Fine Gael TD Dara Murphy has defended €26,000 in profits from his consultancy firm from his work in Europe, while having the lowest Dáil attendance last year.

Camogie star Ashling Thompson has said she is ready to move on from the difficulties of the court case that has dominated her life for the last 18 months.

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has been criticised by some of her own TDs for being a weak leader and for being too tolerant of underperforming colleagues. She needs to “stop being everyone’s friend”, they say.

A partial appeal by the State Claims Agency (SCA) of a High Court judgment that found in favour of a woman terminally ill with cervical cancer will not include an appeal of the €2.16m in damages awarded to her.

Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey is reportedly dropping her legal "swing" case against a Dublin hotel after a week of deepening controversy surrounding the legal action.

Latest: John Delaney has reportedly resigned from his position as FAI Executive Vice President.

The board of the Football Association of Ireland was not told for almost two years of the €100,000 interest-free loan from its former CEO John Delaney, it has been confirmed.

Independent Alliance TDs often operate as though they are not part of the Government, even though they are at the heart of it, writes Special Correspondent Michael Clifford.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has demanded cabinet colleague and Independent Alliance TD Finian McGrath withdraw his "bizarre" comments

The FAI has confirmed that chief executive John Delaney has stepped down from the position but will remain within the Association executive as vice president.

Backing comes in exchange for movement on backstop measure Theresa May has been given a Brexit boost as key Tories signalled swinging behind her stance in exchange for movement on the backstop.

Actress Rosamund Pike was determined to embody fearless correspondent Marie Colvin on screen and to show ‘a woman in all her complexities,’ writes Georgia Humphreys

Transport Minister Shane Ross wants to reform the system of judicial appointments and has threatened to block the naming of new judges, writes Michael Clifford

Parents are being forced into conversations their children are not ready for by posters associated with the upcoming referendum on the Eighth Amendment, an online survey has found.

The Press Ombudsman Peter Feeney has described the possibility that emails at Independent News & Media (INM) were accessed by an external company as “deeply disturbing”.

An Irish company is offering female employees free egg freezing as a perk.

Over 20 years on, Davy Fitzgerald still wants to win everything as badly as ever, writes Anthony Daly

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has confirmed he is planning to amend the rules governing property tax rates to avoid massive increases in bills from next year.

It’s 2018 and The Future isn’t quite as exciting as I thought it would be, writes Louise O’Neill.

Leo Varadkar is a more popular Taoiseach than Enda Kenny ever was.

The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator has dealt a blow to Theresa May's hopes of a bespoke trade deal with Brussels.

Fresh sleaze allegations hit the British government as Westminster's swirl of sexual harassment claims continued to spiral.

Acclaimed sports writer David Walsh, who faced criticism for writing a court character reference for Tom Humphries, has said he unequivocally condemns the "terrible wrong" his friend committed.

Restrictions may be introduced for some children under the free GP care scheme, because of concerns from GPs about the extra workload they have had to take on.

Sunday Times chief sports writer David Walsh repeatedly described paedophile Tom Humphries as “a fine man” in 2012, after the latter had been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences, but before he was charged.

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.

Mícheál Martin has criticised Leo Varadkar's reported opposition to high rise buildings in his own constituency.

Frontline gardaí and supervisors are expected to fight any attempt by management — acting under Government pressure — to single them out for disciplinary action for the inflation of breath-test figures.

Two men have been charged in connection with the M1 crash in which eight people were killed.

Three minibus passengers, including a five-year-old girl, are fighting for their lives after a motorway crash which killed eight people.

Brexit negotiations will not proceed to haggling over a future UK-EU trading relationship by October as previously planned, the Slovenian prime minister has warned.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Brexit talks can only move forward if sufficient progress is made before October.

The Irish Press Council has received 35 complaints about the controversial Kevin Myers article.

BBC presenter Vanessa Feltz has described a Sunday Times column written by Kevin Myers as "horrifying racism".

RTÉ's Bryan Dobson is reportedly leaving the Six One news, writes Ciara Phelan.

HIQA will soon be able to examine hidden costs in nursing homes.

I became interested in the power of positive thinking when I was 17 and found a copy of You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay on our bookshelves at home.

Theresa May's grip on power appears far from secure despite a potential deal with the Democratic Unionist Party to support her in Parliament.

There is growing criticism of the new public sector pay deal.

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.

The rich are getting richer, according to the Sunday Independent's Irish rich list.

Former Chelsea and Holland boss Guus Hiddink says he turned down an opportunity to manage Leicester following the dismissal of Claudio Ranieri.

Ian Bailey, who was questioned in connection with the death of French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Co Cork 20 years ago, has been indicted in France for her murder.