Democracy is the big loser when faux emotion trumps reason and, inevitably, the quality of people entering public life will diminish in such an environment. Maybe that’s what some people want

Rebecca Price and Pat Kiely 'have exhausted all avenues' in trying to get an independent inquiry into the misdiagnosis of fatal foetal abnormality and subsequent termination of their unborn son at the National Maternity Hospital in 2019. Three years on, no review has taken place

The revelations made by whistleblower Frances Haugen have once again shone a light on the damage done by social media giant Facebook

As national and regional planning guidelines are repeatedly disregarded, the setting up of a regulator in 2019 has proved to be a good move, writes Mick Clifford

ISAG experts cannot come to terms with the fact that they were wrong — they appear to still believe that we are all doomed because we didn’t listen to them.

Among the puzzling aspects of the internal investigation is the treatment meted out to some gardaí — and it's anybody's guess why the probe hasn't been extended to other cities

An investigation led by a retired British police officer into the murder of Tom Oliver poses some interesting questions, writes Mick Clifford

Imagine for a minute the following scenario. A college lecturer is arrested after a young female student, obviously distressed, complains that he sexually assaulted her.

The Housing Minister has some serious decisions to make in the near future: Will he continue to play hardball with stricken homeowners or is he willing to accept that they are entitled to proper justice?

Although it served the previous regime, the force was Irish, and we should be able to mark the centenary of its disbandment