Concerns have been flagged about emergency legislation set to be implemented to tackle Coronavirus.

Alison O'Connor joins the canvass.

The Extinction Rebellion group in Ireland is attracting growing numbers to its events and counters criticism by emphasising it is on the side of the people, writes Joyce Fegan

The climate strike will get undeway outside the Dáil at lunchtime.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is expected to recommend the removal of TD Maria Bailey as a general election candidate in her Dublin constituency after her controversial swing fall court case claim.

The race to fill the seat vacated by Independents4Change TD Clare Daly in Dublin-Fingal on Friday, November 29 is shaping up to be a two-horse race.

Under-fire TD Timmy Dooley has contacted and apologised to the Ceann Comhairle over the “misunderstanding” surrounding a colleague voting for him when he was absent from the Dail.

Organisers say the objective is to disrupt economic activity via civil disobedience, in a bid to get the message across to the Government that urgent and radical action is needed to tackle the climate crisis.

Being the son or daughter of a politician can get you elected, but may be an unfair point of comparison once you are in office, says Political Correspondent Elaine Loughlin.

There is something eerily powerful about 16-year-old Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg’s TED Talk about her “School Strike for Climate”.

Today is International Women’s Day. It is a day to be happy and rejoice. We can decide to be either depressed or encouraged at the general state of gender equality, so let’s choose the latter.

The impact on tens of thousands of patients of escalating unrest in the health service continues today with members of the public asked not to use out of hours GP services as hundreds of family doctors gather in Dublin for a protest.

Hung on the Christmas tree are heartfelt messages from Twitter users about the impact of child homelessness.

All 36 Local Action Groups (LAGs) in the 2007-2013 LEADER rural development programme were requested to reimburse some of the monies they received in the €340 million programme, because of administration cost claims being deemed ineligible.

It was like the archbishop was coming to visit, writes Daniel McConnell.

Defence Forces veterans are to march on the Dáil to demand the Government respect the loyalty of servicemen and women, and pay them appropriately.

Last year, Environment Minister Denis Naughten called for the tax on cups to reduce the volume of plastic waste.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s intervention in the planning process for a windfarm, at the behest of Donald Trump, has triggered claims that the move reeks of “clientelism”.

A homeless protest concert is being organised on the streets outside the Dáil this week.

Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald could spare the country an unnecessary general election if she resigned, Fianna Fáil said yesterday.

As a parent, I want children’s hospital to be renamed

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has worn an Irish-themed red poppy badge to commemorate Irish war dead.

The Sinn Féin leader has called for more regulation on the Dáil bar.

Thousands are expected to march on the Dáil this lunchtime over cath lab facilities at Waterford University Hospital.

Next Thursday, we are likely to see both men relocate en masse with their teams to some swanky hotel near the Dáil to announce their candidacy, writes Daniel McConnell.

A mother who had medicinal cannabis she purchased for her gravely ill daughter seized at Dublin Airport last Friday has hit out at claims that it was a publicity stunt.

Gardaí investigating the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder were prepared to “contemplate altering, modifying or suppressing evidence” that hindered their belief that journalist Ian Bailey killed her, the Fennelly Commission final report has concluded.

Cork woman Vera Twomey arrived at the Dáil yesterday with hundreds of supporters after walking from Cork to Dublin to demand access to medicinal cannabis for her daughter.

The Joint Committee on Health has brought forward to today its meeting with the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) to discuss its scientific report on medicinal cannabis.

A mother who has walked over 200kms from Cork and Dublin in a desperate bid to secure medicinal cannabis for her seriously ill daughter has vowed this evening to camp outside the Dáil until the law is changed.

The government has defended itself as new figures confirm almost 200,000 houses remain empty around the country during a homelessness crisis.

Several groups have welcomed the recognition of Traveller’s minority ethnicity status.

Cystic fibrosis sufferers and supporters will converge on the Dáil today to protest at the delay in striking a deal with the manufacturers of a life-changing drug that treats the underlying cause of the disease.

Our creaking health system is overwhelmed by our unhealthy relationship with alcohol, writes Alison O’Connor.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has ordered the withdrawal of the Guerin report into the handling of Garda whistleblower allegations, which forced the resignation of former justice minister Alan Shatter in 2014, writes Daniel McConnell of the Irish Examiner.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today