The Government has been called out for its “hypocrisy” for calling on the public to recognise the work of the national services while at the same time not paying the defence forces members “a comparable wage”.

A garda was fortunate to escape serious injury when he was carried with half his body hanging out the window of a car that was reversing at speed to avoid detection.

A new study into the reconfiguration of emergency and urgent health care services has found that “political influence is pervasive” and that inconsistent implementation undermines public trust.

Family Carer's Ireland are renewing their call for a €110 million increase in the home supports budget in Budget 2020.

A new report has found significant inequalities in the supply of primary, community, and long-term healthcare services across counties in Ireland.

The Minister for Health Simon Harris has confirmed the biggest restructuring of the HSE since it was founded 15 years ago.

Anti-anxiety drugs are far more widely prescribed in parts of Cork’s inner city and some of its satellite towns than in West Cork, according to a new report on the quality and safety of healthcare.

I always get a little uneasy when my thinking is too aligned with the majority.

House prices close to Dart stations and Luas stops in Dublin are now €129,000 higher than average prices in the city, a new survey has found.

Cast your mind back to 2009, writes Daniel McConnell.

Twice as many rapes and sexual assaults were reported to gardaí in Cork City last year compared to 2016.

No doubt the Alliance are damaged but the gang of five have shown far more to justify their time in Government, writes Daniel McConnell.

There are 120 sex offenders living in communities across the country who are subject to monitoring as part of post- release supervision orders.

But you have to be quick.

Dublin’s north inner city is the country’s main crime blackspot, with crime rates several times the national average for a range of offences including assaults, theft and illegal drugs.

More than 100 sex offenders living in communities across the country are subject to monitoring as part of post-release supervision orders.

Latest: Fianna Fáil TDs have hardened in their stance on Irish water, insisting the utility be abolished and water charges suspended, writes Daniel McConnell of the Irish Examiner.

Enda Kenny and Micheál Martin are set to finally agree on a Fine Gael-led minority government today after a third Dáil taoiseach nomination vote failed to see the Fianna Fáil leader close the gap on his rival.

Garda work injury rates, including from assaults, are 10 times higher than that of the average worker, official figures show.

A number of polling stations for today’s general election are not wheelchair accessible, voters with mobility issues have been warned.

Reduced from a five-seater to four, Dublin South-Central has lost a population of more than 9,600 from Terenure and close to 3,000 in Kimmage.

The respected Fine Gael TD Olivia Mitchell made an emotional farewell to national politics today, as she made her last Dáil speech.

Overall manpower reduced by 30% in four years even as the drugs trade grows in size and profitability

Brisk and early voting for the marriage referendum saw the probability of a yes vote increase, despite predictions one in four constituencies could oppose the amendment of the Constitution.

Criminal assets could be sold off just two years after being seized by Gardaí, if a new Bill is enacted.

Almost 2.3 million prescriptions were written for anxiety and depression drugs in 2012, enough to cover more than half the population.

The Government has been accused of turning “a blind eye” to drug crime after figures reveal a 30% cut in the strength of local garda drug units across the country.

Garda drug units across the country have seen their numbers slashed by 30% in the last four years, figures reveal.

McIlroy turns to dad for masterclass

A report published today by the independent watchdog, HIQA, raises concerns for children in foster care in the Dublin South, West/Wicklow, Kildare region.

Anti-establishment are now well placed to translate strong national support into major gains at the next general election, while Government parties face losses, says Adrian Kavanagh

Water charges will be further reduced for vulnerable groups and low earners in steps to be announced in the budget.

Two left-wing candidates in the Dublin South-West by-election are engaged in a bitter row over their positions on water charges, after claims that Sinn Féin launched a "dirty tricks" campaign against its closest rival.

Former justice minister Alan Shatter has maintained he wasn’t shafted by Enda Kenny, but admitted he hasn’t spoken to the Taoiseach since last June.

Households have been urged to mount a mass boycott of water charges as Taoiseach Enda Kenny advised families on ways to try and keep bill costs down.

The Dáil returns from its summer break today with the Government expected to call by-elections to fill two empty seats.

The Cabinet reshuffle is, for the most part, just that - a reshuffle. But amid the familiar faces moved from one portfolio to another, a handful of politicians have made fresh space at the Cabinet table.

The Taoiseach has led condemnations of the hoax chemical weapon sent to the home of Justice Minister Alan Shatter and the hate mail sent to his officials in the Department of Justice.

Cork has the highest incidence of bowel cancer in the country. The Irish Cancer Society is urging people in Cork and other bowel cancer hotspots to make lifestyle changes to reduce the disease risk.

If media exposure equalled political success then surely Lucinda Creighton would be fast-tracked to the office of the Taoiseach by now.

The Labour Party leadership was hit by a new year’s political storm last night after its mayor of Dublin South quit the party claiming he was “sickened by Labour’s implementation of the austerity agenda”.