Taking the church out of Irish primary schools

The Catholic Church is patron of almost 90% of primary schools. Can a new reconfiguration plan deliver more choice for parents?

Retired chief justice Frank Clarke on his life in law: 'I think I found the hole that suited my peg'

The outgoing chief justice was the first member of his family to go to university

Dublin Bay South byelection: Where did Fine Gael go wrong?

From ‘daft’ tweets to ignoring biggest threat – it’s hard to claim Geoghegan’s campaign was a success

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Housing, bus lanes and cycleways dominate in Dublin Bay South

FG’s Geoghegan tipped by locals to take seat in byelection, Labour’s Bacik popular

Garry Ringrose and Béibhinn Parsons honoured by Rugby Writers

Duo named men’s and women’s players of the year for 2020

A Prussian solution to an Irish problem – An Irishman’s Diary on Prince Joachim and the 1916 Rising

Gerry Thornley: Munster will make for interesting case study when rugby resumes

Reasons to be cheerful for the faithful despite missing out on European knock-out stages

Ian Flanagan settling into Munster role after a challenging start

New CEO says province would be opposed to summer rugby global calendar may bring

Munster chief says ‘no significant fault or blame attached’ to James Cronin

Ireland prop received a one-month doping suspension after a pharmacy mix-up

Q&A: How long could it take to form a new government after Election 2020?

There are no rules and no time limits on how to put together a new administration

Few, if any, have given as much to Munster as Garrett Fitzgerald

Long years of unstinting service to Munster rugby recalled after his passing on Friday

Former Munster CEO Garrett Fitzgerald passes away

Fitzgerald’s 20-year tenure saw Munster become the dominant team in European rugby

From Cork to Waterford – a feast of food festivals

Food File: Oktoberfeast on the northside, recycle in Foxrock and handy new dressing

Gerry Thornley: Munster end season banging off glass ceiling

The deeper a team goes in a tournament, the more acute the disappointment of defeat