Paul Hosford examines why October's Budget 2027 will demand political discipline despite record public spending and strong tax receipts

That 96% of female Oireachtas members have experienced online violence ought to be surprising. But such is the toxicity amplified by social media is 'systemic, pervasive, and embedded'

The fact a new report by Dáil housing committee mentions an eviction ban is an indication the crisis has grown to a point where it is completely undeniable to anyone

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are not the only parties with high stakes in the next 14 days in Dublin Central and Galway West

With the party's rural TDs still smarting after the fuel protests earlier this month, and the looming by-election in rural Galway-West, the former taoiseach's remarks on rural Ireland have not gone down well

The Government may have misread this week's fuel protests, but do we really want the Government to fall? Is it ok for protesters to have nooses in their vehicles?

After a decade of seemingly endless crisis and tumult, it is hard to see how much more the public has left to give, writes Paul Hosford

Sport Ireland found that there is a 19 percentage point gap between participation in sport at the highest and lowest socio-economic levels

Homelessness in Ireland has quadrupled in a decade — but public outrage has quietly faded as the crisis drags on

The sports and culture minister's incandescent rage about Drogheda United fans is typical of his combative approach to issues concerning his brief — just ask RTÉ or the Arts Council