Potential abolition will not be revisited. He sounded rather regretful, but dem’s the breaks

Joanne Hayes wrongly charged with the murder of ‘Baby John’, says Paul Coghlan

Colleague Gabrielle McFadden highlights exodus of 165,000 women for abortion

Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting discusses abortion committee’s recommendations

Parties present united front against hard border after May’s hames of Brexit deal

Minister prepared to ‘tweak’ contentious Public Health Alcohol Bill being debated by Senators

Labour Senator Ivana Bacik calls in Seanad for ‘respectful’ abortion debate

Measures will see an automatic ban for anybody caught over the legal limit

Three surviving ministers who served under former taoiseach present

Stephen Collins critical of negativity as he speaks at commemoration in Glasnevin

Psychiatrist says suicide rate has fallen 19% overall, but increased in males aged 15-24

Senator Jerry Buttimer ‘happy that we, as a country, can allow all of us to get married’

Frankie goes to Hollywood while Oireachtas’ golfers made to feel special in Killarney

Once Máire Whelan’s appointment was rubberstamped, Micheál was shooting blanks

The prince paid his condolences to the Sinn Féin leader on the death of Martin McGuinness

Bríd Smith and Ruth Coppinger will refuse to stand for Dáil prayer – will they be ejected?

Succession contest expected to begin after May bank holiday weekend

Senad hears condemnation of Donald Trump’s immigration travel ban

Seanad report: ‘If any culling is to be done, it should only be of non-indigenous sika species’

Bill will also increase entitlements of self-employed to other benefits

Micheál Martin managed to upset everyone and Enda Kenny was removed from office

FG’s Paul Coghlan calls for ‘more humanity’ over proposal for residents of Kerry facility

Labour’s Kevin Humphreys claims ambiguity around timing of welfare payments

When the Taoiseach whips out his little jotter, you know he means business

Enda Kenny among mourners at ceremony for wife of former taoiseach Liam Cosgrave

Poor waste management has led to change in size and behaviour of seagulls

Taoiseach given the room to make his own decision about the best time to announce his departure

Inside Politics: Reappointed deputy leader James Reilly takes brunt of criticism at party meeting

Senator Kevin Humphreys levels accusations in Seanad over abortion Bill

Senator loses out to Marie-Louise O’Donnell as leader of Seanad Independent group

Ivana Bacik ‘dismayed’ by Northern Secretary Theresa Villiers’s leave stance

Fine Gael’s Paul Coghlan calls for action to prevent birds tearing apart bin bags

Taoiseach revels in the role of backseat driver, as new Ministers push forward

Fianna Fáil supports FG candidate in vote after SF and Labour nominees defeated

FG Senator Catherine Noone re-elected on 25th count, FF’s Cllr Catherine Ardagh also in

TCD student leader Lynn Ruane and Alice-Mary Higgins, daughter of President, elected

Sinn Féin to seek reform of the Upper House which will be elected next month

Norris condemns corruption and ‘squalid methods’ of documentary programme

A large number of agencies including police forces, revenue services and criminal assets bureaus will work alongside each other

Fine Gael Senator made the suggestion to deal with ongoing criminality and large-scale smuggling of cigarettes and fuel laundering