There’s one force working against pledges to not repeat mistakes of the past: an election

Increasingly, the Government will have to ride two horses in the Brexit negotiations

Consultants had lodged breach of contract claims against HSE and the State

Inside Politics: We have become used to Varadkar as Taoiseach now, so it’s easy forget how novel he was

Fiscal Advisory Council to recommend paying down debt and making economy resilient

Private investigators were used to monitor individual doctors’ hours, it has been reported

Leo Varadkar says Brexit talks should continue despite the lack of progress on the issue

Increased promotion of Irish arts and culture abroad will form a key part of the plan

McDonald may have her moment but competition between FG and FF will remain key

Pro-Life Campaign says there is no need for Government to legislate for abortion up to 12 weeks

UK wants a permanent solution to the issue to be included in its withdrawal agreement

Amid much political huffing and puffing, the latest Brexit ‘plan’ leaves many unsure

Concluding all possible legal avenues by early July will be extremely difficult

Three new Court of Appeal judges and one High Court judge named

Irish officials expect new British proposals on Border this week

Party expects to open negotiations on coalition deal after next election

Abortion question, bullying allegations and intolerance of dissent could cause problems

Shane Ross declined to say if he would assent to new appointments to Court of Appeal

Mumbai, New Zealand and Jordan among new diplomatic missions to be established

Minister for Justice says proposal complicated by nature of Ireland’s trial process

HSE overspending understood to have reached €100m for first quarter of year alone

‘Disability is not a ground for abortion under the draft law and will not become one’

The referendum has not changed the world, but it has created opportunities for women

Sláintecare report was published one year ago but has still not been implemented

Report contains clear path for implementation

Inside Politics: Taoiseach says it will be January at the earliest before abortion service is in place

Government lays out timetable for implementation of referendum result

Those affected, between 1946 and 1969, had adoptive parents wrongly registered as birth parents

General reason given for post-result support is they accept democratic will of the people

Legislation unlikely to come before Oireachtas until the autumn

Undecideds swung in huge numbers to Yes, as politicians struggled to keep up with pace of change

Inside Politics: The margin of the result will mean few TDs will oppose the legislation

Brexit, budget, confidence-and-supply deal and health all need serious attention

Exit poll result suggests huge majority of younger people voted Yes

Voters interviewed throughout day for ‘Irish Times’ exit poll

Both sides issue final appeals to 3.2m voters after long, divisive campaign

Younger people tend to be poorer at turning out on election day, as does rural Ireland

Harris confident Oireachtas will support the law because ‘nobody has any alternative’

Acrimony and personal antipathy that has bubbled under the surface emerged in flashes

Some FF TDs say different amendment could allow for abortion in more limited circumstances

Broadcast followed row between RTÉ and the No side over who should represent it in debate

Flanagan seeks Cabinet approval for renewal of Act to grant special powers to Garda

Turnout crucial to outcome of the referendum on the Eighth Amendment

No campaign targets politicians and tells voters ‘send them back for something better’

A Yes vote will alter the political landscape; a No vote could upend it

President has not yet formally indicated if he intends to seek second term

Blame for the cervical cancer screening scandal is seeping towards politicians

Better-off voters more likely to approve of Government performance on issue,

New legal actions heap pressure on response to CervicalCheck controversy

Campaigners will take heart from late swings of recent referendums

Inside Politics: The last week of campaigning will be intense and decisive

Anti-abortion campaigners need acceleration of change to secure majority on May 25th

Analysis: Margin in Irish referendums always contracts as campaign proceeds

Booklet warns unborn babies will have no rights, ‘and you will never have a say on this again’

Big viewer numbers for RTÉ referendum debate make it a good night for anti-Repealers

Analysis: Tonight’s RTÉ debate a chance for anti-abortion groups to influence swing voters

Ireland is likely to support UK proposal at EU summit

Rolling controversy poses obvious personal danger to former minister for health: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

Even Taoiseach’s friends wouldn’t say he suffers from excess of empathy

Social media giant will not follow Google’s lead with wider ban; Twitter says it has not seen any attempts to manipulate platform (...)

Surprise move deprives anti-abortion campaigners of key strategic element

Social media companies have declined to explain decisions behind move

Inside Politics: Government’s handling of political explosion has been steady and purposeful

Polls on abortion broadly unchanged but No side is running effective online campaign

Galway East TD, who left Independent Alliance last week, said role had become a distraction

The former taoiseach resigned 10 years ago this weekend. We assess his legacy

Dáil has failed to bring in mandatory reporting in the face of health professional opposition

Increasing pessimism in Dublin over prospects for Brexit talks

Senior Government figures say pressure for O’Brien to depart may become overwhelming

Barnes was first elected in 1982, after encouragement from Garret FitzGerald

Government may need to seek change in law to govern online campaigning – McEntee

Even Varadkar and Harris admit being unable to trust what HSE officials told them

Vital young people make their voices heard in the debate, Yes campaign meeting told

Legislation allowing for voluntary disclosure has not been brought into operation

If Varadkar’s record as minister comes under scrutiny story could take violent turn

Faltering Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil relations put election in mid-distance

From Stepaside station to judicial appointments, Minister is not getting his way

This week’s verbal skirmishes show main parties are squaring up for an election battle

Inside Politics: Minister will find strategy of finance prudence and saving for the future is easier said than done

Review of funding follows controversy over €150,000 grant to Wesley College

Taoiseach says party will ‘bankrupt the country, as they have done in the past’

College ready to train Irish doctors to provide abortion services if referendum is passed

Labour proposes move days after report says parents paying €46m a year to schools

Organisation to remind county boards of its neutrality as players voice support for both sides

Flanagan says any sentencing guidelines will not be part of Judicial Appointments Bill

Minister should not regulate media to avoid perceived conflict of interest, union says

Denis Naughten’s defence in the Dáil of his INM warning was frankly risible

Strong backing for removing constitutional ban on abortion but fifth of voters undecided

When undecided voters taken out of reckoning ‘Yes’ side has significant advantage

New Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald appealing to wider base than Gerry Adams

Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll findings mark end of encouraging run for Taoiseach and his party

Pro-Life Campaign makes claim as it unveils ‘Love Both’ campaign in Dublin

Inside Politics: No minister for finance can have enough in his treasury to satisfy all the demands of colleagues

‘Extraordinary’ spending demands strike note of caution despite positive economic outlook

European Commission said the proposed legislation may conflict with bloc’s law

Senior aide in George W Bush White House to lead delegation of Facebook executives and advisers at Oireachtas committee

If no progress on ‘backstop’ wording by June, UK withdrawal treaty at risk, says Coveney

Pat Leahy: politics has been described as a combination of high purpose and low cunning

New governance code due as Fianna Fáil leader calls for protection of media sources

Obstetrician warns of ‘serious dangers’ when women take abortion pills without supervision