The Government is “treating the public like children” and deferred the review of the Local Property Tax (LPT) for naked electoral reasons, Fianna Fáil says.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has demanded cabinet colleague and Independent Alliance TD Finian McGrath withdraw his "bizarre" comments

Junior Finance Minister Patrick O'Donovan has said he wants to see city and county councils’ spending looked at by the Public Accounts Committee.

Minister Paschal Donohoe says he is in favour of allowing abortion without restriction for the first 12 weeks of a pregnancy.

Hundreds of people have signed a petition asking Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to block the election of one of his party's members as Limerick mayor over "racist" remarks.

LATEST: Leo Varadkar has been accused of "undervaluing women's voices" after appointing less females than Enda Kenny to junior ministry roles.

Horse racing mogul JP McManus opened up for the first time about his dream to host the Ryder Cup at Adare in 2026.

Politicians and others in high-profile positions should take legal action against people abusing them online, according to Sports Minister Patrick O’Donovan, insisting the criticism they face is tantamount to “thuggery”.

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has just announced a number of new junior ministers in the Dáil.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny took refuge inside a hotel for over three hours as he came under further fire last night from water charges demonstrators.

Former Defence Minister Willie O'Dea has said he is prepared to go to court to prohibit his PPS number from being handed over to Irish Water.

Representatives from Twitter and Facebook have been defending themselves before an Oireachtas Committee today.

Gardaí in Limerick have arrested a man in his mid 40s in connection with the discovery of two suspect devices last night.

Army bomb disposal experts were called to deal with two suspicious devices in Newcastlewest in Co Limerick last night.

With all bar four of the 43 constituencies in the General Election finished counting, the country’s political scene has undergone a sea change.

Former Minister for Tourism Mary Hanafin has failed to retain her seat in Dun Laoghaire. Richard Boyd Barrett won the seat, bringing the haul of seats for Independents and others to 17.

The election of Fine Gael's Mary Mitchell O'Connor in Dun Laoghaire brings to 141 the total number of seats filled so far (from a total of 166).

There are 70 seats filled so far.

A 26-year-old man has been released on bail after appearing before a special sitting of the District Court in Cork last night, charged in connection with a €70,000 drugs seizure in the city earlier this week.

SMALL towns around the country have been urged to fight to ensure size doesn't matter when it comes to having locally elected town councils.

MOTORISTS staged a city centre protest this weekend against the National Car Test (NCT) and “the absurd nature of car failures on trivial points”.

RECENT pronouncements by the Taoiseach and members of his Cabinet regarding one off-housing in rural areas is a cynical attempt to boost the Government’s floundering popularity in rural areas in the run-up to the local elections.