Catherine Murphy

New Social Democrats leader on how the 2018 abortion referendum was her introduction to political activism, and the electoral challenge posed by Sinn Féin

Inside Politics: Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall enjoy a rare privilege in politics – stepping down at a time of their choosing

New leader of the Social Democrats receives world-weary advice from Taoiseach on the burdens of leadership

The telecoms magnate is expected to lose control of Digicel, his Caribbean telecoms group

Cairns will today attempt to reach out to disengaged voters, and will take her first Leaders’ Questions slot in the Dáil

Prospective candidates Cian O’Callaghan and Jennifer Whitmore to support Cork TD

Drug talk and a pirate appearance soon overtaken by Soc Dems co-leaders’ exit announcement

Duo have backing of at least two local representatives each, while Jennifer Whitmore has one endorsement so far

Tánaiste warns extension could hit supply and cause increasing rents

Holly Cairns declines to comment on report she is expected to be the next leader unopposed

Party enters uncharted territory as it faces decision over possible coalition partners

Original aim of delivering 9,000 social homes has had to be downgraded to 6,500 or under

Road safety group Parc says ‘total transparency’ needed over reasons for not testing

Demonstration designed to highlight impact of cost of living rises during 2022

Campaigner says ‘shame on powers that be’ after figures show that just 14.5 per cent of learners surrender their licence when put off road

National guideline for public health nurses being worked on and set to be approved by year end

Siteserv report is just the latest iteration of a them-and-us culture in which the ordinary taxpayer must forever stump up

Unfair pay ‘led to a chronic retention and recruitment crisis’ in profession – Doherty

Taoiseach says Government not satisfied with level of litigation taken against planing body

Need for State to be ‘proactive’ in terms of future appointments, says Andrews

Pursuit of Robert Watt has touch of ‘witch hunt’ about it, warns Taoiseach

Yury Filatov and embassy have acted as ‘unapologetic propagandists’, says McDonald

Figures provided to Dáil watchdog reveals expenditure jumped above €700,000 in 2021

‘They contain a thing called choline,’ says the Taoiseach. ‘Very good for brain function’

Paul Reid says ‘absolutely not’ HSE policy to ask staff to leave after making protected disclosures

Martin says refugee crisis will be ‘beyond anything we’ve comprehended before’

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald accuses Minister for Health of ‘sitting on his hands’

The pandemic has been overtaken by a cost-of-living crisis that shows no sign of abating

Inside Politics: Plans finalised today on alleviating impact of inflation and energy costs

Dáil again hears of quiet desperation of the housing crisis – and Taoiseach’s one-word solution

Eoin Ó Broin accused the Taoiseach of lying about his party’s housing policy

Opposition seeks to turn up the heat ahead of package of measures to tackle the issue

Figures show more than €200,000 recently paid out due to property damage in raids

Civil servant received €81,000 pay rise when appointed secretary general of Department of Health

Opposition criticises move not to proceed with hybrid model for State exams

Minister tells Dáil he will apply all the penalties that are due if rollout targets not met

Possibility of alternative flexible options for Taxsaver tickets and free transport tickets for children raised with PAC

An Irishman’s Diary

Paschal Donohoe says public debt is currently over one-quarter of a trillion euro

Issue to be raised by Parc in forthcoming meeting with garda management and RSA