Mothers returning to work from maternity leave now eligible for State’s coronavirus pandemic wage subsidy

Today is the anniversary of the day 66.4% of us voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment

In 2015 the overall gap in pay stood at 13.9%. It had risen to 14.4% in 2017. But why?

Citizens’ Assembly meeting to discuss gender equality this weekend

Public policy, gender roles in work and care and sharing of responsibilities to be debated

Chairwoman says assembly is testament to gender equality being ‘back on the agenda’

Brexit ‘changed everything’ and dialogue on reunification of Ireland now ‘centre stage’

Report finds 45 per cent of women care for children and older adults compared to 29 per cent of men

Religious control of schools likely to dominate discussions

Ireland has the capacity to develop ambitious climate policy – what we need now is strong implementation

Study says 50 per cent of freshwaters are polluted, leading to decline in salmon stocks

CofI’s Michael Jackson says public interest needs to give voice to things beyond number crunching

Political bickering threatens to overshadow Oireachtas committee’s radical proposals

People Before Profit and Sinn Féin are resisting any increase in carbon tax

Minister urges ‘a change in the way farming has to think about itself’ at agm

Oireachtas committee criticises broadcaster for low level of environmental coverage

Irish emissions are going in the wrong direction, and the cost of inaction now will be considerably greater in coming years

Government edging towards model that would see everyone get a cheque in the post

The abortion referendum result was the ‘culmination of a quiet revolution in Ireland’

Prof Ray Bates says recent report ignored ‘important evidence’ reducing threat level