Miriam Lord’s Week: Extra seats could mean a squash and a squeeze for TDs
As the Dáil expands along with the population, some space will have to be cleared
Sinn Féin senator and two party officials resign following Covid-19 grants controversy
£30,000 of grants were erroneously paid to three Sinn Féin offices in the North
Sinn Féin repays £30,000 given to ineligible NI offices in Covid-19 scheme
Party says grants ‘unsolicited’ but controversy has arisen over when money paid back
An ecumenical matter: Stamps commemorate 25 years of Father Ted
Stamps, souvenir envelope mark quarter century of well-known TV sitcom
Miriam Lord: FG’s rural TDs take on party’s city slickers
The country crew were not about to let the Dubs bag all the top parliamentary party jobs
RTÉ removes 1982 clip of Twink in blackface from archives
Dermot Morgan’s son expresses concerns over social media calls to pull Father Ted episode
Fr Tony Coote was ‘the ultimate connector’, funeral hears
Brother tells congregation motor neurone disease campaigner ‘left on his own terms’
Prime Time transgender report is ‘delicate, if a little patronising’
TV Review: Contributions of ‘Fr Ted’ writer Graham Linehan are ‘fantastically off-topic’
Seán Moran: Galway and Limerick lead the way in hurling’s latest uprising
Another All-Ireland final without powerhouses Kilkenny, Cork or Tipperary
Miriam Lord: US gets glimpse of ‘Global Ireland’ that borders on the incomprehensible
Slick production tells US audience about the best of Ireland. ‘What about it?’ asks one viewer
Dreaming of a Christmas luxury let? Here are five fantasy homes to rent
A majestic castle, a cosy cottage by the sea, an ultra-modern mansion and more
Diarmaid Ferriter: Radio reveals what a strange country this is
Kevin Myers, Brian Cowen and fairy forts – my holiday listening was a revelation
Bromance blossoms as Fanboy Slim meets Justin Biebeau
Leo Varadkar and Justin Trudeau could be mistaken for a 1990s boy band reunion
Walks for everyone this weekend
Whether you have babies in buggies or want to challenge yourself on the ‘Irish Kilimanjaro’, here are some of the best walks to take around the country
Clerics who became fathers had ‘loving’ relationships - Fr Brian D’Arcy
Priest says actor Frank Kelly struggled with conscience over Fr Jack role in Fr Ted show
Miriam Lord: Ballot Capers as Flynn feels love from Creighton
A sideways look at the election campaign
Lowry company transaction ‘had shades of Father Ted’, court hears
High Court told Independent TD misappropriated some €372,000 from his own firm in 2002
Miriam Lord: The pick of political winners from this year’s Dáil
Harris may be only about 14, but he has performed with a maturity on difficult issues
Never mind the asterisks: A brief history of the word f**k
Studies show that swearing eases pain, is cathartic, helps bonding and lets off destructive steam... but beware of overuse, lest you lessen the effect
Our Wedding Story: We Crillys find the Fr Ted connection funny
A tight budget lead to a handcrafted wedding with help from friends and family
Miriam Lord: Fields of magic on trip to the Burren
The nature-loving royal visitor was in a very special place, and he knew it
UK-based Irish group to picket Channel 4 over famine comedy
Group organising protest describes ‘Hungry’ series as ‘tasteless and offensive’
Miriam Lord: Pantibar welcomes Taoiseach for pints and poses
Bishop of Elphin wonders what Enda Kenny was thinking attending a gay bar
President Higgins warns against any attempt to ‘erase the past’
New poetry trail in Letterfrack acknowledges history of former industrial school
Dublin priests nominate Panti Bliss for Ice Bucket Challenge
Redemptorists also call on Archbishop, papal nuncio and Brendan O’Carroll to follow suit
From an era of daily Mass to ‘Tedfest’: London Irish Centre celebrates its 60th anniversary
Set up by the church to help emigrants, the centre soon had a broader remit
Television: Meet the Walshes, the latest creation from the BBC-RTÉ mammy machine
Graham Linehan’s much-hyped new comedy gets off to a bad start, but Gabriel Byrne’s ‘Quirke’ redeems itself in the end
Organiser defends Miss Ulster beauty pageant
Two Assembly member judges withdraw because of size restrictions on entrants
Television: Belvedere, Ballymaloe and Brian Cowen’s hard-neck life
Documentaries on boys’ schools and a cookery school, and an examination of a former taoiseach
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