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

Speaking in the Dáil, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that speculation could "raise expectations" about future cost of living measures.

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.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that protesting against the arrival of refugees and asylum seekers is not the 'Irish way'.

An Irishman shot dead in New South Wales, Australia has been named locally as Damien Conlon from County Sligo.

Tougher rules for asylum seekers whose refugee applications are denied have been agreed upon by EU Leaders. 

Ireland needs to look at where the real increase in emissions has come from instead of 'looking to scapegoat' farmers.

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 time when the white, male, Mass-going, homeowning FF-voter was dominant in Irish society is long past

It has signalled moves to avoid a ‘cliff edge’ at end of February when energy supports are due to lapse

The new ‘Kraken’ COVID variant is infecting over 60 million Chinese people a week, according to Professor Luke O’Neill.

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.

The total of six compares to 589 for Dublin 1 which covers much of the north inner city and 581 for Dublin 3 which includes East Wall, Clontarf and Fairview.