Labour Party TD Alan Kelly, has demanded that Minister Eoghan Murphy take immediate decisive action on whether the election will take place in Tipperary this weekend.

When a loved one dies, we may sometimes talk about getting “closure”, an overused term that nonetheless expresses the importance of leaving grief behind in order to aid the healing process.

The families and survivors of the 1981 Stardust fire in Dublin have received confirmation from the Attorney General that he will grant a new inquest into the blaze that killed 48 people.

The Stardust Victims Committee has called on the Attorney General to honour his promise to deliver a decision regarding a possible new inquest into the disaster today/tomorrow (Sep 25th).

Social media companies can do more than delete accounts spreading false information – they could “badge” those that are reputable sources of information, said Health Minister, Simon Harris.

The Attorney General’s office has reassured the Stardust relatives that their request for fresh inquests into the deaths of their loved ones is getting close attention.

Families of the Stardust victims have said they are disappointed and frustrated that they have not yet received a decision on their request for fresh inquests to be held into the deaths of their loved ones.

The Government will not introduce mandatory vaccination but instead seek to stamp out myths and set up an alliance to boost the uptake of immunisations.

All homeowners will see their local property tax (LPT) bills increase from 2021, as Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe seeks to increase the amount raised from the tax.

A Supreme Court judge is warning that there is a "real risk" the courts will be unable to administer justice in line with the Constitution and European Convention on Human Rights unless more resources, including judges, are provided.

Ms Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan said delays in having appeals heard by the Court of Appeal are "not acceptable" and are a result of an insufficient number of judges.

The three best "plan B" alternatives to the Government's €3bn national broadband plan will cost more, take longer to put in place and leave up to half of households without high-speed internet access.

Couples struggling with infertility have been facing uncertainty after it emerged that financial and legal supports promised by Leo Varadkar three years ago still has not been put in place.

11 alternatives considered but rejected to existing €3bn project

Revenge porn, online stalking, and distributing intimate photos of people without their consent are set to be made crimes punishable by heavy fines and potential jail sentences — three years after the first calls for Government action.

Health Minister Simon Harris has witten to politicians, ordering them to publicly support childhood vaccinations to combat anti-vax “scaremongering” and “populist nonsense”.

And there won’t be transfers from richer to poorer areas

In a little over a month almost 400,000 voters in Cork, Limerick, and Waterford will decide on a proposal to have directly elected mayors run their city. That idea is one of four to be determined on May 24. Local and European elections, and a referendum on our divorce legislation, are also scheduled.

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.

Fianna Fáil has accused the Government of “treating the public like children” after new documents revealed the cabinet ignored the attorney general’s concerns over delaying any local property tax changes.

The Attorney General expressed serious concerns about the Government’s decision to delay a review of the local property tax (LPT), a highly confidential Cabinet memorandum reveals.

The official campaign to highlight the issues, the latent possibilities, around the idea of directly-elected mayors for Cork, Limerick, and Waterford begins today.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe’s decision to defer valuation by a year, to November 2020, has been branded ‘electioneering’ by the opposition, writes Daniel McConnell

New laws guaranteeing that women who seek abortions will have safe access to hospitals is unlikely to be in place by the summer break.

One of the Grenfell fire investigators and other international experts have thrown their support behind calls by the Stardust fire families for fresh inquests into the deaths of their loved ones.

The Government's plan to introduce directly elected mayors has been likened in the Dáil to the corrupt Mayor Joe Quimby in the popular cartoon series 'The Simpsons'.

Cabinet ministers and the Attorney General privately expressed concerns that €130,000-a-year directly elected mayors in Cork, Limerick, and Waterford could become too powerful, a confidential memo reveals.

Personal injury payouts could be capped under proposed new legislation which, it is hoped, will help reduce the cost of cover for businesses, motorists and farmers.