UK’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland says the move to invoke Article 16 last January, which was quickly reversed, contributed to recent violence

An estimated €123,000 was paid out last year under a clause allowing politicians to get a full allowance if they can show they were unable to travel to the Oireachtas

The party’s education spokesman Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire settled his defamation claim against RTÉ Radio 1’s Liveline last week for a large sum

PUP leader Billy Hutchinson claims rioters are not acting on behalf of paramilitary groups and that the police must be responsible for stopping violence

Chris Reynolds, director of the Irish Coast Guard, warned against the proposal that the Air Corps could provide search and rescue services for the east coast of the country

Ireland has added four more countries – France, Belgium, Italy and Luxembourg – to the list of countries from which travellers must book into a hotel for a period of 12 days

With the North beginning to open up its economy, there are concerns that an influx of unvaccinated shoppers from the Republic may pose a threat to health there, while at the same time businesses in the South are worried that they are about to lose out

Minister for Finance says Ireland will highlight importance of lower rates for small economies as first-quarter exchequer returns show deficit of €4.2 billion

Taoiseach and Nphet to be given guidance document in coming weeks on safety standards for stadia, auditoriums and conference centres

Approval of new projects will depend on whether they help or hinder new green commitments

While Hazel Chu embarks on a solo run for a Seanad seat, many in Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are concerned that their parties’ fragile election pact will fall apart in a welter of mutual distrust

Anne Rabbitte has called the secretary general of Department of Health to appear before the Oireachtas health committee

Green Party chair publicly toyed with joining Social Democrats and had said she would run for Dáil ‘one way or the other’

The independent candidate’s strong links to Irish America are understood to be behind the party’s intention to back the businessman

The employer’s group has noted the devastating impact of the pandemic and has cuts its growth forcast as a result, but it also believes Ireland is well-placed to recover if the vaccine rollout is successful

EU directive has led to charges on streamers in other countries to bolster ‘creative content’ from independent sector, says new study from RTE and TG4

Brandon Lewis, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, wrote to the Department of Foreign Affairs saying he was “delighted” to invite a representative to sit on the Northern Ireland Centenary Forum

The robust health of the many multinationals based here means that Ireland’s GDP does not necessarily reflect the true economic health of the average Irish household. Is there a better way – or do we benefit more by keeping things as they are?

Senators Pippa Hackett, Pauline O’Reilly and Róisín Garvey argue that the Dublin Lord Mayor needs to restore confidence among the membership after she defied a party decision not to run a candidate for the Senate

To make sure the state is on track to meet the daunting target of achieving net zero emissions by 2050, the Climate Action Bill proposes to enshrine in law an interim target that they will fall by 51 per cent by 2030