Good policing includes the application of natural justice and proportionality. Neither appears to be present in the case of the gardaí in Limerick who have been suspended since November 7 last year as part of an investigation by the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation into fixing road traffic tickets, writes Mick Clifford

Any evaluation of the premature departure from office of Frances Fitzgerald and Noirin O'Sullivan may fit neatly into a particular narrative but it cannot be done solely based on the findings of the Disclosures Tribunal, writes Mick Clifford

Divisions deepen following 'Irish Examiner' report on allegations of misgovernance

Despite the backlash against swearing oaths to 'Almighty God', there are areas of real power in this country where God is still ruling the roost

Cork North, Cork North Lee and Dublin South West, failed to process a single application for assessment of needs within the three month timeline

Concern for those who have been traumatised by sexual violence certainly gets plenty of airing but when the lived experience doesn’t tally with all this concern, the empathetic rhetoric counts for very little

Housing was the main issue at the last election and almost definitely will be at the next one. In such a milieu, the long term tends to be placed way out on the long finger

Through those angry, traumatic years, Seanie Fitz’s name was hauled out on every available public forum 

Last week Patrick Caffrey was sentenced to three years in prison for abusing four of his nieces during visits to his home. Siobhan and Grace Odumosu tell Mick Clifford the story of their fight for justice against the man who stole their childhoods

An unauthorised payment made to a coach and a review into the board's effectiveness are causing disquiet at Tennis Ireland