From manifesto-stitching to partnership, and from Independents’ day to confidence-and-supply: people at the heart of previous talks recall how the deals were done
The Irish Times columnist has made a new documentary about his life for RTÉ. Here he looks back on a career that he began as the Michelangelo of Tipp-Ex
‘Taboo’ against the use of nuclear weapons has come ‘under pressure’ in ongoing warfare once again
Patrick Freyne: If I was in Disney+’s Jilly Cooper adaptation, someone would surely compliment my ‘magnificent column’
Ms O’Rourke was deputy leader of party between 1994 and 2002 and became Seanad leader afterwards
Television: Ben Dunne’s story had everything, from kidnap to drugs to a Succession-style business rivalry
‘Arrangements continue’ for ‘full and final wind-down’ of tribunal established 27 years ago, says Department of the Taoiseach
The main parties’ approaches to Ireland’s cultural life was encapsulated by the opposing outlooks of Charles Haughey and Garret FitzGerald
Joyce had an astute understanding of government and the political system, of politicians and how they worked
Prof Ivor Browne and feminist June Levine hosted Sebastian Barry, Charlie Haughey and others at D6 home
The author of 10 books and two plays ‘felt compelled to write’, his daughter recalled
Joyce was co-author of The Boss, about former taoiseach Charles Haughey’s time in government in 1982
Government symbol on Doctor Who credits would have startled my 1980s self but is a marker of how much has evolved in film and television business
Television: Three-part film’s strength comes in never falling into ghoulishness or sensationalism
Paul McGinley pitches up in Ballsbridge; BBC Northern Ireland journalists get good gigs; Sharon Horgan enjoys literary success; and Fianna Fail decides to run new and not so new names
Forecasting the end of our days has taken up a lot of people’s time here on Earth
The original findings from the 1982 report that the fire was started deliberately have been debunked
He made much of his undoubted wealth – he was reputed to be worth up to €100 million at the time of his death – from property
Plus: Jack Crowley’s financial conversion, architect Tom de Paor’s Wicklow woes, Siún Ní Raghallaigh’s Galway house sale, and Dublin jarveys say neigh to Harry Crosbie
Newly released State papers shed light on the years immediately after the Belfast Agreement, so much of which is still in dispute or open to interpretation
Known for her ‘old-school blunt and direct analysis of the state of the nation’, her love of people and as a role model for younger female politicians
A selection of photos from the former Irish Times picture editor, who has died aged 77
Taoiseach could always have attended himself in a private capacity but sending his official representative gave his Government’s seal of approval to Dunne
How we view our tax obligations has evolved greatly since the murky days of the 1980s
Requiem Mass for former Dunnes Stores chief executive to take place on Tuesday in west Dublin
The photographs of Henry Wills documenting Mayo and Irish life were published in the Western People for more than 40 years. A book collecting his best images, In All Kinds Of Weather, was launched last week
Fallout from Florida incident lasted for two decades and reached the top of Irish politics
An Eye on Ireland gathers together four decades of journalism on a changing Ireland by Justine McCarthy
Challenges of the job have a habit of taking a toll on careers of those who hold it
Brief reviews of Sugar Street, Line of Fire and Owlish
Broadcaster has grappled with the same dilemma since the 1960s: to be a national jukebox or a national broadcaster
To explore the success of Irish artists without mentioning Haughey is like staging Hamlet without the prince
He survived one of the longest election counts in the country’s history, describing it as ‘the agony and the ex-TD’
Book about double murderer Malcolm Macarthur is an exercise in the uncanny
With Aer Lingus offering daily flights to London and Ryanair marking 10 million passengers passing through the airport, Ireland West is on course for its busiest ever year
Conor Gallagher’s lively book seeks to amplify questions around our defence policy
Irish Times political correspondent Harry McGee draws a line between Malcolm Macarthur’s crimes in 1982 and then-taoiseach Charles Haughey
Harry McGee met murderer Malcolm Macarthur over the past 18 months and spoke to him at length as he wrote his book, The Murderer and the Taoiseach
Always keen on a new challenge, the unassuming Kin, Wire and Queer as Folk star gets on his gumshoes for Barber, his new film
The party has presented itself as the agent of change but what will that mean in reality?
Gearóid Ó Faoleán makes a compelling case that public support was wider than often acknowledged
Recent Irish political history has shown that the old Civil War parties want power and are willing to cede policy priorities to coalition partners
The battle to save it started in the 1970s and what transpired could be scripted as a blockbuster mystery film
As a living relic of old indecency. Bertie Ahern is a valuable reminder of how things used to be in Ireland
The former taoiseach is back in the headlines as we approach the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Belfast Agreement, and he might have big plans
Former chief justice, attorney general and judge of the European Court of Justice worked on several cases which developed European law and expanded its impact
Former taoiseach’s initial excitement over import of horses at taxpayers’ expense quickly evaporated, National Archives files show
Ireland’s present is not perfect but its past was grim, one of hypocrisy and economic failure
Television: There’s plenty of gossipy goodness in the second instalment of Two Tribes, Seán O’Rourke’s documentary on Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Chances of a united Ireland coming to pass in decades ahead are remote, but endless speculation has put issue at centre of political debate
The Tibnin Bridge murders in October 1982 have cast a shadow over the families of the deceased and the Army for four decades
Liam O’Dwyer expected to explore potential conversion of D4 landmark to pub or boutique hotel
Depopulation trend reverses as remote working offers fresh opportunities for communities on the edge
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
