Higher education minister's ambition is laudable but he must remember to be careful what he wishes for

The Government has held together remarkably well, but as problems in housing and health persist, there is little that Taoiseach Micheál Martin can point to as a legacy

Restoration of wages to highly-paid public servants comes at the worst possible time for the Government as the public sees their wages wiped out by rising inflation

Lack of a clear, concise message proved damaging during Covid, the same applies now

Small-minded thinking has left the Government without a reliable aircraft to get ministers to meetings abroad to represent our country, writes Daniel McConnell 

Fine Gael TD Michael Ring believes there has to be accountability in the public service if the country is ever going to join other nations in the 21st century

'Calls for the lands to be compulsorily purchased may sound snappy and good, but so slow is our planning system that such a move is not guaranteed of success and would further delay this project substantially. And for what?'

Micheál Martin has turned around his own fortunes and those of his party — but many are now asking what Fianna Fáil stands for

It seems at the moment that Green Party leader Eamon Ryan can barely go a day without falling foul of his own Government backbenchers

Turf saga escalates Coalition woes