Meanwhile, Brendan Howlin said that the information in the leaked documents had been objective.

Fianna Fáil’s Brexit spokesperson, Lisa Chambers has accused the Irish government of not doing enough in its preparations for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.

A hard border would be required on the island of Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to the British government.

An opinion poll has claimed Fianna Fáil is more popular than Fine Gael for the second month running amid ongoing speculation about an election in late 2019 or early next year.

Goodbye to angry and negative Sinn Féin. Hello to positive, constructive, and nice Sinn Féin.

Janet Robinson from the Blanchardstown Drugs and Alcohol Task Force says dealers are now running a delivery service to bring cocaine to users:

Radio presenter, Matt Cooper and political correspondent Gavan Reilly are the most influential Irish journalists on Twitter, according to research.

A Dutch investment fund with shares in toll roads across the country is set to take a stake in the Ringsend incinerator in Dublin.

At least one group of UK residents is flourishing in Brexit Britain: An exclusive club of billionaires.

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The beleaguered Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has failed to keep proper accounts, according to its auditors, who have reported the allegation to the body responsible for company law enforcement.

The FAI may feel that Wednesday's Oireachtas Committee appearance was a victory, but the questions that remain will prove to be an own goal in time if they are not answered. Here are the issues that remain, despite the lengthy exchanges in Committee Room 4 of Leinster House, writes Joe Leogue.

A delegation from the FAI, including former chief executive John Delaney, is appearing before the Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport today.

FAI workers have joined the call for clarification of the association’s financial arrangements with former chief executive John Delaney and the accountability of the board.

When the FAI — or rather John Delaney, since they remain one and the same thing, at least for now — declared on Saturday night that they were creating a new position for him, it transformed a mere theory we had last November into an obvious truth.

Chris Bond, who represents Dublin South West on the party’s national executive, stepped down at the same time as party chairman Joe O’Connor and vice chair Carly Bailey.

Seven Fine Gael selection conventions are being brought forward from September to July.

The Pakistani ambassador to Ireland has pleaded for the community here to "stay positive."

More restaurants are to start charging for no-shows this year.

It could take the Army up to two hours to deploy specialist soldiers to Dublin in the event of a terrorist attack.

Analysts are more optimistic than the UK government that an agreement will be reached with the EU next month to move Brexit talks on to trade, even as Theresa May’s political troubles continue to weigh on the country’s beleaguered currency.

Clare hurling coach and former Cork hurling goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack has apologised for writing a character reference supporting convicted paedophile Tom Humphries.

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Sunday Times journalist David Walsh has defended his decision to write a character reference for Tom Humphries, the former Irish Times journalist convicted of grooming a teenage girl to engage in sexual acts.

It is the third time the institution has won the accolade.

Uber is a "disgrace", shadow chancellor John McDonnell said as Labour heavyweights clashed with the Tories over the taxi app firm losing its licence to operate in London.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has strongly rejected British government claims that the UK is being “blackmailed” by Ireland and the other EU countries in ongoing Brexit talks.

It’s a shame it’s not in place for this year, this weekend. Picture it – and with weather like this, it’s so easy to picture it.

Support for Scottish independence is lower than in 2014, according to a new poll conducted in the days after Nicola Sturgeon announced her intention to push for a second referendum.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny, who is on a week-long valedictory visit to America, will not need to be reminded that Margaret Thatcher’s reign finally came to an end while she was travelling abroad.

Without a full explanation from the HSE and gardaí about their handling of the Maurice McCabe claims, public confidence in both agencies will drain away, says Michael Clifford.

The family of American journalist Marie Colvin, who died in Syria in 2012, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in a US court, accusing the Syrian government of deliberately killing her.

Splits in Britain’s Conservative Party pose are a growing threat to David Cameron’s chances of remaining prime minister after the Brexit referendum. 

John Treacy believes there is no way that Russia can clean up its house after the recent doping scandal that engulfed its athletics body in time for the Olympic Games and has called on the IAAF to be “courageous” in deciding whether they should be allowed compete in Brazil.

The Irish doctor accused of prescribing performance-enhancing drugs to sports stars has described the claims in The Sunday Times as “false and very misleading”.

The GAA are satisfied there is greater awareness of concussion protocols amongst managers and players.

Just before dawn on a Thursday in early March 2006, several hundred Gardaí and soldiers swarmed Thomas "Slab" Murphy's border farm.

A senior Labour minister is insisting that his party's support level is not as low as 4%.

Auctioneers have reiterated their call on Finance Minister Michael Noonan to rethink the sale of Nama assets, saying it is time to scrap the sale of the €7.2bn Project Arrow loans, the largest auction by the agency to date.

Almost two thirds of farmers are in favour of a liberalisation of the current abortion regime, with the poll result indicating that attitudes on the issue in rural areas is moving closer to the views of those in urban areas.

British publisher Trinity Mirror has confirmed it is in talks to take over local newspaper group Local World in a reported £200 million deal.

Paula Radcliffe has warned that “many innocent athletes” face being implicated in the doping scandal currently engulfing athletics following allegations of large-scale blood test irregularities.