Most voters, North and South, say British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference should remain in place

There’s a sense that this is probably the last extended act in a long political career and that time is short

Differences emerge between council and department over timing of warning about botched IT project

SF voters in South resemble Northern unionists in attitudes to immigration

Projects to benefit include Shannon Crossing and Killaloe bypass project and Coonagh to Knockalisheen distributor road in Limerick

Unity vote: Asked what would be their emotional response to a referendum which voted for unity, 27 per cent of Protestant voters in the North said they would hate it “extremely” or very much. Photograph: Getty

Arts Council says project delivered was ‘not fit for purpose’

Emphasis on building trade links to Republican-leaning ‘red states'

Proposal likely to meet resistance in Department of Finance after experience of crash

More than a third of voters in South say it is extremely important to plan for a possible united Ireland

Taoiseach says he only learned of the incident involving visually impaired senator on Sunday morning

The South has no hesitation saying yes to unity – as long as it doesn’t cost any money or involving changing a flag or an anthem

Voters in Republic at odds with those in North who say a united Ireland should belong to both organisations

Surveys and deliberative forums examine the state of public opinion in the Republic and Northern Ireland

While unity vote would be soundly defeated in North a growing number of unionists support the holding of a border poll