Fianna Fáil ministers and TDs are trying to convince Taoiseach Micheál Martin to run for the presidency as they believe that ...

When the US warplane dropped a 4,400kg atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and 43 seconds later it detonated 600 metres above the city, ...

Declan Lynch’s celebration of John Giles and his view that the RTÉ panel were the best on the planet (‘Thank you, John Giles, for putting brains over banter’, June 29) took me back to 2002, when my ...

Third-level students are in line to see hundreds of euro permanently cut off their college fees, in a move that will be seen ...

Former Liveline host Joe Duffy has ruled himself out of the Irish presidential election race following months of speculation.

A presidential election is likely to be held in October ahead of the end of President Michael D Higgins' 14-year stint in ...

Brother Kevin Crowley had a simple mission to feed and house the poor, his funeral has been told. Brother Kevin, who died on Wednesday at the age of 90, founded the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin in ...

Donald Trump’s return reminds us that old alliances can no longer rest on sentiment (‘In Trumpian world, our rich ties to US need to be solidified’, Irish Independent, July 4). The age of “America ...

The Government wants to “loosen up” building-density rules, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Building-density rules vary ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said it has been "an honour" to visit Hiroshima. He told Japanese journalists: "I'm here first ...

There was some levity during the visit as an excited group of Japanese schoolchildren were left star struck after they waved ...

Asked if the government will be prioritising increasing childcare places over reducing costs this year, the Taoiseach said ...