The Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement has re-iterated the importance of dealing with the North's legacy issues.

Ordnance Survey Ireland has been strongly condemned over its decision to award bonuses worth €30,000 to four individuals in 2011, despite a Government ban on such payments.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter insisted an “English solution to an Irish problem” will persist when it come to fatal foetal abnormalities after the X case legislation is passed.

Fine Gael TD, Tom Barry, has called for social media websites to make financial contributions towards the legal costs involved in fighting online abuse.

Roscommon Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan has claimed that he received a death threat regarding the Roscommon hospital issue last night.

Fine Gael TD Seán Barrett has confirmed he will be the new Ceann Comhairle in the 31st Dáil.

THE Government’s latest savings initiative has been guardedly welcomed, with one economist saying it won’t make you rich, but with no fees or charges has certain attractions.

MORE than €8,500 a day has been spent on overtime and expenses for gardaí policing the Corrib gas project in Mayo since protests began there than five years ago.

The Irish pub may be a growing phenomenon around the world, but they are clearly declining in this country.

THE severity of the regulations restricting the movement of sheep between North and South is killing off a traditionally strong sheep trade, particularly in breeding stock, it was claimed yesterday.

Former Fine Gael TD Maurice Manning was today re-appointed as president of the Human Rights Commission for a second five-year term.

Fine Gael TD for Donegal North-East Joe McHugh is accusing the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern of misleading the public over plans to introduce drink and drugs tests at the scene of accidents.

Fine Gael TD David Stanton has called on the Government to clarify whether it plans to proceed with the Disability Bill.

Colm O'Connor looks at the enduring appeal of the last GAA championship final of the year. ON SUNDAY, sports followers of all persuasions will speed past a golfing wonder of the world to get a ringside seat on an hour of local squabbling in Ballybunion.

Veteran Fine Gael TD Michael Ring was left fuming tonight after refusing to accept a demotion on the party’s front bench.

Former Fine Gael TD Austin Currie has criticised Sinn Féin for recreating a famous civil rights march in the North.