The Government should be focusing on recruitment and retention problems in An Garda Síochána rather than indulging in PR exercises dressed up as a show of strength, writes Mick Clifford

Next Sunday, Terence MacSwiney’s grave is set to be robbed in the name of rewriting history. The graverobbing will be metaphoric but is worthy of comment.

The auction has begun, a kite sent swirling on the political breeze. This week we were informed that the budget in October may well include a hike of €10 in child benefit.

This is no country for young men or women.

Leo was at it again this week.

Last month, a major step forward was taken in getting past the past in the town of Carrigmacross, Co Monaghan.

The wheel of justice turns slowly, and sometimes a destination cannot be reached. This week, the Department of Justice published the report into the scoping inquiry into matters concerning the death of Shane O’Farrell.

At this late stage of the game, there can be a temptation to gape and recoil at some of the revelations emerging from RTÉ

This week, the Minister for Children advertised for people to serve on the Advisory Board of Authorised Intervention, Tuam.

The Cork-born former deputy chair of An Bord Pleanála was central to a cultural shift that saw the stock of the previously unimpeachable organisation plummet to a shocking low