The woes of a bruised coalition Government and fears of another property bubble may just throw the Green Party a lifeline and help get party leader Eamon Ryan elected to Europe.

As part of obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), the Education Department needs to urgently update its 20-year-old anti-bullying policy to include cyberbullying and teach children about their rights online, according to a child law expert.

The transport minister said he may consider auctioning the naming rights to one of the country’s state airports in a bid to raise cash.

AS A CORK man, Micheál Martin would have done well to remember a bit of Fianna Fáil’s local history in his recent handling of the party’s presidential strategy.

RTÉ have defended their commitment to Gaelic games coverage in the wake of stinging criticism from Dublin secretary John Costello.

IRELAND South MEP Alan Kelly has been asked to prove his official Labour party Twitter account was hacked, after a message from his online profile used the term “pikey” to refer to a member of the Travelling community.