure is going to rise substantially, writes Alison O’Connor.

Surely there was someone somewhere, a man even, willing to point out to the Taoiseach that he’s big time storing up trouble with Irish women the way that he’s going on.

Imagine either of the two parties finding themselves with abortion as an election issue, writes Alison O’Connor

We shouldn’t rule out the prospect of Fianna Fáil returning to power just as the economy really picks up, writes Alison O’Connor.

The committee will likely end up recommending abortion in restrictive circumstances, writes Alison O’Connor

Reading between the lines President Higgins is actively considering running again, writes Alison O’Connor

After  a summer of wetsuit posing, efforts to expand his appeal through social media and going unrecognised by Irish students on their J1 visa Taoiseach Leo Varadkar now gets down to the real business of running the country, writes Alison O’Connor.

It is time that the Great Leader acted decisively on this generational change he speaks about and stands down to make way for Mary Lou, writes Alison O’Connor

Ireland is one of only three countries in the EU where fertility treatments are not funded by the State, writes Alison O’Connor.