Former minister Denis Naughten joins Red Flag communications agency as senior adviser
His role will include advising their clients across the technology, energy and health
Leo Varadkar
Former Fine Gael taoiseach
Tirlán-backed Kilkenny Cheese hits €196.5m revenue in ‘milestone’ first year of operations
Cheese factory that cost €200m began producing in 2024
Filibustering or scrutinising? Slow passage of the defamation Bill through the Oireachtas
Legislation seeks to end to lawsuits designed to stymie comment and coverage on particular individuals or organisations
How different it would be if politicians had to use public transport
Long lead-in times, a lack of sustained policy commitment, and start-stop approaches to big projects all contributed to where we are now
Fine Gael’s ‘new generation’ who quit: ‘Many TDs don’t see it as a career any more’
The party’s brightest stars of the 2000s walked away from politics by the age of 51
Diarmaid Ferriter: Departing Fine Gaelers leave a mixed legacy
Leo Varadkar, Paschal Donohoe and Simon Coveney are gone but the question remains: what does Fine Gael stand for?
‘Prone to lose the run of himself’: Ireland’s taoisigh, from de Valera to Micheál Martin
Diarmaid Ferriter reviews The Taoiseach: A Century of Political Leadership, a collection of essays on the State’s 16 political ‘captains’
Cold comfort at Athens forum on democracy in face of threats and rising tide of populism
Organisers express hope for ‘rule by the people’, but speakers take more pessimistic line
Miriam O’Callaghan: ‘Receptiongate was the most stressful moment of my entire career’
This is her life: the RTÉ presenter on loving her job, her ‘red-line feminist issue’ and how the death of her sister Anne changed everything
For and Against a United Ireland by Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride: Arguing to end apathy of ‘undecideds’
Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride demonstrate the importance of free and reasoned deliberation
Irish Book Awards: Brenda Fricker, Leo Varadkar, Manchán Magan and Andy Farrell shortlisted
Awards ‘remain the cornerstone of Ireland’s literary calendar’ and will be held on November 27th in Dublin
David McCullagh: ‘There’s plenty of people in the long grass hoping I’ll fall flat on my face’
The RTÉ presenter on his new book, From Crown to Harp, taking over Radio 1’s Today show and what people say to him on the street
Leo Varadkar defends tax exemption for memoir Speaking My Mind
Tax laws should apply to former politicians as they do for ‘any private citizen’, says former taoiseach
Budget 2026: What’s another year to a hungry two-year-old?
Nobody disagrees on the value of a second tier of child benefit. So why has it not been introduced? Lethargy
Irish Government must lead unification preparations, says Varadkar
Former taoiseach says Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil dropped unity objective from manifestos
Love in a Time of Politics by Katherine Zappone: Blazing a trail in court of public opinion
Was Zappone more effective as an insider than as an activist? The answer is not always clear
Jim Gavin survives gate-gate as mystery over Sinn Féin’s presidential endorsement deepens
Michael D Higgins and Irish Government were at odds again in the week where the Dáil returned
RTÉ host Colm Ó Mongáin goes nuclear on rudderless Liveline
Radio: Fabled phone-in show is drifting despite talents of guest host, while Brendan O’Connor underlines his interview skills
I’ve long been a curious observer of what I’ve dubbed Leo Varadkar’s ‘grim aesthetic’
The former leader of a country added another artefact into his record of domestic life - a dinner photo
Heather Humphreys pledges to learn Irish – 11 years after pledge to learn Irish
Plus: Patrick Collison’s intellectual history, Jim Gavin’s gardening chops and a possible medal conspiracy
Leo Varadkar on resignation, regret and repressing his identity: ‘Coming out was like emigrating’
The 46-year-old is enjoying retirement, even if becoming taoiseach was the pinnacle of an obsession he’d had with politics since he was seven
Diarmaid Ferriter on Speaking My Mind by Leo Varadkar: Jaunty but superficial and lazy at times
Former taoiseach provides gossip and entertaining titbits but displays detachment about matters of substance
Leo Varadkar considers a political life at Dublin book launch
Event for Ireland’s youngest ever taoiseach attended by Mick Wallace and Clare Daly, among other politicians
Leo Varadkar autobiography: Six takeaways, from Golfgate to that heave against Enda Kenny
‘Eccentric’ childhood obsession with politics, criticism of Garret FitzGerald, and champagne with Nigel Farage
Varadkar questioned if lengthy ‘Leo the leak’ Garda inquiry was ‘someone’s revenge’
Former taoiseach’s new book also discusses an incident where a video of him kissing in a nightclub emerged online
Politicians under attack: ‘In the space of an hour five people called me a c**t’
Political figures share their experiences of being abused and attacked, security arrangements they have put in place and the limitations it has placed on their daily lives
Unfortunately, Fine Gael’s candidate selection process for president looks like a victory parade
Its selection process is ridiculous. Parties should favour contests over coronations
Tony Holohan’s reluctance to admit mistakes sits badly with the national mood
By withdrawing from the race for the Áras he has cleared a path for another ‘professor’ – the most cunning of all
Nicola Sturgeon on Leo Varadkar’s shyness, Enda Kenny’s charm and Martin McGuinness’s bear hugs
The former Scottish National Party leader talks politics, life, love, pain and her new autobiography
Chance to end the scourge of paramilitaries in Northern Ireland cannot be lost again
London’s abdication of social and political responsibility has fuelled sense of loss in loyalist areas
PR firm Penta sold to Disney investment vehicle Shamrock Capital
Penta recently appointed former taoiseach Leo Varadkar to its advisory board
EU-US tariffs deal at 15% preferable to ‘ruinous’ trade war, says Taoiseach
Both sides are to continue negotiations on the detail, including possible tariff exemptions for several sectors
The Covid files: what the government was told and how it coped in the early days of the pandemic
A trove of unpublished documents shows the information given to government as it made radical decisions affecting people’s lives
Plenty of people will happily live in a smaller, darker unit if the price is right
Restrictions have been lifted in response to developers’ demands. But what exactly are we all getting for this risk? Who will hold them to account?
Presidential election: Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald refuses to rule herself out as a potential candidate
SF leader says discussions ongoing around the option of selecting a joint candidate supported by left parties to succeed Michael D Higgins
Eastwood faces big hurdles for Áras but observers of the MP in Westminster say he has an edge
Charismatic former leader of SDLP, currently MP for Foyle, is considering a run for the Irish presidency this autumn
Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman to take part in banned Budapest Pride march
O’Gorman criticises Hungarian PM Viktor Orban for ‘chipping away’ at LGBTI+ rights
Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill declines to rule out presidential run
Former SDLP leader Colum Eastwood will ‘take time to think about’ possible candidacy
A Nigel Farage-led UK goverment could herald a united Ireland – Varadkar
Former taoiseach hopes Farage win does not happen, but Irish Government should be ‘just-in-case’ planning
Ingredients for happier marriage between the United Kingdom and Ireland are there
Britain is ‘resetting’ its relationship with the EU, seeking that vague notion of ‘closer ties’ – Ireland should be the UK’s ally
Leo Varadkar: The EU needs to ‘grow a bit of backbone’ and stand up to Israel
Former taoiseach calls it depressing that so many Palestinians had to die before other European governments came around to Ireland’s position
Leo Varadkar has more to offer than reality TV shows or doling out PR advice to mega-rich clients
Mary Robinson and Jimmy Carter are exceptions. The political system cultivates the ideology that money is the measure of the man
Covid inquiry: Holohan, Varadkar unlikely to give public evidence for review about ‘learning lessons’
Evaluation panel launches public consultation inviting submissions on people’s pandemic experiences
Varadkar: marriage-equality vote result and hospice opening made my best day in politics
Former taoiseach says he did not anticipate pace of change in Ireland but warns of setbacks in path of progress
Uncharted with Ray Goggins review: Kneecap show their soulful side as they trudge through the Arctic snow
Television: Episode filmed before recent controversy features the rap trio wending their way across Finland
Marriage equality a decade on: ‘Things have gone backwards’
Ten years after Ireland voted to introduce same-sex marriage, some campaigners say the environment for the LGBTQ+ community has deteriorated
Uncharted with Ray Goggins review: Leo Varadkar has to get halfway up a mountain with Lyra before he lets his guard down
Television: A former taoiseach and a Cork popstar make for a curious couple on this South African survival challenge
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
May 11th-16th: including Legacy, Elsbeth, and the Eurovision semi-finals
‘I could have done a little bit more’: Leo Varadkar says new adventure show made him reconsider leadership style
Leo Varadkar, Kneecap, and Lyra among participants of RTÉ's Uncharted with Ray Goggins
Pope Francis ‘a great ally of gay community’, says Varadkar
Former taoiseach is working with several LGBTA-rights organisations and figuring out his next career steps, he tells Harvard audience
Irish and British futures are codependent and entangled
Worldview: Running through contemporary debates is a battle between those who say reconciliation should come before constitutional change and those who argue for the reverse
Miriam Lord’s Easter awards: Best Varadkar tribute act, Jemser balance respected and outstanding Dáil dust-up
From the Burke family to Mattie McGrath and Michael Lowry, here are the winners of Miriam Lord's Easter awards
Rory McIlroy’s wish to be identified as Northern Irish is typical of his generation
Support for Sinn Féin is growing in the North, but support for a united Ireland isn’t. This is not as strange as it might seem
Irish-America crucial in ‘great cause’ of Irish unity, Leo Varadkar tells US audience
Former taoiseach stresses importance of Irish-American voice in ‘political project of our generation’
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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