Ash Ireland, the anti-smoking group, said it was surprised the Taoiseach had met the industry chiefs. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been heavily criticised by the Opposition and anti-smoking campaigners for receiving a delegation of senior tobacco in(...)

Brian Hayes

Minister for Health James Reilly has said the Dáil should sit late into the summer if nec(...)

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore was standing in yesterday  for the Taoiseach, who was in Brussels explaining that an Apple a day helps the multinationals stay. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill

It was Eamon’s turn to defend the indefensible yesterday. Enda set the bar low for him on Tuesday with his defence of Alan Shatter’s worr(...)

Prof Siobhan Mullally, who spoke on behalf of the people appointed to the  Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Photograph: Alan Betson

Members of the State’s new human rights and equality watchdog have appealed for adequ(...)

The Dáil chamber. “A reformed Dáil both can and should perform all of the roles of the Seanad more effectively and more cheaply.” Photograph: Alan Betson

If the collapse of the Celtic Tiger has proved one thing, it is that modern Ireland cannot be governed effectively by a political system design(...)

 Deputy Mick Wallace at Leinster House yesterday. He said Mr Shatter had “tried to ridicule us, skew the debate, misrepresent us and show a level of disrespect to us as elected representatives.” Photograph: Cyril Byrne

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter appeared to have drawn a line under the political row surrounding his disclosure of confidential information(...)

 Solicitor Caroline Simons arriving at the Oireachtas Health Committee hearings, at Leinster House, Dublin. Photograph: Eric Luke

Following the divergences in opinion among obstetricians and psychiatrists over the first two days of the hearings, it was hardly surprising th(...)

By most people’s standards the use of a mobile phone while driving, although deplorable, does not rank high on the Richter scale of criminality(...)

Doctors at the Mater Hospital in Dublin yesterday. Under the reworked deal, their nursing colleagues will keep their premium payments for Sunday work. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

The indications given yesterday by Minister of State Brian Hayes that the Government may not secure €300 million in savings it was seeking this(...)

A study of how alternative electoral systems would work in Ireland has found they most markedly favour the largest political party in Ireland a(...)

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