Bank of Ireland is squeezing struggling Irish families harder than any other bank and the result for households is “disaster”, the Dáil has been told.

Belfast priest, Fr Alec Reid, described as one of the architects of the peace process, has died.

Surely, there is no need for the Americans to hack the Taoiseach’s phone, while Eamonn Gilmore sits in the Cabinet?

Eamonn Gilmore didn’t see the irony when he addressed the Oireachtas foreign affairs committee to condemn Syria for a chemical attack. He said the attack was a new low against civilians.

Tánaiste Eamonn Gilmore has reportedly told his Labour Party colleagues that the government will make no further cuts to child benefit.

For some time now the authority of the Catholic Church in Ireland has been waning visibly.

Eamonn Gilmore refused to attend a male-only dinner in another country, on the premise that such an event is discriminatory towards women.

Following Eamonn Gilmore’s meeting with Bill Gates, the Tánaiste was reported as saying “Ireland is very much involved in making polio history”.

The only way to end violence in the North is through the political process, Stormont’s First Minister has said.

Politicians in the North have not given up on building a shared future, Stormont’s First Minister vowed.

Sixteen police officers were injured during sectarian riots between republicans and loyalists in east Belfast today.

Police used water cannons as officers were injured during sectarian clashes between loyalists and republicans in east Belfast today.

The Tánaiste Eamonn Gilmore will join senior politicians from Belfast and London next week to discuss the Union flag protests.

SO now we know.

State-controlled AIB has 1,262 members of staff on remuneration packages, including pensions and benefits, of over €100,000 a year.

Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has today heralded "the dawn of the digital broadcasting era" in Ireland.

Tánaiste Eamonn Gilmore has today refused to say how much will be saved by cutting allowances for current public sector workers.

Whether Eamonn Gilmore likes it or not, it’s once again the season for kites.

Shaun Connolly (Jul 7) berates Enda Kenny quite rightly for fudging on such a key question as gay marriage.

The Government has today confirmed that it will hold a children's rights referendum in the autumn.

Two cancer patients in their 30s will become the first beneficiaries of a new liver cancer treatment which has been developed on their doorstep.

Cardinal Brady is unfit to remain in office, but it would be wrong if he was allowed to walk away from justice simply by resigning.

Specialist detectives are reviewing claims that Cardinal Sean Brady knew in 1975 that five children were being abused by one of the country’s most dangerous paedophiles, Fr Brendan Smyth.

This country has little hope of recovery, going on the ineptitude of this present Government and the way they make decisions.

The politicians have highlighted once more how they are going to perform their patriotic duty in helping the recovery and relieving the burden of debt on the Irish people.

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has today called for the Irish electorate to vote against the EU fiscal treaty in the upcoming referendum.

The response to the rejection of the planning application for the proposed National Children’s Hospital was more than intriguing.

The controversy over the closure of the Vatican embassy reminds me of the behaviour of some Italians following the death of Mussolini.

The Government’s decision to shut down its embassy to the Holy See is political not religious, writes TP O’Mahony

IT seems to me that Eamonn Gilmore was giving the electorate a “clip around the ear” for having the audacity to reject the Oireachtas Referendum. His attitude seemed to be, “now that the referendum is rejected there can be no enquiry into banking practices etc.”

Tánaiste Eamonn Gilmore has defended the Government's position that Ireland will not be seeking to default on any of its eurozone debts.

An Tánaiste Eamonn Gilmore has encouraged men and women from all sides of the community in the North, to continue to apply to join the PSNI after the murder of young officer Ronan Kerr by car bomb.

‘Enda Kenny has done a remarkable job on Fine Gael since assuming the party leadership in 2002’

YOUNG voters are planning to vote against national trends in next week’s general election — boosting Labour’s popularity but shying away from Fine Gael.

THIS time next week it’ll all be over, bar the counting.

FOLLOWING the dialogue on Twitter surrounding the “Great Debate” on Monday night, I was struck by the number of tweeters who immediately likened the set to that of The Weakest Link, and who were bemoaning the non-appearance of that show’s host, Anne Robinson.

The economy looks set to dominate day two of the election campaign today.

IF you have loins, prepare to gird them now.

In a further blow to Fianna Fáil, the party's first preference votes would plunge to 19% – down a third from from 2007 – in Donegal South West if a General Election was called, according to a Red C survey.

There were rowdy scenes in the Dáil this morning as Opposition leaders clashed with the Government over plans for the house to sit next week.

Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin has called on Labour leader Eamonn Gilmore to "get off the fence" and come out in favour of the Croke Park pay deal.

THAT was a powerful speech Eamonn Gilmore gave on Saturday night.

Labour leader Eamonn Gilmore has said the controversial bank guarantee scheme must be investigated as part of the banking inquiry.