Neasa Hourigan’s vote against the government made the headlines, but the unofficial influence of independents who support the government gets less attention

Most of the traditional media didn’t print what was widely available on social media, but were they complicit in a conspiracy of silence, protecting Varadkar from public scrutiny, or were they showing the necessary discretion?

The Shane Ross incident is only the most recent example of the national broadcaster’s habit of shying away from legally perilous public-interest reporting

The entrepreneur’s new autobiography echoes remarks he made on the future of Africa at a recent event in Dublin, though he adds that Europe has an obligation to help African countries develop into modern and transparent economies

Even though the CAB continues to examine the tribunal’s findings, Judge Moriarty did the state some service as his reports changed the law, informed policy and prompted a cultural change

It’s not beyond the bounds of possibility that Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald could come to power without a general election