The modern era and the advent of instant communications has thrown up a number of new political rules, all conceived by another modern phenomen(...)

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(...)

The British government’s controversial gay marriage legislation returns to the Commons today with Tory MPs and activists deeply split over the (...)

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has rejected allegations he improperly used confidential Garda information to denigrate the reputation of Ind(...)

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

Since I was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Health last October, many have asked me whether I felt I had been handed a “poison(...)

The word hypocrisy has been bandied around in the continuing row over penalty points. It has been applied (correctly) to Roscommon Deputy Luke (...)

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The determination of Taoiseach Enda Kenny to keep his troops in line for the passage of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 through b(...)

Anything good in Die Welt this week? Simon Coveney made the daily briefing notes column on Thursday thanks to the hours he put in during (...)