Healthcare, housing and the cost of childcare are among the big issues in this campaign

Controversial politician to run as an ‘obvious protest vote’ against Leo Varadkar

If there is a ‘Green wave’ nationally, it should wash through Limerick with election of Leddin

‘Votegate’ controversy seems unlikely to hurt Niall Collins in his re-election bid

‘No one wants to be the person who loses Gerry Adams’s seat,’ notes one of Sinn Féin’s candidates

Violent crime now central election issue as Varadkar promises more resources

Labour bids for commuter votes with plan to move away from city-centric job creation

Taoiseach pledges to put teenager’s killers behind bars

Billy Kelleher wants rights of Irish/EU citizens in North protected from dilution by UK

Garda inquiry begins following discovery of limbs in a housing estate in Coolock

PAC chairman fears some voters will not be eligible if new register is not valid until February 15th

Thousands of homes left without power as wind and flooding warnings remain in place

Man in 30s thought to have been an unintended victim of the attack

Ashley Bombita (11) died on Monday from injuries sustained in road crash in Lucan

Dr Lorraine Doherty moving to become HSE’s clinical director for health protection

Gardaí say individual sustained non-life threatening injuries in attack in Kilbarrack

Search and rescue helicopters called out to incidents in Co Clare and near Howth Head

Shannon Airport, Trump’s Doonbeg will not be targeted, Tehran’s envoy tells journalists

UK’s departure ‘disruptive in positive sense’ for North claims Brexit Party’s Claire Fox

Guangzhou and Shenzhen among cities being considered in expansion into Asia-Pacific

‘She will be remembered for her keen intellect, warmth, wit, and kindness,’ mourners told

Radio DJ worked in broadcasting for almost six decades including 40 years at 2FM

Business groups in the region want compensation for disruption caused by UK’s exit

FG leader becomes party’s fifth-longest-serving Taoiseach on Christmas Day

Irish Water records reveal four alarms about cloudy water unheeded at the Kildare facility

Insolvency plan approved for woman after husband bankrupted over business failure

Whales found to have toxicity levels that may have caused significant health effects

Landslide for Scotland’s nationalists on anti-Brexit push tees up fight with Tories

Jo Swinson stands down after anti-Brexit plan backfires and she loses her own seat

Young Tories celebrate stunning election win as Labour and Lib Dem supporters reflect on ‘disaster’

Faiza Shaheen looks to score election upset by turfing out former Tory leader in London

Ousted anti-Brexit Tory rebel Dominic Grieve seeks to overturn his own 25,000-vote majority

Conservatives appeal to leavers in Brecon as friends seek unity over political differences

Labour primes canvassers for doorstep anger in ‘knife-edge’ constituency of Crewe

Brexit and Corbyn make unthinkable possible as Labour risks loss of old mining country

Push for ‘head over heart’ tactical votes as Lib Dems target heavy Remain seat in Sheffield

Voters in West Yorkshire ditching life-long allegiances in topsy-turvy campaign

Cases follow claim of ‘psychological injuries’ by former content moderator Chris Gray

Content moderators ‘suffering injuries’ to protect internet users from harmful material

Former content moderater claims psychological injuries from ‘graphic and violent’ posts

Proving membership of a terrorist group can be easier than proving terrorist activity

Going to a particular location is not a terrorist offence, says Darragh Mackin

Lawyer for US-based Robbins dismisses ‘libel tourism’ claim over defamation action

Ryan report is not undermined by gross overcalculation of figure, professor claims

Expert says concerns around housing should not be linked to migrants

Hauliers want an Irish, British and French taskforce to target break-ins to trucks

Emails sent in 2011 show QIH managers helping pro-Quinn Facebook lobby group

Woman (30) slipped into sea at Ancona on return to yacht on which she worked as crew

Former Anglo banker and wife lodge planning application to Wicklow County Council

Drivers are responsible for the contents of their lorries and can face heavy sanctions

High rate of obesity ‘a great cause of concern’, says Minister

Len McCluskey says people could be ‘blown up’ in Northern Irish and British ports

Commission says campaign debates should not be characterised by discriminatory discourse

Falling police numbers and a culture of mistrust makes the job difficult and perilous

Size of libel awards by juries and duration of cases has made Irish system ‘a laughing stock’

Galway West TD said €3.54bn sent from State to Nigeria over eight year period

Lunney attacked on way from work in Quinn Industrial Holdings

Cyril McGuinness suspected of arson attacks on car and tractor owned by Garda members

Court approves personal insolvency case that gives fund 72% stake in Clontarf house

Request for intensive policing came as escalating vandalism risked loss of life

Timeline of events: Attacks on former Quinn Group businesses and managers began in 2011

Adrian Barden pleased action being taken but wants paymaster brought to justice

Profile of career criminal’s Europe-wide smuggling scams, ATM thefts and illegal dumping

Cyril McGuinness, aka Dublin Jimmy, died of apparent heart attack in English police raid

Documentation, laptops and other evidence seized by police in Derbyshire operation

Former PSNI constable says Northern Border area ‘still not normal policing environment’

Campaigner says victims ‘would be lost’ without Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

Quinn Industrial Holdings chief Liam McCaffrey says interview with his attacked colleague brought back ‘all the horror in one fell(...)

But Varadkar says people need to ‘to call out the scaremongering’ on housing asylum seekers

Assailants told businessman they had to ‘mark’ him in attack to make him remember

BBC interview to be broadcast just hours after meeting between QIH and Garda chief

Despite sitting at the top of the ratings at RTÉ, he lost his savings twice, 20 years apart

Cleric confirms businessman wrote to him about Cavan priest’s ‘paymaster’ homily

Lorry drivers on Scotland-Northern Ireland ferry flummoxed about customs checks plan

Report shows rise in number of pupils with special needs in mainstream schools

Man in balaclava pictured reading letter threatening to kill directors of Border firm

Irish Water, council criticised for failure to install shutdown at Leixlip treatment plant

Varadkar promises extra security resources for Border area amid meeting with Garda chief

Chief executive says region could become ungovernable

Cavan County Council cathaoirleach says ‘we will continue to monitor the situation’

John McCartin says directors will not step down as that would put thousands of jobs at risk

Local managers warned they ‘haven’t learned lesson’ from Lunney attack

Renewed interest in Cavan hotel coincided with bid to buy back building materials firm

People with grandiose narcissism more likely to be ‘mentally tough’, study shows

Earlier departure possible should UK parliament ratify separation deal

Liam McCaffrey ‘shocked’ at Quinn’s criticism of him, Kevin Lunney and Dara O’Reilly

Former taoiseach says ‘talking through’ Border solution will help ease loyalist fears

Killilea’s lawyer objects to disclosure of her assets and liabilities to her former husband

Coveney appears to point to further intervention on devolved issues by UK parliament

Food industry is ‘completely integrated’ on island of Ireland, say farmers’ groups

Businesses seek assurances from London on ‘unfettered access’ to British internal market

McCaffrey says rather than blame others ‘for his ills’ Quinn should ‘look in the mirror’

Consultation process opened on how port would fund €108m new terminal facilities

Fr Oliver O’Reilly told detectives ‘no hard evidence’ behind the claims in his homily

All sides conceded ground for a compromise deal that is short on detail and long on hope

Goldy Hyder says firms seeking stability want to avoid ‘short-term pain’ of UK’s exit

The nuts and bolts of Johnson's plans for Northern Ireland are fraught with difficulty

Small print on operational details of complex Irish Sea border checks has yet to be written

EU and UK negotiators reach a new Brexit agreement that would avoid a hard border

Former No 10 press secretary expects extension and ‘anything can happen territory’