Declan Costello

Government’s refusal to answer basic questions only making things worse

He values the principle of the ‘Just Society’ and a dynamic, outward-looking Ireland

Analysis: For Coveney it is the party’s soul, for Varadkar supporters it is just a slogan

Public takes quite a different view than members of the parliamentary party

Coveney’s ‘Just Society’ blather was not compatible with party in 1965 or now

Mark FitzGerald: Varadkar must be persuaded to buy into bedrock policy

Varadkar continues to build strong lead among party’s TDs, Senators and MEPs

Varadkar says Government has to ‘hold the line’ on public sector pay

Minister trailing in Fine Gael leadership race, but says he will see contest through

Centre-right rivals for Fine Gael leadership divided by style rather than policies

‘My private life and my family life are not going to be an issue,’ says Leo Varadkar

Ireland should follow French model in abortion law, protecting mother and unborn

Three-way fight will have no official moves until Enda Kenny willingly steps aside

Our politicians could benefit from reading some documents at the National Archives

The condition is caused by the reactivation of the chicken pox virus within your body

‘A Connemara Village’ by Paul Henry, valued at up to €100,000, sold for £85 in the 1930s