The Fianna Fáil leader became a TD in 1989 and has had four ministries, but the role he covets might elude him unless he can convince he is for change, writes Gary Murphy.

He said his own staff signed him to introducing an emergency rent freeze as demanded by a charity, even though his own party have said such a move is unconstitutional.

Amid a slow fashion trend, traditional and handwoven clothing is seeing a revival.

"After 32 years, enough is enough."

Companies will face fines, or potential court-compliance orders, unless they publish gender pay-gap salary details at least once a year, under strict new laws set to be announced by the Government.

The end of an era.

RTÉ's Bryan Dobson is reportedly leaving the Six One news, writes Ciara Phelan.

Output in Britain's manufacturing sector reached its highest level for more than two years as the industry continued to bounce back from a post-Brexit vote slump.

RTÉ’s top 10 highest-paid presenters earned a combined pay of more than €2.6m in 2014, the broadcaster has revealed.

Everton 2 West Ham 3: West Ham captain Mark Noble believes a “special” last-gasp win at Everton capped a pivotal week for the club.

The current appetite for “edgy and groundbreaking journalism” led RTÉ to “devour good editorial practice” when it screened the Prime Time documentary about Fr Kevin Reynolds, one of its main news anchors has said.

RTÉ presenter Bryan Dobson has questioned if the role of news anchor will exist in rapidly changing news environments.

Eurozone manufacturing activity expanded slightly slower than first thought last month as further discounts at the factory gate failed to drive up new orders, a survey showed.

WEE PROPOSAL TO SAVE A LOT OF WATER 

Manufacturers were “walking rather than running” in August as new figures today showed the sector endured its worst performance in 14 months.

Respected television news anchor Bryan Dobson has been appointed as an honourary lecturer at the University of Limerick.

RTÉ news anchorman Bryan Dobson has been forced to defend his position on foot of complaints over describing as “idiots” a group of protesters who appeared live on air.

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has rejected seven complaints over an incident in which RTÉ Newscaster Bryan Dobson referred to protesters as "idiots".

I see a lot of ink, or air, or gigabytes, being expended on a new book by David Peace, Red or Dead, about Bill Shankly, who once managed Liverpool.

Farmers could end up the fall guys because of the horsemeat scandal in the North, it has been claimed.

Freezing fog played havoc with travel in the UK today, with flights cancelled, roads jammed and delays on main line rail and Tube services.

Freezing fog played havoc with travel today, with flights cancelled, roads jammed and delays on main line rail and Tube services.

Lower wages are driving the Irish export market but a continued fall in domestic demand has led analysts to downgrade their forecasts for the economy for this year and the next year.

The two men jailed for the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence in south east London have lost the first round of their attempt to challenge their convictions at the Court of Appeal.

Family ties are hardly unusual in hockey but rarely is it a generational thing — unless you’re Joan and Emma Dobson.

Jail sentences given to two men who murdered Stephen Lawrence were not unduly lenient, Britain’s top law officer said today.

Gary Dobson, one of the two men jailed for the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, has lodged an appeal against his conviction, it was confirmed yesterday.

The father of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has described how his family was torn apart by his son’s death.

BRITAIN’S top law officer is reviewing whether the jail terms handed down to Stephen Lawrence’s killers are “unduly lenient”.

A JUDGE jailed two white men yesterday for the “evil” murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence in 1993, one of Britain’s most notorious racist crimes which prompted a major police overhaul.

David Norris and Gary Dobson are likely to be given extra protection in prison to prevent them from being attacked by fellow inmates.

Two men were finally jailed today for the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence nearly 19 years ago.

Two men found guilty of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence will be jailed today.

STEPHEN LAWRENCE’S parents expressed joy and relief as two men were convicted of his murder nearly 19 years after he was stabbed to death.

Stephen Lawrence’s parents today expressed joy and relief as two men were convicted of his murder nearly 19 years after he was stabbed to death.

Two men were today found guilty of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, nearly 19 years after the teenager died.

Jurors in the trial of two men accused of murdering Stephen Lawrence will begin their first full day of deliberations today after being sent out to consider their verdicts.

JURORS in the trial of two men accused of the murder of Stephen Lawrence were warned not to let emotion influence their deliberations.

A JACKET belonging to Stephen Lawrence was stored in the same outer bag as clothing seized from one of the men suspected of his murder, a court has heard.

A lab worker made a series of errors in notes about clothes seized from a man suspected of murdering Stephen Lawrence, the Old Bailey heard today.

A racist gang took only 10 seconds to kill black teenager Stephen Lawrence and then “casually” walked away, the Old Bailey heard today.

TINY blood, hair and fibre samples that prosecutors claim were linked to black teenager Stephen Lawrence were found on the clothes of two men accused of his murder, a court has heard.

Queen rocker Brian May has been shocked to see his wife become all-consumed by her passion for the ballroom, the 'Strictly Come Dancing' star has revealed.

TWO men charged with the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence 18 years ago have pleaded not guilty.

A break in snowfall has given welcome relief in the UK after the worst winter weather for a century.

THE wall of a reservoir filled with caustic red sludge will inevitably collapse and unleash a new deluge of red sludge that could flow about 1 kilometre to the north, a Hungarian official said yesterday.

The wall of a reservoir filled with caustic red sludge will inevitably collapse and unleash a new deluge that could flow about a half-mile to the north, a Hungarian official said today.