State response to school safety concerns too slow and secretive
The government’s reluctance to bring building issues to light means it still has plenty of questions to answer
Sinn Féin loses on the double as protest vote fails to materialise
The winner was never in doubt, but the runner-up is the star of the show
Minority governments will be the new normal
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have gained ground since 2016 and are set to remain big players in an increasingly fragmented Dáil
Plain and simple truth
The presidential election is a microcosm of the modern tendency to reduce politics to sloganeering and media stunts
Rumour with intent to smear a sergeant
Mr Justice Peter Charleton’s report finds ‘bizarre coincidences’ were deliberately twisted by the former Garda commissioner and press officer to vilify whistleblower Maurice McCabe
Stormy winter ahead but spring election looks likely
With Fianna Fáil offering to support the government until after a possible Brexit deal, the country can expect to go to the polls in the early part of 2019
Gloves come off as parties prepare for talks on a new deal
Both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael expect overtures to be made imminently to arrange a process for negotiations to get underway between both sides for a renewal of the confidence and supply deal
Death in the Docklands
Ten years after a young man drowned in the Grand Canal basin, a judicial report into the circumstances of his death has not offered the answers that his family were hoping for
No giveaways, but a pre-election budget it is
Paschal Donohoe’s Budget 2019 will fire the opening shots in the next general election campaign
Garda response to 999 calls were ‘confused’ and ‘inadequate’
A series of failures was identified in how An Garda Síochána responded to alerts in the lead-up to the drowning of a young man in the Dublin docklands
The Post Podcast: The build up to Budget 2019
Public Affairs Editor Mary Regan is joined by Political Correspondent Hugh O'Connell for the latest Post Podcast
Following the Áras money
The presidential office’s large annual allowance has surprised many, but MEPs’ expenses are also shrouded in mystery
From boardroom to ballot box
High-flying entrepreneurs often find regular politics frustrating but, in Ireland, a business background could be a bonus in the office of President
FG and FF are playing a game of election chicken
Leo Varadkar holds most of the cards, but Micheál Martin’s wily ways could outfox him
Brace yourself for an undignified race to the Áras
Seán Gallagher’s opening move has been clever, but he’s likely to be just one of a vast array of candidates
Arrival of Francis marks a sort of homecoming for Knock airport
It was precisely because of the last papal visit that the airport ever came into being
Varadkar’s speech points to normalisation of Church-state relationship
Varadkar guides the Church towards an understanding of modern Ireland
Peace has broken out between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
There are hints that an extension to the confidence and supply deal is afoot
A divided country, a weakened Church
The biggest crowd at any gathering in Europe this weekend will greet Pope Francis at the Phoenix Park today. But the scale of the event masks a deep ambivalence, and in some cases outright hostility, towards the Catholic Church in Irish society