Local communities will be asked to consider contributing to the cost of road repairs. Photograph: Cyril Byrne

Local communities are to be asked to contribute up to half the cost of repairs to their roads, as part of a State-wide scheme being promoted by(...)

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter takes questions from the media on the Wallace controversy outside a citizenship ceremony in the Convention Centre in Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times

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

 Ronan O’Gara:  said a Sky goodbye, that,  piled on top of David Beckham’s au revoir,  made the sporting week nigh on unbearable.  Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

As the bard James Marshall Hendrix put it, “the story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye”. And so(...)

Emmelie de Forest of Denmark, who sang Only Teardrops, celebrates with the trophy after winning the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo. Photograph: AP Photo/Alastair Grant

So what happened? Though expected by bookmakers and fans to finish in the top 12 of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Ireland’s act ended up(...)

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter’s remark about Independent TD Mick Wallace “has had a political impact far beyond its seemingly throwaway nature. It has raised serious issue surrounding ministerial power, rights and responsibilities.” Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

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

Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan and the Justice Minister Alan Shatter attend a memorial service for Gardai killed in the line of duty at Dublin Gardens, Dublin Castle on Saturday. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has defended Minister for Justice Alan Shatter’s use of information held by the Garda when he revealed that Independent TD(...)

Donal Walsh: died after a long battle with cancer. Photograph: Kerry’s Eye/PA

Those who view Monday mornings with little enthusiasm – which must cover pretty much all of us – will not have had their mood lifted by the sad(...)

Professor Michael O’Keefe claimed health insurance rates were being inflated by inappropriate billing. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

Health insurer VHI insisted today that it took reports of inappropriate billing by hospitals “extremely seriously” and had established a specia(...)

Are app-developing companies ignoring Android users, or are Android users ignoring their apps? Although Google’s fast-rising Android oper(...)

Clare Duignan: "People use their radio like a clock through the day."

The next managing director of RTÉ Radio is likely to have a tricky time putting his or her stamp on its schedules – the medium’s loyal audience(...)

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