Bereft of the answers to basic questions on her own policies, McDonald this week decided to play the man not the ball

The work of journalists has become increasingly more difficult and deadly

Elections have already produced seismic shifts elsewhere in 2024 and in a world of uncertainly, one thing Ireland can be sure of is that the next Dáil will be utterly different to this one, with almost 30 TDs departing

Both administrations will always stress that the relationship has long been based on shared value, but it’s strategically handy for the US to have a small island in its pocket, writes Elaine Loughlin

Ireland's centre left and Sinn Féin have a lot to ponder as the Government considers making an early visit to the Phoenix Park

As Ireland prepares for a marathon election count this weekend, one candidate describes the process as ‘one of the highest-octane blood sports’

Placing the sole blame on the government of the day is exactly the reason why we will not meet our emissions targets

At the top of Sinn Féin, the apprentice may be outshining the master. Michelle O’Neill’s rise and Mary Lou McDonald’s challenges paint a complex picture for the party's future

Celebrity candidates may add a splash of colour and familiarity to elections, but should we really be sending people with no experience of politics to debate policy and draft legislation that impacts all of Europe?

Successive governments have treated immigration, an issue that has dominated discussions in Brussels for years, as a problem that would never get as far as our little outcrop on the periphery of the continent