Over the years successive housing ministers have thrown various measures out there, but barely left enough time to allow the plans to stick

Micheál Martin navigates Ireland’s neutrality amid rising EU concerns over defence spending and security threats from Russia, writes Elaine Loughlin

From Trump's tariff threats to our outlying position on Palestine — Ireland is navigating increasingly turbulent times and must have a foreign minister with dexterity and discretion

From housing to health, there is a lengthy list of issues the public need to see progress on before the parochial bartering of local allocations and ministerial positions in talks with Independent TDs

The fact that a not-inconsiderable rump of his own party was willing to go against Martin’s instruction on the ceann comhairle vote this week shows there are still soldiers within the ranks who are willing to defect

Politicians cannot fervently hold other parties and members of Government to account without applying that same level of accountability to themselves

The finer details of the rotating Taoiseach and the Cabinet carve-up are important and will take up countless column inches of speculation and gossip

Mary Lou McDonald’s drop in support leaves the onus of her vision of a proposed alternative Government upon the shoulders of smaller parties

Women and children account for nearly 70% of deaths in Gaza, according to figures verified by the United Nations

With the three main parties now within two percentage points of each other, Sinn Féin has regained its confidence and for good reason, writes Elaine Loughlin