The second seven-way leaders’ debate of the 2020 general election took place at Virgin Media headquarters last night in Dublin and proved to be a very loud affair indeed initially before descending into a more discursive second half.

Another debate, another ninety minutes wired for sound and on guard for a slip or stray word.

The second seven-way leaders’ debate of the 2020 general election at Virgin Media headquarters in Dublin proved to be a very loud affair indeed.

Controversially, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has been excluded from both tonight’s debate and the final debate before the country goes to the polls.

The Sinn Féin leader will be part of a seven-person debate the following week.

Firstly, The Claire Byrne Live Leaders' Debate will see leaders from a number of political parties invited to take part in front of a live studio audience, the State broadcaster confirmed this morning.

Both RTÉ and Virgin Media are lining up key debates during the campaign.

Well-known figures such as Fiona Shaw, Joe Duffy and Sonia O’Sullivan tell Richard Fitzpatrick about the reads they’ve been most impressed with in 2019.

Frank! Incensed! Mirth!

Naomi Wolf had promised that the two pages identified as flawed would be corrected, writes Terry Prone.

Ireland legend Jamie Heaslip was never one to take a backward step during an illustrious playing career — and it’s an approach he continues to take as he creates a life outside rugby

Joe Schmidt's side get the job done but fail to impress rugby faithful.

The Cork Friends of Crumlin Charity Ball will take place on November 2 at the Clayton Hotel Silver Springs.

A new awareness campaign regarding the most common cancer suffered by Irish men aims to remove the stigma surrounding the disease and encourages those at risk to get themselves checked out.

You know there was a bit of a fuss last week about the appointment of the All-Ireland football final referee. (I am speaking here in the blandest possible terms here).

The 2019-20 Premier League season is just a few days old, and yet the newly implemented VAR technology has already stolen the headlines on multiple occasions.

The latest radio listenership figures made good reading for RTÉ stalwart Marian Finucane, who is among those celebrating an increase in listeners in the latest JNLR results.

Radio presenter, Matt Cooper and political correspondent Gavan Reilly are the most influential Irish journalists on Twitter, according to research.

Marian Finucane was the big winner in the latest radio listenership figures with her total audience for the weekend rising by 75,000.

What Munster Rugby’s latest Hall of Fame inductee would have given to have played more than 100 times for his province.

Munster captain Peter O’Mahony collected his province’s player of the year award for the first time and pledged “this will always by my club”.

Ooh la la! Be a dancer for cancer

Jamie Heaslip has criticised the controversial plans for the introduction of a World Rugby League, citing player welfare and the future of club rugby as two major concerns.

Long-serving Cork GAA medic Dr Con Murphy noted the symbolism of the gala tribute night in his honour in Cork’s City Hall last Saturday night, hoping it signals an era of harmony and cooperation between all parties with Cork GAA’s interests at heart.

It was just about to land in bookshops when Matt Cooper’s tome on Michael O’Leary encountered turbulence on the approach.

The night belonged to Mná na hÉireann at the IFTA Gala Television Awards last night.

Keith Earls was crowned Munster Player of the Year yesterday but said he would gladly swap his prize for team silverware at the end of the season.

TV3 is to change its name as part of a major rebranding of the station later this year.

New figures show that 3.1 million people in Ireland listen to the radio every day.

"Now, more than ever, support is critical to ensure that sick children have the best care and treatments available."

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The degree was an opportunity for Cowen to make a speech. A lengthy speech. Fifty minutes, writes Terry Prone

RTÉ 2 FM were the big winners in the latest radio listenership figures with big gains for its peak weekday shows.

Where does the time go?

Two decades after the first Harry Potter book, the spell is unbroken, says Jonathan deBurca Butler.

Four Irish Examiner journalists are among Ireland’s top 100 influential journalists on Twitter.

Considering their flimsy challenge to the All-Ireland round-robin series, there will be questions asked about the GPA’s intentions, writes John Fogarty.

A file containing a false allegation of child sex abuse against whistleblower Maurice McCabe was sent by Tusla, the child and family agency, to gardai and widely circulated in 2013, however no effort was made to substantiate the claim.

Following weeks of upheaval with the departure of Anton Savage and news Al Porter is to join its ranks, Today FM’s latest JNLR listenership figures show a mixed bag.

The president of a new far-wing party has alleged that immigrants should leave the country, as they contributed to the collapse in the economy.

Bap had just finished recording his new album Reckless Heart when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. The album will be released next month.