Fifteen things to expect in Leo Varadkar’s autobiography
Former taoiseach to publish his memoirs next year in a publishing deal reportedly involving a six-figure sum
Enda Kenny
Enda Kenny rules out Áras an Uachtaráin run in 2025
Former Taoiseach (73) will not seek Fine Gael nomination as Michael D Higgins’ second term comes to an end
Michael Ring: ‘Uncontrolled social media is a problem ... God help young children today’
One of 15 Fine Gael TDs retiring from Leinster House, the Mayo veteran reflects on the good and bad sides of modern politics
100 days of Simon Harris as Taoiseach: Early starts, Enda Kenny influence and Coalition strains
Since taking over as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader, Harris has kept up a frenetic pace which has re-energised the party, but some say he is too PR-focused
Simon Coveney profile: substantial figure who played a starring role in the Brexit wars
The way he contested the leadership of Fine Gael with Leo Varadkar in 2017 won him many admirers
Michael Collins banished but Enda Kenny welcomed back to Taoiseach’s office for Harris visit
Hugs between old allies in Government Buildings but friction is building in another Blueshirt bastion
Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott falls foul of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council over Stepaside treehouse
Hardly a life-size Stonehenge replica á la Spinal Tap, is it?
John Moran changes his tune on lobbying as he runs for Limerick mayor
Web Summit’s Lobbying Register absence; why Simon Harris won’t lodge in the Phoenix Park; and more bad news for EV drivers
Simon Harris: The five career moves that led him to the taoiseach’s office
The Fine Gael politician has scraped through tight corners in politics to become taoiseach-designate
Political advisers and former journalists to form part of Simon Harris backroom team
Ex-Green Party aide and one-time special adviser to Eoghan Murphy, Jack O’Donnell among names recruited by incoming taoiseach
In pictures: Leo Varadkar’s 20 years in politics
From his early days in Fine Gael as a councillor to his resignation as taoiseach and leader of his party
Peter Thursfield 1946-2023: A life taking photographs
A selection of photos from the former Irish Times picture editor, who has died aged 77
Provincial news photography raised to the level of fine art
The photographs of Henry Wills documenting Mayo and Irish life were published in the Western People for more than 40 years. A book collecting his best images, In All Kinds Of Weather, was launched last week
Charlie Flanagan: ‘My father was a controversial figure . . . I disagreed with much of what he stood for’
The Fine Gael TD, who will be stepping down from politics at the next election, reflects on his relationship with his arch-conservative father and on how the political climate has shifted
Enda Kenny contacted taoiseach’s office about honorary citizenship for philanthropist
Name of person former Fine Gael leader attempted to assist redacted in records released under FoI
Seamus Mallon would be ‘despairing’ over political deadlock in Northern Ireland, daughter says
Former taoiseach says ‘time, understanding and example’ needed to reach a solution to impasse
Richard Bruton: ‘Politics is much more about emotion than about evaluating evidence’
After more than 40 years in the Dáil, the Fine Gael TD reflects on his political career following his announcement earlier this week to retire
Richard Bruton: four decades in politics but few enemies, despite heave against Enda Kenny’s leadership
Richard Bruton's decision to retire at the next general election will deprive Fine Gael of a sharp intellect and rarely-matched wealth of political experience
Over €87,000 spent upgrading underused Steward’s Lodge in Dublin’s Phoenix Park
House in Farmleigh Estate, refurbished for use as taoiseach’s residence by OPW, rarely used by office holders
‘Nobody has said it to my face’ - Helen McEntee hits back at sexism on her return from maternity leave
In a wide-ranging interview - a month after her return to office - the Minister for Justice talks about parental guilt, the stint by Cabinet colleague Simon Harris in her job and her future ambitions
‘Get a life’: A retiring Fine Gael TD reflects on his younger self and a more toxic political world
Former Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed from Cork says political debate became more aggressive over his 30 years in Dáil Éireann
‘There was a lot of soul searching’: Why many mid-career male politicians are quitting
Covid lockdowns made many TDs reassess their life priorities and were, for the first time in their children’s lives, not away from home continuously
Pat Leahy: Nurses are entitled to make their case but the Government has a different job
State is unexpectedly flush with cash; it’s in the national interest to ensure this is spent wisely
Biden explores family history in penultimate stop of Irish visit
US president was accompanied by former taoiseach Enda Kenny as he visited North Mayo Heritage Centre near Crossmolina
‘Tá mé sa bhaile’: Biden tells Houses of Oireachtas he is ‘at home’
US president says he believes UK should be working closer with Republic to support people of Northern Ireland
Enda Kenny ‘well on the road to a full recovery’ following cancer operation
Former taoiseach underwent procedure to combat disease before Christmas but is now in ‘robust good health’
Craughwell wants early hearing for challenge to airspace ‘arrangement’ with British military
Senator Gerard Craughwell claims ‘secret arrangement’ allowing British intercept aircraft in Irish airspace ‘unconstitutional’
Enda Kenny-led group to bring US congressional staffers to Ireland
Trip was announced at a reception hosted by the US-Ireland Partnership for Growth, which was set up in Washington DC last yea
‘All he did was put up those bleeding posters’ - Dublin inner city laments departure of Michael Stone
Businessman’s resignation from inner city project sparks concern that others in private sector will ‘run a mile’ from public service
Killarney honours businessmen behind Munster Joinery and hotel group
Donal Ring and brother-in-law Michael O’Donoghue awarded Order of Inisfallen
Hugh Linehan: Welcome to season 15 of RTÉ’s Let’s Not Make a Decision
Moya Doherty was right to have challenged Micheál Martin about the Government’s inaction on public-service broadcasting reform
The Uber Files shine spotlight on Irish lobbying regulation
State’s official register points to intensive lobbying by US cab-hailing giant between 2014 and 2017 but does not show full extent of government contacts disclosed in private files
Fine Gael used Uber text in 2016 election manifesto, US firm claimed in leaked files
Files reveal American cab-hailing company’s intensive efforts to sway FG ministers and top officials to back rule changes in face of opposition from State’s taxi regulator
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