Seán O'Rourke is to replace Pat Kenny in the mid-morning slot on RTÉ Radio 1, the state broadcaster has confirmed.

Richard Crowley’s excellent cross-examination of Health Minister James Reilly on RTÉ’s This Week, concerning Fine Gael’s failure to keep their pre-election pro-life promise, prompts a simple analogy.

PROFESSOR Patrick Honohan became Central Bank Governor a little over a year ago.

A WEEK after election day here are some final thoughts on the conduct of the campaign and of the results.

FINE GAEL believes it can save €5 billion and revolutionise the public sector if it was elected to serve a five-year term in government.

MORNING Ireland will celebrate its 25th anniversary this morning with the first broadcast of the entire programme in front of a live audience.

WATCH out for spin. It’s all around you. Some of our politicians have been spinning madly this past week about a whole lot of stuff that doesn’t deserve it.

Morning Ireland, RTÉ’s flagship current affairs show, is celebrating it 20th anniversary. Political Editor Harry McGee, who worked on the programme, reports: