The Citizens Assembly is being urged to convene to reform local authorities across the country.

The largest public sector trade union in the country is to seek a return to the working hours for civil servants that were in place before the financial crisis.

The Irish recruitment scene is enjoying an upsurge in activity in recent times, as can been seen with this selection of new appointments and promotions.

I am a proud DONT KNOW, as far as the Irish pollsters are concerned, writes Cormac MacConnell.

Can we name any medical/social scandal that has affected only the male gender?

The best way to help our girls and boys is to develop their sexuality in a healthy manner, writes Alison O’Connor. 

Abortion is not as black and white as people might portray it, and ‘there is a lot of grey’ in this profound, complex moral issue, writes Alison O’Connor.

The Government has yet to receive legal advice on the wording of a referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment and are still mulling over whether an additional clause will be added.

Update 4pm: The Citizens' Assembly has backed calls for a permanent Electoral Commission to oversee how referendums are run here.

The weather from September 2016 through to August 2017 was one of the most benign continuous periods of fine weather in Ireland.

Health Minister Simon Harris has said that abortion, and when it should be allowed for Irish women, must be taken out of the Constitution.

The cross-party committee examining Ireland's abortion laws is set for a divisive meeting this afternoon after Fianna Fáil was accused by Ruth Coppinger of being "dinosaurs" for attempting to block an early repeal vote on the issue.

ROSA is a socialist feminist organisation and stands for Reproductive rights against Oppression, Sexism & Austerity. 

Latest:Today's meeting of the Citizen's Assembly has heard Ireland is failing to reach its targets on tackling climate change.

The committee will likely end up recommending abortion in restrictive circumstances, writes Alison O’Connor

Last week a former master of the Coombe Hospital, Prof Chris Fitzpatrick, complained that people are “firmly pro-choice or pro-life; nobody seems to live in the space in between”.

Irish people could have to work until they are 70 to qualify for a state pension.

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil should rotate power in the next Government but should not form a ‘grand coalition’, junior Finance Minister Michael D’Arcy has said.

A pro-life demonstration to keep the 8th amendment in the constitution is taking place in Dublin today.

Latest: Minister for Health Simon Harris has said that it is important that the Citizens’ Assembly final report on the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution is given full consideration.

Leo Varadkar's announcement that Health Minister Simon Harris has been given special responsibility in the area has met with a cool response.

"I think it is recognised that we now need an Oireachtas committee."

Children's Minister Katherine Zappone has said that a referendum on abortion should take place by next spring, at the latest - and any delay would be a betrayal of women's rights.

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Unlike the Convention on the Constitution that preceded it there were no politicians appointed to the Citizen’s Assembly, writes Alison O’Connor

Pope Francis will "do everything he can" to come to Ireland next year, a senior Vatican official has said.

Pro-Choice campaigners will today drive a 'Bus 4 Repeal' around Ireland.

The Citizens Assembly meets for the third time this weekend to consider the 8th Amendment to the Constitution.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has risked sparking a fresh backbench revolt after repeatedly refusing to rule out seeking a third term in power.

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Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster, leader of the once staunchly anti-papist Democratic Unionists, has vowed to meet Pope Francis during an expected trip to the region.

The Citizens Assembly will begin its deliberations on whether to liberalise the country's abortion laws on October 15, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has revealed.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

The Government is being urged to pass a Bill calling for a referendum on appealing the 8th amendment, rather than holding a citizens assembly.

The Government has put the Citizens Assembly out to tender.

Health Minister Simon Harris has said he has to oppose a bill to liberalise the country’s abortion laws, even though he wants to support it.

A Cabinet minister has weighed in behind calls for a public forum to debate changes to abortion legislation following the case of a raped teenager who was denied a termination.

Senators would be elected by a nationwide poll under Green Party plans for political reform.

Fine Gael today outlined a radical package of political reform including reducing the voting age to 17, cutting the Taoiseach’s salary and abolishing severance pay for ministers.