The two young leaders, Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair, both came to power in 1997, writes Daniel McConnell.

The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, says he does not have much respect for commentary about him in the British press.

The anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales will be marked by her friends and fans 20 years after she was killed in a car crash.

The Princess of Wales’ appeal is undiminshed twenty years after her death. Toby Jones examines the impact sh had on Britain’s relationship with the royal family.

The centenary of the birth of Jack Lynch is clearly an event worth marking, not least because he embodied the centrist consensual approach to politics and economic management which on the whole has served the country pretty well.

Outgoing Taoiseach Enda Kenny has raised concerns about the lack of nationalist voices in Westminster with embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May, writes Daniel McConnell of the Irish Examiner.

Alastair Campbell, the spin doctor for former British prime minister Tony Blair, has said he will always defend “vilified” former taoiseach Bertie Ahern because of the chances he took to establish peace in the North.

Warm tributes have poured in from across the political spectrum to former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, whose death at 55 has shocked Westminster.

The lorry driver who hit Clarke Carlisle during his failed suicide attempt has refused to speak with the former Burnley defender.

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Ireland’s bid to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023 would not be damaged if a proposed ban on drinks companies sponsoring sports event was imposed.

Rebekah Brooks has denied any knowledge of phone hacking while she was editor of the News of the World, insisting it was impossible for her to know the source of every story that appeared in the tabloid.

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It was ludicrous how Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair’s spin doctor, was feted by the media and others when he arrived here to launch his new book, The Irish Diaries.

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL was in Dublin last week, flogging a book, revisiting the past, and standing by an old pal.

Tesco has become the second retailer in the UK to apologise for selling a costume referring to mental health issues, saying it is "really sorry for any offence caused".

Democracy Under Attack: How the Media distort policy and politics

The recession is taking its toll on the nation’s mental health, as figures show a rise in the number of people experiencing a mental health problem, often linked to financial strain.

Rupert Murdoch was part of an “over-crude” attempt to push Tony Blair into action in Iraq, Alastair Campbell has claimed.

British PM David Cameron sent commiserations to Rebekah Brooks after she resigned as News International chief executive over the phone hacking scandal, the Leveson Inquiry heard today.

How many sports columns could have been written at any time over the past 100 years?

Cherie Blair has lodged a claim over hacking of her phone, her lawyers said tonight.

Ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne suffered “mental harm and distress” after his phone messages were hacked by the News of the World, the High Court was told.

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ALISTAIR CAMPBELL, media chief to former prime minister Tony Blair, told the Leveson Inquiry into press ethics that the country’s newspapers were “putrid” and that a member of Blair’s inner circle had her phone hacked.

Former Downing St communications director Alastair Campbell was giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards today – although details of his testimony had already been leaked to a blogger.

NEWS International cannot rule out the possibility that News of the World staff continued hacking phones even after one of its reporters was jailed for the illegal practice, the Leveson Inquiry has heard.

Media watchdogs should consider “very seriously” whether News Corporation remains a fit and proper organisation to run satellite TV company BSkyB, The UK's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said today.

PUBLICIST Max Clifford said the News of the World was closed to protect the reputation of Rupert Murdoch’s wider media empire, which includes newspapers and TV stations around the world.

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL has described the latest revelations of phone hacking as “beyond words and wicked beyond contempt”.

ALEX FERGUSON was nodding in approval. It was the 2009 Carling Cup quarter-final against Arsenal and, having started to hear Owen Coyle’s name crop up more and more in football circles, the Manchester United manager finally took up Alastair Campbell’s invitation to go and watch Burnley play.

JUST last week they kissed and made up after their live fight became one of the most entertaining moments in last year’s British general election.

Legal documents indicating that alleged phone hacking at The News of the World newspaper may have been taking place as late as last year emerged this morning.

PRINCE William was asked to walk behind his mother’s coffin at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, because of fears his father might be attacked if he was alone, Alastair Campbell claimed in extracts from his diaries published yesterday.

SKY broadcaster Adam Boulton expressed regret yesterday over a furious on-air spat with Labour’s former head of communications, Alastair Campbell.

LABOUR’S former head of communications, Alastair Campbell, yesterday hit back following his furious on-air spat with a leading political broadcaster, claiming the way the media covered the election was “a joke”.

GORDON BROWN said during the general election campaign: “If I couldn’t make a difference any more, then I would go off and do something else.”

Tony Blair’s long-awaited appearance before the Iraq Inquiry got under way today.

Tony Blair arrived early for his highly-anticipated appearance at the Iraq Inquiry today as he prepared to be grilled on why he took Britain to war.

GORDON BROWN has agreed to give evidence to the Iraq inquiry before the general election.