Leo Varadkar

London’s abdication of social and political responsibility has fuelled sense of loss in loyalist areas

Penta recently appointed former taoiseach Leo Varadkar to its advisory board

Both sides are to continue negotiations on the detail, including possible tariff exemptions for several sectors

A trove of unpublished documents shows the information given to government as it made radical decisions affecting people’s lives

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?

SF leader says discussions ongoing around the option of selecting a joint candidate supported by left parties to succeed Michael D Higgins

Charismatic former leader of SDLP, currently MP for Foyle, is considering a run for the Irish presidency this autumn

O’Gorman criticises Hungarian PM Viktor Orban for ‘chipping away’ at LGBTI+ rights

Former SDLP leader Colum Eastwood will ‘take time to think about’ possible candidacy

Former taoiseach hopes Farage win does not happen, but Irish Government should be ‘just-in-case’ planning

Britain is ‘resetting’ its relationship with the EU, seeking that vague notion of ‘closer ties’ – Ireland should be the UK’s ally

Former taoiseach calls it depressing that so many Palestinians had to die before other European governments came around to Ireland’s position

Mary Robinson and Jimmy Carter are exceptions. The political system cultivates the ideology that money is the measure of the man

Evaluation panel launches public consultation inviting submissions on people’s pandemic experiences

Former taoiseach says he did not anticipate pace of change in Ireland but warns of setbacks in path of progress

Television: Episode filmed before recent controversy features the rap trio wending their way across Finland

Ten years after Ireland voted to introduce same-sex marriage, some campaigners say the environment for the LGBTQ+ community has deteriorated

Television: A former taoiseach and a Cork popstar make for a curious couple on this South African survival challenge

May 11th-16th: including Legacy, Elsbeth, and the Eurovision semi-finals

Leo Varadkar, Kneecap, and Lyra among participants of RTÉ's Uncharted with Ray Goggins

Former taoiseach is working with several LGBTA-rights organisations and figuring out his next career steps, he tells Harvard audience

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

From the Burke family to Mattie McGrath and Michael Lowry, here are the winners of Miriam Lord's Easter awards

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

Former taoiseach stresses importance of Irish-American voice in ‘political project of our generation’

Leo Varadkar stayed at Steward’s Lodge in the Phoenix Park 119 times during his time in office

Political careers of Tipperary North TD and Verona Murphy should have been over long before either got into this mess

Former Fine Gael leader also confirms he begins advisory role with US-based PR firm Penta on April 10th, a year and two days after he stepped down as taoiseach

Technology problems mean not all of the new legislation can be enacted on Monday

Official rules restrict activities of former politicians seeking to influence those still serving but fees for consultancy can be lucrative

For some the pandemic offered an opportunity to ‘shut the laptop and never look back’; for others it was a time of fear and vulnerability whose consequences are still being felt

Conservative commentator Michael Brendan Dougherty and Trinity College professor Daniel Geary debate what might happen next in US-Irish relations

Covid-19 restrictions resulted in school closures and cancellation of exams

Have your say: How has the pandemic impacted you and your family?

The Oval Office 2025 has become a fascinating and volatile court, so the Taoiseach might expect one or two curveballs coming his way

In The Irish Question, his new documentary, the film-maker asks what reunification of the island would really mean

Kaja Godek said homosexuality was a 'deviation' on a Polish talkshow in 2018

It’s rightly treated with the same disdain - not because it's too provocative, but because it's too weird

Call for elite squad of Ministers to be taught to watch their tongues before targetting Donald Trump in Operation Blarney

Enduring power of ‘permanent government’ - the Civil Service - may explain why only ex-ministers speak frankly after leaving government