Environmentalists and rural politicians alike have expressed concern over the damage plantation forestry could do to Ireland's natural habitats.

A State legal strategy for dealing with people who were overcharged for nursing home care was kept among a tight-knit group - Shortall.

A new group is to consider how the health service can deal with the rising cost of claims against it. 

Ireland has been ranked 77 points out of 100 - putting us in 10th place out of 180 countries

The Labour Party expressed concerns that the country is at a "dangerous crossroads" and protests against refugees could lead to "someone getting seriously, seriously injured and possibly worse"

Leo Varadkar signed off on secret payouts for families who were overcharged for nursing home care, Department of Health documents show.

Overall, rents jumped by 13.7 per cent in Ireland last year

The former Taoiseach was speaking at a party event where he said Fianna Fail must not lose its traditional Republican ethos

"The current description of 'typical' cardiac symptoms is based primarily on the experience of white, middle-aged men"

The new proposal for a programme called “Gradam an Uachtaráin” (the President’s Award) will be discussed in the Seanad on Wednesday.

The 63-year-old Crazy World hitmaker had been receiving palliative care since December after he spent six months in the Beaumont Hospital.