Ed Power says there are some terrific children’s movies to enjoy as a family so sit back and get zapping.

Former Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has called for the new scheme to enrol private sector workers automatically in a pension scheme from 2022 not to be privatised.

Catherine Corless, the historian who exposed the Tuam Babies scandal, has called on the Government to release the names of more than 900 children who died in Cork’s Bessborough Mother and Baby home.

Former Taoiseach John Bruton has said that new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has only one perspective and that is to ensure that the Conservatives win the next election.

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara is heading out on loan for the seventh time in his Manchester United career.

Over €39.82 million remains unpaid to the Revenue Commissioners in taxes, penalties and interest from published tax defaulters in last two years.

A Labour TD has criticised proposed adoption legislation as it does not give complete access to birth information.

Owners of €1m-plus penthouse homes built since 2013 will be at least €16,000 better off as they have escaped having to pay the local property tax (LPT) until 2021 at the earliest, because of a gap in the law.

In the summer of 1990 the biggest heavy metal band in the world stood at a crossroads.

It has emerged yesterday's shooting outside a school in West Dublin follows weeks of tension in the area.

A British request for a Brexit deadline extension as well as consequences of a chaotic no-deal will be discussed between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and French President Emmanuel Macron today.

Peter Jackson gets over the gain line, behind the headline.

Valentino Lazaro broke Northern Ireland hearts as he struck the winner for Austria with virtually the last kick of the game at Windsor Park.

With Tony Blair and Jacob Rees-Mogg bafflingly on the same page, what happens next with Brexit may be hard for Ireland to stomach, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

Bournemouth and Burton Albion have advanced to the quarter-finals of the English League Cup with wins over Norwich and Nottingham Forest respectively.

Former Tánaiste Joan Burton has called for the Government to lift the veil of secrecy on birth details and adoptions to allow people access their personal histories.

Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone will hold talks with opposition parties in a bid to ensure a law allowing adopted people to trace their birth parents is passed by the end of the year.

‘I didn’t look at the legalities... they came to me for practical help’

Cardiff left it late but kept themselves on course for a Sky Bet Championship automatic promotion place with a 2-0 win at Norwich.

“So you’re Brad Pitt? That don’t impress me much” might be the reaction to the actor’s interior pieces for the Pitt-Pollaro range says Rose Martin.

Aleksandar Mitrovic has continued his remarkable goal-scoring form for Fulham.

Larry Ryan - Treating the week’s sport like scum

Burton condemned Jose Morais to defeat in his first game in charge of Barnsley with a 2-1 victory which moved Albion off the bottom of the Championship.

Conventional wisdom, that imperfect, inconsistent gauge of our thoughts, suggests voters can be divided into three categories: Those who vote for Sinn Féin, those who might, and those who, no matter what, would never vote for the party.

It shouldn’t be RTÉ’s role to decide a national policy for our orchestras, says Allin Gray.

Joan Burton believes the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar could be doing more for women in politics.

More women taking on doctoral studies and a continuing influx of highly-qualified foreign workers are major factors in a rapid growth in PhDs in Ireland, writes Education Correspondent Niall Murray.

Some members of the Defence Forces rely on social welfare payments to support their family, as their pay is “so low”.

Ipswich may not always entertain but Mick McCarthy is invariably good value. He certainly was after Ipswich came from behind to beat Burton 2-1 on Saturday. 

Manchester United bounced back from their Huddersfield horror show with a comfortable Carabao Cup victory at Swansea last night.

The Finance Minister claims he never signalled he would address the “gross injustice” around women’s pensions as part of Budget 2018.

Labour TD Joan Burton has accused Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe of "travelling down the same path" as Charlie McCreevy's boom-time budgets in his financial plan for next year.

The Finance Minister has said the exchequer is on course to meet the Government's fiscal targets for this year.

Charges against 10 of the 11 Jobstown water charge protesters have been formally dropped.

Reporting restrictions imposed on broadcast stations during referendums should be adopted for the online world.

Reporting restrictions imposed on broadcast stations during referendums should be adopted for the online world due to the “horrible” nature of “keyboard warrior” attacks during the early stages of the pro-choice and pro-life Eighth Amendment campaigns.

Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino is considering thrusting Virgil van Dijk into his starting line-up in an attempt to shackle free-scoring Manchester United tomorrow.

Man United 4 Burton 1: Marcus Rashford’s brace inspired holders Manchester United to as comprehensive a Carabao Cup victory as you would expect against much-changed Burton.

Burton boss Nigel Clough insists he can see similarities between his father Brian and Jose Mourinho.

Ireland is to repay billions of euro of bailout loans early in order to avoid €150m of interest.

A leading data protection expert has questioned the legal basis for the public services card, arguing no piece of legislation specifically mandates its introduction or use.

If things had worked out a little differently, Cork City defender Ryan Delaney could have been preparing for a trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United next month.

A Grenfell Tower survivor who escaped from the 19th floor of the burning building has said he will be haunted for life by the sight of the raging fire.

TD Paul Murphy, having had a fair trial, unfairly sought to ‘convict’ three members of an Garda Síochána in the ‘court of public opinion’, in the Dáil, where the officers concerned had no opportunity to respond, says Daniel McConnell