NEXT Tuesday the outgoing Ceann Comhairle John O’Donoghue will enter the Dáil, make a statement, step aside and join his colleagues to vote for his successor.

IF A week is a long time in politics, then 30 years must be an eternity.

A GREEN PARTY local election candidate has pledged that if elected on Friday, he will plough all his council payments and expenses into developing public parks.

THERE may be a question mark over the absence of his party logo from his election literature.

Fianna Fáil Cork North East councillor Tim Brosnan has issued leaflets without any reference at all to the fact that he is a Fianna Fáil candidate, it has emerged.

AT the centre of Irish politics for over three decades, veteran politician Máirín Quill was honoured with a civic reception last night ahead of her retirement from public life.

FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny led tributes last night to his former party colleague, Liam Burke, who died yesterday aged 78.