We have endured a rollercoaster of ups and downs, new variants, closures, cancelled holidays and family gatherings, not being able to mourn our dead properly, and on and on

Whether it is or isn’t the end, this is a watershed moment in this country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting before Christmas, party leader and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar put his ministers “on notice”.

THE start of a new year is a time to take stock, assess how things stand, and to examine how some items can be improved.

When can we get on with simply living with Covid, rather than living in fear of whatever threat new variants will throw at us?

From a high of 37% to just 20% in the polls now, Fine Gael's stock has plummeted in recent years and the picture is looking bleaker than ever

A succession of opinion polls in recent months have placed Sinn Féin as the most popular party in Ireland. However, the path to power is far from straightforward, writes Daniel McConnell.

Better answers are required of our leaders, who are seeking to impose restrictions on our free movement until the spring

With both politicians under increasing pressure, the tolerance of Micheál Martin and Leo Varadkar  for Eamon Ryan may soon run out, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell

Unhappy at being “misled” by Government figures over the lack of inclusion of Cork East projects in the National Development Plan, James O’Connor let rip on his local radio station