Last Saturday an outrage against humanity was committed when Hamas fighters crossed from Gaza into Israel and went on a killing spree.   Civilians were shot dead randomly. Women were sexually assaulted.

Every now and again, something pops up to indicate how unserious many in politics are about governing. This week it was back to basics with the most rudimentary aspect of governance: Taxation.

One of the most astute, albeit depressing, comments to emerge from the debacle that was the Brexit referendum was delivered by Michael Gove.

The scenes outside Leinster House last Wednesday require a swift and serious response from the criminal justice system. The harassing and attacking of public representatives and others demands no less. This was not an ordinary public order incident.

Homeowner group gathered outside Leinster House on Wednesday to put pressure on the housing minister to pay the tab on defects bill for affected homes 

Estimates for the number of delivery drivers working in Irish cities vary from around 3,000 upwards.  Most of these are working at a complete remove from platform apps such as Just Eat and Deliveroo

After Justice Minister Helen McEntee and the Taoiseach expressed full confidence in him, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is safe — for now

The huge crowd the band attracted at Electric Picnic last weekend didn't know or care about any pro-IRA sentiment in their lyrics. Sure weren't they just catchy tunes to sing along to

Increasingly, in the current cultural milieu, there is a tendency to decide that some people must be silenced if their record or their views are deemed unacceptable, writes Mick Clifford

For whom the tweet tolls? The hunt is on for the issuer of the latest tweet to cause outrage, horror and disturb a whole reservoir of anger.