Pro-euro protest draws thousands in AthensDemonstration outside parliament as Syriza figures urge leadership to hold firmTue Jun 23 2015 - 01:00
‘We have deep debts and we have to pay them’Greeks anxiously await news from BrusselsMon Jun 22 2015 - 13:41
Athens protesters call for Greece to defy troika and leave euro‘Even without a lot of money’, Greece will have dignity, Syriza activist tells crowdSun Jun 21 2015 - 22:32
Berkeley tragedy: Balcony builder may face chargesInvestigators examine whether shoddy workmanship was behind fatal collapseFri Jun 19 2015 - 01:00
Company that built Library Gardens in Berkeley paid $3m to settle case last yearSegue Construction faced allegations over balconies and windows in another schemeFri Jun 19 2015 - 01:00
Berkeley deaths: apartment builders settled case for $3mAgreement reached by Segue Construction last year over alleged defects in buildingsThu Jun 18 2015 - 15:59
Berkeley deaths: Six Irish students who died when balcony collapsed have been namedNiccolai Schuster, Eoghan Culligan, Eimear Walsh, Olivia Burke, Ashley Donohoe and Lorcán Miller confirmed dead in CaliforniaWed Jun 17 2015 - 09:07
Amnesty says it has ‘no political axe to grind’ on abortionHead of human rights organisation defends call for repeal of the Eighth AmendmentMon Jun 15 2015 - 15:26
Head of Amnesty accuses Fifa of sweeping World Cup worker abuse under carpetSalil Shetty says charity’s mission still clear in spite of widening remitSat Jun 13 2015 - 01:00
Sinn Féin MEPs abstain in vote on Russia resolutionLuke ‘Ming’ Flanagan opposes motion saying EU ‘doesn’t have a clue’ on sovereigntyFri Jun 12 2015 - 01:00
Hearing on RTÉ’s right to report on O’Brien to resumeBroadcaster to seek to vary order preventing reports about businessman’s banking affairsWed Jun 10 2015 - 10:08
State expects EU action on labelling of West Bank goodsPolicy needed to stop goods from unlawful settlements being misrepresented as IsraeliMon Jun 08 2015 - 01:00
Hearing on RTÉ’s right to report on Denis O’Brien adjournedBroadcaster expected to seek changes to injunction relating to report on banking affairsSat Jun 06 2015 - 01:00
High Court hearing over O’Brien injunction adjournedCounsel for RTÉ says it can’t come to court every time there are utterances about businessmanFri Jun 05 2015 - 11:38
Redacted judgment in Denis O’Brien injunction publishedInjunction prevents RTÉ from broadcasting Denis O’Brien’s banking detailsWed Jun 03 2015 - 16:41
No definitive ruling on Dáil privilege but editors will be reassuredIt was a shame Denis O’Brien didn’t contest the RTÉ and ‘The Irish Times’ caseWed Jun 03 2015 - 01:00
Equality law will change to protect gay teachers, says Ó RíordáinSchools and hospitals will not be able to discriminate over sexuality, Minister saysThu May 28 2015 - 08:09
Same-sex marriage may be legal by SeptemberTánaiste says legislation could be passed before summerMon May 25 2015 - 15:32
In the blink of an eye, a historic shift has taken placeJust 30 years ago, Supreme Court said homosexuality was ‘harmful’ and ‘wrong’Sun May 24 2015 - 18:49
All going to plan, Ireland will have same-sex marriages by ChristmasCouple will declare they are ‘spouses of each other’Sun May 24 2015 - 15:18
Press Ombudsman urges journalists to ‘up their game’Journalists risk becoming irrelevant and losing public trust, watchdog warnsSat May 23 2015 - 01:00
All you need to know about the marriage referendumRuadhán Mac Cormaic explains the legal implications of the proposed amendmentThu May 21 2015 - 16:13
Shatter’s case takes a bashing in the High CourtIn excoriating 71-page judgment, ex-minister accused of initiating a ‘collateral attack’ on Guerin reportThu May 21 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Battle over Bert and Ernie a closely-watched test of equality lawsKey legalities mean a different verdict could have been given in the RepublicWed May 20 2015 - 01:00
State to introduce parts of Children and Family Relationships ActLaw on adoption and donor-assisted reproduction overhauled by provisionsWed May 20 2015 - 01:00
Refugees to be given integration courses before being resettled around IrelandUNHCR will declare 300 as refugees before they arrive hereTue May 19 2015 - 10:05
Prospect of rewriting Belfast pact triggers alarm bells in DublinLondon plan to shelve Human Rights Act risks a constitutional battle with ScotlandFri May 15 2015 - 01:00
State may still favour opposite-sex parents if vote passes - judgeReferendum Commission chairman says laws treating couples differently will be ‘scrutinised’Fri May 15 2015 - 01:00
Flanagan stresses London’s obligations to Belfast AgreementMinister emphasises governments’ duty to safeguard human rights dimension of pactFri May 15 2015 - 01:00
Marriage referendum Q&A: What you need to knowReferendum Commission chairman Mr Justice Kevin Cross on Yes/No vote legal implicationsThu May 14 2015 - 21:05
Government concern about UK plan to scrap Human Rights ActDublin to warn Tories it may breach Belfast Agreement terms and threaten stabilityThu May 14 2015 - 01:00
Graham Dwyer appeal may be heard by end of yearAppeal to centre on issues raised by lawyers during trial for Elaine O’Hara’s murderMon May 11 2015 - 16:37
Differences betwen unions run deepQuestion: What is the difference between marriage and civil partnership?Sat May 09 2015 - 01:00
Scottish vote: Once-safe Labour seats tumbled like cardsEven the SNP itself initially seemed taken aback by the scale of its featFri May 08 2015 - 19:34
Scottish National Party redraws political map of BritainNicola Sturgeon says never in her ‘wildest dreams’ would she have imagined her party could win 56 out of 59 seatsFri May 08 2015 - 16:59
Where the election was won and lost: key battlegroundsThe Lib Dems went into the election with seven seats in London – by this morning they had only oneFri May 08 2015 - 16:30
Tories have best election result in Wales in over 30 yearsUpset as Conservatives narrowly win Gower constituency held by Labour for over 100 yearsFri May 08 2015 - 14:19
Scotland results: SNP landslide to realign UK politicsResult casts fresh doubts on future of union with Labour decimatedFri May 08 2015 - 11:10
UK election: An hour-by-hour armchair guide to the resultsFor those planning an all-nighter there will be declarations coming thick and fastThu May 07 2015 - 01:00
SNP surge divides opinion in Celtic and Rangers heartlandsScottish National Party set for gains in one-time Labour strongholdsThu May 07 2015 - 01:00
English border town braces itself for impact of an SNP triumphBerwick watches unfolding Scottish political drama with a mixture of alarm and hopeWed May 06 2015 - 01:00
Safest Tory seat in Britain: no campaign and no suspenseA small number of voters will decide the election but what about everyone else?Tue May 05 2015 - 01:00
Immigration dominates debate in ‘UK’s most Polish town’Conservatives struggle to fend off Ukip challenge in Boston, LincolnshireMon May 04 2015 - 01:00
No jobs, no shops: forgotten Welsh valleys struggleSouth Wales region tops league tables for poverty, ill-health and education inequalitySat May 02 2015 - 01:00
Welsh nationalists look to emulate SNP with breakthrough in southHistory, demographics and a ‘soft nationalist’ Labour Party working against Plaid CymruFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
Istanbul’s Armenians mark genocide centenaryIn 1915 1.5m were killed and now the small community struggles to keep identity aliveMon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Higgins notes ‘silence’ that hung over Gallipoli deadPresident says ideas of ‘true Irishness’ led to battle victims being overlookedFri Apr 24 2015 - 01:00
Migrant crisis: Granting of asylum to those in need an obligationAsylum given to those who can show they are fleeing persecution and in need of protectionMon Apr 20 2015 - 20:32
Supreme Court decision offers gardaí ‘get-out clause’Michael O’Higgins SC thinks decision relaxing criminal evidence rules has huge implicationsFri Apr 17 2015 - 13:58
Supreme Court judge criticises ruling on evidence in trialsAdrian Hardiman says ruling gives Garda ‘effective immunity from judicial oversight’Thu Apr 16 2015 - 01:01
