Laois-Offaly results: SF’s Brian Stanley elected on first count
Seán Fleming says FF ‘seen as too close to Fine Gael in government for past four years’
Miriam Lord: Tokens, Istanbul Convention and Independent women
Planning permission, the civil servant who bowed out and male unease at period poverty
‘No votes’ in trying to help Travellers, says Renua’s John Leahy
Peter Casey ‘stood up for something’ and won support because of that – councillor
Attracting women into digital careers ‘key to prosperity’
Gender equality: Female leaders gather in Vilnius at Women Political Leaders forum
Miriam Lord: ‘Doughnut’ fails to extract Varadkar from jam
Taoiseach coincidentally surrounded by women as he addresses serious women’s issues
FG TD claims Irish teenagers ‘second most sober in EU’
WHO lists alcohol as most serious carcinogen - ’similar to tobacco, arsenic, asbestos’
Offaly's only female councillor replaced by a man
Cllr Sinéad Dooley was only woman elected to 19-seat authority in 2014 local elections
Who will win and who will lose in the constituency changes?
The reforms in four bellwether regions could have a significant political impact
Controversial alcohol legislation ‘not gathering dust on any shelf’
Flanagan tells Seanad Public Health Bill will proceed in the next session of the Oireachtas
Alcohol lobby fights back
Is Leo Varadkar in thrall to the drinks industry or simply unprepared to confront vested interests
Alcohol industry operating like ‘big tobacco’ to stall legislation
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy frustrated with third delay of Bill to deal with drink problem
Leo heads off FF ambush with pre-emptive dash to the Áras
Once Máire Whelan’s appointment was rubberstamped, Micheál was shooting blanks
A dose of the backbench blues
Inside Politics: Varadkar was unable to mine a seam of female talent due to his ban on favouring those elected in 2016
Claim Varadkar’s appointments are based on merit ‘very offensive’
Corcoran Kennedy says gender balance does not appear to be factor in ministerial choices
Varadkar promotes supporters in junior ministerial appointments
Dropped junior minister: ‘He said he had to reward his supporters’
Simon Coveney appointed deputy leader of Fine Gael
Attorney General Máire Whelan to become Court of Appeal judge after reshuffle
Government to call for an EU-wide ban on alcohol advertising
Children must be protected from industry’s ‘primary interest in maximising profits’
Bill to segregate alcohol in shops could be Varadkar’s first target
FG leader introduced legislation as minister for health but proposal stalled in Seanad
Leo Varadkar ‘honoured’ to be elected Fine Gael leader
Dublin West TD says election proved prejudice has no hold in this Republic
Varadkar says Coveney supporters might join his camp
‘I think it would take a lot for any individual to withdraw a declaration’
Six Cabinet Ministers due to support Varadkar in FG leadership race
Harris behind Coveney who claims backing of most councillors in contest to succeed Kenny
Simon Coveney hopes to ‘unite country behind Fine Gael’
Minister hands in papers to enter leadership race but declines to say how much he will spend
Plain packaging for cigarettes to begin in September
Ireland to become fourth country in world to remove logos from tobacco packaging
Alcohol Bill may return to Seanad before summer
HSE AskAboutAlcohol.ie website aims to raise understanding about harmful drinking
New abortion legislation is ‘premature’, junior minister says
The Dáil debates a Bill to reduce the penalty for having a termination to a €1 fine
Parents bankrolling adult children and not looking after own health – study
Older adults ‘16 times more likely to give money to their children than receive it’
Halligan urges FF no confidence motion over cardiac services
Protesters want permanent cath lab; southeast only region without 24-hour service
Five things you need to know today
Hutch associate killed in shooting; Apollo House; Germany arrests two over suspected shopping centre attack
Compromise likely on Bill to separate alcohol in shops
Corcoran Kennedy has faced opposition within Fine Gael due to concerns at cost implications for small businesses
Healthy food pyramid: Butter slips from pride of place
Vegetables and fruit replace bread, pasta, cereals and rice as foods to be eaten most
Miriam Lord: Shane Ross’s rules a red rag to angry Cabinet
‘Obstinate, disruptive’ Winston Churchtown managing to rub everyone up wrong way
Important alcohol legislation risks running into the ground
Politicians in thrall to local shopkeepers should raise their sights and consider the welfare of their communities
Consultant calls for Alcohol Bill to go through ‘as quickly as possible’
Government defers Bill to curb alcohol abuse until after Christmas due to FG divisions
Waiting lists for scoliosis surgery ‘unacceptable,’ Minister says
Spine curvature in child went from 40 to over 100 degrees while waiting for surgery
Almost 400,000 Irish people have lung disease, conference told
Call for nationwide testing to help identify thousands with undiagnosed COPD
Prostitution a criminal enterprise selling human flesh, says Regina Doherty
Government Chief Whip says no equality of power between parties involved
Alcohol Bill under review after Fine Gael opposition
Enda Kenny urged to change legislation that would introduce minimum pricing of alcohol
UN chief says potential of too many of world’s girls is unfulfilled
Irish launch of UN Population Fund report hears of worldwide discrimination against girls
Government alcohol Bill is up against strong lobbying
Objections to advertising restrictions, label information and segregating drink in shops
Survey: Unemployed more likely to eat ready meals than employed
Study shows gap between people’s perception of their physical activity and what they actually do
Supersized Ireland: State on way to be ‘fattest nation’ in world
Government launches plan based on nutrition to tackle ‘ticking time bomb’ of obesity
Simon Harris criticised by vaping lobby for refusing to meet with it
British study shows more smokers are kicking the habit as use of e-cigarettes grows
State will fight legal challenges to sugar tax, Varadkar says
Soft drinks firms believed to be considering court action against proposed levy to fight obesity
FG TDs expect leadership contest by end of year to stop ‘drift’
General sense Enda Kenny should resign or indicate intentions after October budget
Offaly TD to seek legal advice over incident in constituency office
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy says she was led to believe a suicide attempt was taking place
Enda’s jobs for the boys shows pork barrel politics is back
There is no rationale for 15 FG Ministers of State other than keeping ambitious TDs sweet
Ministers of State will come down to geography
Analysis: Enda Kenny must play a careful game with his ministerial appointments
Fine Gael backbenchers prepare for junior ministry jobs
Only five outgoing ministers are in the frame including Damien English and Michael Ring
Surprises aplenty in Enda Kenny’s new Cabinet
Analysis: A much different ministerial line-up reflects a heavily changed Dáil
Fine Gael set to shake up departments, Dáil and ministries
Government will have a very different configuration than anything before, writes Harry McGee
Frances Fitzgerald tipped to become next tánaiste
Enda Kenny expected to remain as taoiseach until 2017 if minority government is formed
Parties with five TDs to be awarded speaking rights in Dáil
Move to lower threshold will benefit the Anti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit
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