Portmarnock beach which has lost its Blue Flag status. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times

The number of beaches around the country who are to receive the coveted Blue Flag award this year has dropped by 15 per cent compared to 2012. (...)

Trinity College Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill

Dublin comes out on top when it comes to a broad range of quality of life indicators, according to the latest report from the Central Statistic(...)

 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(...)

Deputy Mick Wallace at Leinster House yesterday. “Most came to the realisation that the the political row surrounding Shatter was petering out.” Photograph: Cyril Byrne

Alan Shatter brought a new concept to the world of Irish politics last night: the nonapology apology. After five days of controversy over(...)

Screen grab of Minister for Justice Alan Shatter speaking in the Dáil this evening

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has told the Dáil there was “nothing sinister” in the way in which he acquired information that Independent T(...)

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(...)

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 (...)

Photograph: Bryan O'Brien

1. A date with D8 Take the Liberties Historical Walking Tour and brush up on the woollen district. 2. Memory lane See a chandelier rep(...)

September 23rd, 2012: Donegal captain Michael Murphy lifts the Sam Maguire

There is a sustainable argument that this is a golden age for football. There have been five different All-Ireland champions in as many years – few(...)

An 8-year-old boy was killed last night after he was struck by an SUV in Co Wexford. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident (...)

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