Fine Gael’s Ray McAdam elected to the Seanad
Former Dublin lord mayor wins byelection to fill seat vacated by party colleague Seán Kyne
Dublin prepares for EU summit road closures: ‘They have castles and acres for this’
Sections of city to be cordoned off for meetings as part of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU
Alan Kelly claims Ministers ‘acted without legal authority’ over Garda whistleblowers
Tánaiste says Jim O’Callaghan and Helen McEntee discharge duties ‘in line with best possible advice’
Contentious north-south electricity interconnector to run overground despite opposition
Dáil hears campaign groups in Armagh and Tyrone continue legal challenges with concerns over visual impact
Grandfather offers to give up dialysis so non-verbal grandson can get speech therapy
Sinn Féin TD tells Dáil he was stopped in his tracks by email from man whose heart is broken by ‘frustrated’ three-year-old boy
Government shows ‘lack of backbone’ with ‘Kilgarvan carveout’ on short-term letting Bill
Michael Healy-Rae says legislation has been ‘scutterised’, creating uncertainty for businesses
Family of Colm Horkan ‘extremely let down’ by decision to refer case to Garda watchdog
Jim O’Callaghan says Stephen Silver’s murder conviction appeal should conclude before public inquiry is considered
Irish honeybee faces threat from non-native species crossing Border, Dáil hears
Taoiseach pledges to work with Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman
Two sides in public pay dispute meet to discuss restarting talks as strike threat looms
Individual unions approve planned stoppage next week following rejection of pay offer worth 7.7%
New criminal legal aid scheme ‘grossly unfair’ and outside Minister’s powers, judge rules
Judge says some provisions of changed payment model, challenged by solicitor John Quinn, outside powers of Minister for Justice
Department of Justice receives 32 whistleblower complaints so far this year
Government departments spent thousands on external analysis of claims
Loophole enabling learner drivers to stay on roads finally closed, 13 years after first planned
Already, 73,000 learners on three or more permits, of whom 35,000 have booked and paid for a test in advance of the deadline, according to RSA data
Parents and former pupils of Glenstal Abbey in bid to prevent closure
Glenstal Abbey set to close in 2028 with some pupils forced to find alternative schools next year
Women weary of being ‘exported’ when medical profession unable to meet vital healthcare needs
GPs should pause to ‘reflect, review, rethink’ when woman shows same symptoms three times in 12 months
Thalidomide survivors a ‘glaring omission’ from list of recent recipients of State apologies
Fiona Cassidy of Irish Thalidomide Association: ‘We’ve repeatedly asked for State apology and fear some of our survivors and families won’t be around to hear it’