The Minister for Finance is coming under pressure to speed up the reform of TDs' expenses following the news that the auditor charged with overhauling the system resigned because he was being ignored.

The auditor responsible for overseeing the expenses regime for TDs and Senators has accused politicians of ignoring his proposals for reform.

THE Labour Party likes to spin a tale about how it single-handedly ‘transformed’ the office of the President.

Former Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald has paid tribute to former Chief Justice Tom O'Higgins, who died overnight at the age of 86.