Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster has said there has been close cooperation between the government in the Republic and the Assembly since the coronavirus reached the island of Ireland.

Government formation talks have been suspended but parties will resume efforts to form a new coalition next week while leaders cooperate in the battle to stop coronavirus from spreading.

Housing, or rather the lack of it and the disproportionate, life-draining cost of it, was the decisive issue for voters under 35 in last month’s election, just as it was for some of their parents and grandparents.

Labour must ‘address the real issues in people’s lives’

Former Fine Gael TD Kate O'Connell has not been selected to contest the Seanad elections after party HQ ruled her out but backed others for the race for the upper house.

It may be the first step towards a grand coalition between the two parties.

"My door is open. We will have to look at the issues that affect Cork South West."

From broadband and Brexit to swings and printers, TDs kept up the tradition of irritating voters with bizarre behaviour, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell

An RTÉ investigation has revealed that Senator Keith Swanick did not vote in three quarters of Seanad votes where he was recorded as being in Leinster House in Dublin.

Another day, and another battering of the FAI’s reputation — but this today's pummelling in Leinster House could prove the tipping point for its survival prospects.

The FAI’s executive lead Paul Cooke tonight refused to deny a claim by Sports Minister Shane Ross that the association have sought a bailout of over €10m.

The government has said that there are still reformations needed in the Football Association of Ireland before the body gets its State funding back.

Where's the leadership? Where’s the political gumption? Why isn’t it possible for our leaders to call things for what they are?

A Cabinet member has called for reform of the Dáil rules and for an end to TDs double-jobbing in the wake of controversy around Fine Gael's Dara Murphy.

Oireachtas members sitting on a Leinster House committee have an opportunity to add value to Irish life and enhance our democratic process.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said former TD Dara Murphy should pay back his expenses if it's found he broke Dáil rules.