Taoiseach Enda Kenny  at last night’s event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of President John F Kennedy’s visit to Ireland. Mr Kenny said the 1963 visit “set a beacon that still burns so brightly”. Photograph: Simon Carswell/The Irish Times

Taoiseach Enda Kenny praised the courage and strength of Bostonians following last month’s marathon bombings in a speech last night to celebrate th(...)

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny trys his skill against GAA President Liam O Neill at the Official opening of the GAA Museum in Croke Park yesterday. Photograph: David Sleator/The Irish Times

The newly refurbished GAA museum at Croke part was officially unveiled by Taoiseach Enda Kenny today. The museum now includes a Hall of Fame, a(...)

Taoiseach Enda Kenny with Jim O’Sullivan, organising committee, Beara-Breifne Way (left) and Michael Starrett, chief executive, Heritage Council (right) at the launch of the Beara-Breifne Way Heritage Stamps and Walking Passport for the longest walking trail in Ireland. Photograph: Gary O’ Neill

ÓRLA RYAN SEVERAL LOCAL groups have come together to undertake Ireland’s largest ever community based project – a 500km walkway. B(...)

A number of figures such as former minister for justice Michael McDowell  have announced their intention to join the campaign by Independent Senators

A threatened revolt by Fine Gael and Labour Senators has prompted the Government to accept a Bill outlining detailed proposals for a reformed U(...)

United Left Alliance TD Clare Daly claimed in the Dáil that “even the United States subsidises private transport more than we fund public transport”. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Ireland has the least subsidised public transport in Europe, the Dáil has heard in a row over the Bus Éireann dispute which cr(...)

Decisions made by the British government were seriously undermining the Belfast Agreement and the work of the political institutions, Sinn Féin(...)

Minister for Finanace and Brendan Howlin: hopeful of further progress in the talks. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

The Government has said it would prefer to reach an overall deal with all trade unions representing staff in the public service on reducing th(...)

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton yesterday  held the first formal negotiations with the European Parliament on the seven-year Multiannual Financial Framework in Brussels. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Irish officials will seek agreement on the EU’s draft amending budget for this year at today’s meeting of finance ministers in(...)

A  group from the Irish Elderly Advice Network photographed at Cassidy’s Hotel Parnell Square after arriving in Dublin for the Gathering. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons

Some of them had left Ireland more than 50 years ago, but yesterday 32 emigrants returned from Britain to spend a week as tour(...)

Kieran Mulvey, chief executive of the Labour Relations Commission: “Not all unions are over the line, so there’s a small opportunity to get them over the line.” Photograph: Eric Luke

The Government last night warned dissenting unions it would take “whatever action we need” to cut the public service pay bill as it gave the go(...)

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