“On the balance sheet of 2020, there will be losses and gains. Some will have far more losses than others, irretrievable ones at that”

Dublin City Council Women’s Committee is calling on the Government to take urgent action to allow sitting councillors to avail of maternity leave

New mothers are struggling because of the lack of supports available during the lockdowns, according to a leading Cork GP. Dr Mary Favier said that while some services have continued virtually, the women have become isolated.

Social Democrat TD is pushing to introduce maternity leave rights for all elected representatives after the issue was again highlighted following Helen McEntee's pregnancy announcement

Affording maternity leave to TDs and councillors would not correct all of the gender inequality in Ireland. But it would be a good start

While paid and unpaid leave for new fathers has increased and expanded in recent years, the uptake remains low, reports Political Correspondent Elaine Loughlin

Barack Obama’s memoir of his first term as America’s president is on course to be one of the best-read political memoirs this century.

The supports to which new mothers - and fathers - are entitled lag far behind the realities of life in 21st century Ireland, writes Elaine Loughlin

Minister has said significant work is needed to change the mindset around the division of responsibility of caring for children