Web Summit boss takes to Twitter to vent about 'corruption' in Irish politics 

Murphy was one of six charged with falsely imprisoning former tánaiste Joan Burton and her adviser during a protest in 2014

Senior officials at Cork County Council have apologised for breaching legislation by not producing complete Irish language versions of the latest draft County Development Plan (CDP).

The controversy over the sale of a piece of land to Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins' wife centres on a number of dates going back to 2006.

Recently appointed chair of the RTÉ board, Siún Ní Raghallaigh said RTÉ must “build up trust again,” following the leak which was labelled as “unfair”

"If the Government plan on housing works, we will turn it around," said a Fine Gael source after a new poll put the party on its lowest-ever level of support.

Fianna Fáil commemoration marks 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement

Strong local opposition in Union Hall to any proposals restricting access to the pier

Barry Cowen's sweets for children comparison was such a reach, it took a moment to sink in on the opposition benches

The latest poll puts Ms Carins' approval rating at 45% — two points higher than both Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Tánaiste Micheál Martin

A Personal Insolvency Arrangement has been approved by the High Court which allows a former Fianna Fáil councillor and general election candidate to write off over €4. 4m in debt.

Mr Ahern resigned from the party in 2012 before Mr Martin moved to expel him following the publication of the Mahon Tribunal report

Currently, a garda sergeant based in Macroom, around 20 minutes drive away, is helping to cover the area

Right now, this country has never been more receptive to the idea of a left-wing government that doesn’t include Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael — but can the left in Irish politics get its act together to form a cohesive government?

In the hours and days after a major humanitarian emergency, speed is critical.

More than 640 homes in unfinished estates in North Cork are to come under the control of Cork County Council for future infrastructural maintenance.

Government last week gave approval for a Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use to be held this year with the work of the assembly commencing in April. This is an important step in having a difficult conversation for Irish society.

A message to Stephen Donnelly, Leo Varadkar, and Micheál Martin. Spare us your sorrow. Your expressions of regret. Spare us your faux concern for the weak and those who have been so badly screwed over by the State on your watch.

However, as inflation is now 'trending down', that will be factored in when measures are being decided

'I said to myself, it was a well-paid job, good conditions but ...'

The readmission of Ahern may soothe the souls of potential troublemakers in Fianna Fáil and help bolster Micheál Martin's own position

There is only one issue in any race for the Áras and that is character

Having spoken with authority on northern issues after the Brexit referendum, it has been speculated that Bertie Ahern will be Fianna Fáil's nominee for the 2025 presidential election.

As the Dáil grows and the world around us changes, it is reasonable to ask if the bare 15 is really sustainable

There is a school in a position to “make provision” for the 26 Limerick pupils who did not receive an offer of a secondary school place for the next academic year, Norma Foley has said.

While he did not mention any names, Wexford TD Paul Kehoe — who was also included in the list but says he intends to run again — was highly critical of “a TD and a senator” in Fine Gael.

The Irish and British Governments have sought to play down a report in The Times newspaper claiming a deal has been struck over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Increased tetchiness and bickering among Coalition parties over the potential spoils of war

The size of the State must continue to grow, the Finance Minister has said, but has to be underpinned by a greater focus on investment and support for public services.

Eamon Ryan has an interesting knack for saying things that rile people up.

'He was deeply passionate about public service'

McDonald and Co need to show just where a viable and stable alternative coalition can be formed

TD Brid Smith said she was ‘sickened’ by how vulnerable people are being ‘manipulated by the far right’

Fine Gael TDs Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Neale Richmond, and Brendan Griffin are the names 'in the mix' for promotion

Irish people still respect dignity and restraint in their leaders

You could have scarcely believed it had you not been there. Sitting in the press gallery inside the thronged Dáil chamber, we watched as Micheál Martin brought the curtain down on his tenure as Taoiseach, the shortest of any in that office in history.

In a surprising move, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced a new unit for his Department which he said will focus on child poverty and improving wellbeing.

Recently I was honoured with Irish citizenship at ceremony in Killarney, Co Kerry. I am an Indian citizen and I have been in Ireland for seven years now. This needs correction, I am an Irish citizen now. I am still getting used to my new identity.

Late in 2017, then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar had just emerged from a committee room deep in the bowels of Leinster House. We said hello and began chatting about how he was getting on in the top job in Irish politics.

Some dynasties conclude with a big bang, others limp out with a whimper.  Fianna Fáil experienced the big bang in 2011 and maybe now comes the whimper. Today, Micheál Martin ends his term as Taoiseach.

Tanáiste Leo Varadkar has said everyone makes errors in judgement but he is confident he has the support of the Fine Gael party.

The Fianna Fáil leader has had many serious domestic and international challenges to face in his time as Taoiseach.

It is worth reflecting on past and present governments that have continually failed to organise and deliver a cohesive Irish defence strategy for all of its citizens.

"Micheál Aodh could never understand what I was doing up in Dublin," says Taoiseach Micheál Martin of missing his son's match. "He had only one thing on his mind, and that was winning the hurling."