A rise in euroscepticism is being seen across the continent, with research showing populist eurosceptic parties are likely to come first in nine countries and second or third in nine more

The RTÉ crisis raises big questions about governance. But it's health, housing, services, and the forthcoming referendums that are really engaging the public's attention

After 18 years and €2.4bn, we may get our new Children's Hospital. Paul Hosford wonders if there have been any lessons learned from the process

Families will be enticed by the additional payment that can be sold on the doors during canvassing, writes Paul Hosford

TD Sharon Keogan organised an event in Leinster House which featured a panel of prominent far-right individuals and anti-vaccination campaigners, writes Paul Hosford

The Government's proposal on the conflict in Gaza on Tuesday came up shorter than some wanted. It will only mean a bigger push for action by both the Opposition and the public

If this year's Fine Gael party conference was to be a rallying cry, the results are mixed.

Ireland has become something of an outlier across Europe in its statements on the violence in Gaza, being the loudest voice in the EU calling for a ceasefire, while domestically the Government has been criticised for not imposing sanctions on Israel

“I saw a dead baby today/While I was sitting on the toilet/When a colleague sees me later and asks how I am/I’ll tell her fine, and I’ll smile. ” The poem posted to Instagram by the writer Elena M.

At 2. 45am on Tuesday morning, the printers in the Department of Finance were whirring away, the staff manning it in for the long-haul, publishing the material that would make up that day's — and arguably the year's — political set-piece: Budget 2024.