Palestinian representatives applaud in visitor’s gallery as vote carried

Social Democrats leader criticises slow process made in divesting schools from religious patronage

‘To leave this successful developing market place makes no economic sense whatsoever,’ Scottish first minister says

Michael D Higgins indicates his desire to stand again ahead of formal announcement

Rossa Fanning told Government of legal uncertainty over whether ‘strive’ would be more forceful than ‘endeavour’ in care vote

Minister warns of influx to North from Britain but Government loses vote 23-16

Vótáil 100 committee travels to present portrait of revolutionary to House of Commons

Ms Smith (61) is a former trade unionist and veteran of many campaigns ran by People Before Profit and the Socialist Workers Party over the past three decades,

Vera Twomey walked from Cork to Leinster House to highlight daughter’s struggle

Party president was speaking in Brussels on a visit to discuss the Northern Ireland protocol

Taoiseach outlines option to avoid no-deal outcome and says EU wants to help May

Harris says in CNN interview that he would not tolerate any country misrepresenting the position of the Irish people

Armagh church service is ‘not a commemoration, and it’s certainly not a celebration’

Officials warned of ‘consequential legislative change’ that could be needed if definitions were left to courts

Paul Quinn’s family believe Sinn Féin has key information that could bring killers to justice

Newry crowd applaud speaker over remarks to Conor Murphy on Paul Quinn controversy

Councillor proposed flying flag for one month in solidarity with Catalan people

Academic and housing policy commentator is seeking to run in the Midlands North West constituency

‘Ireland changing and we need to change with it’, Minister for Education says

Sinn Féin deputy leader would ‘wait and see’ how party memberships would vote on deal

TD stood aside as Minister for Justice but remains a member of Government

Party says invoice was ‘accidentally omitted’ from spending returns to Sipo

Ceann Comhairle says move a sign of commitment and support to LGBT+ community

Neale Richmond issues warning on ‘toxic’ Brexit campaign organisation

Varadkar, Martin and McDonald strengthen their position while conservatives miss out

Varadkar, Martin and McDonald strengthen their position while conservatives miss out

Israel condemns ‘outrageous and baseless’ position contained in Dáil motion

Consent deemed granted unless person has registered their wish not to become a donor

Not a peep from retainers as Varadkar calls their bluff over concern for hard cases

Michelle O’Neill announces bid for deputy leadership

Plus we asked voters what a United Ireland government should look like

South Armagh-born Labour MP Conor McGinn to table a private member’s Bill

Minister of State fails to address key question in statement to Dáil

Micheál Martin visits Kyiv and says programmes will involve medical combat, de-mining, basic drilling and ‘more general’ training

Dublin Pride festival to culminate on Saturday afternoon with parade through city

Government’s ‘spaniel-like euro-eagerness’ criticised by commentator in newspaper article

Geraldine Byrne-Nason’s preparations will intensify soon for January start

President gives keynote speech at launch of four-year migrant integration plan in Limerick

Lord mayor and partner enjoy ‘very informal’ wedding after Covid stalled initial plans

Mary Lou McDonald, Michelle O’Neill and Gerry Adams attended the Kerry tribute

Nicos Anastasiades says Cyprus will stand up for peace in Ireland and the backstop

State at inner sanctum of 15-nation body for the first time since 2002

Party leader Peadar Tóibín appeals for ‘No-No’ vote in Friday’s referendums

Obituary: Liam Cosgrave was first elected to the Dáil at the age of 23

‘Nobody makes the decision lightly to go to England or to order a pill across the internet’

Not enough to be ‘not racist, we must be anti-racist,’ says councillor, who speaks of her heritage

Ireland’s Future movement convinced unity inevitable sooner rather than later and pushing for referendum in three years

Paul Heffernan used fake profiles to abuse businessmen, politicians and celebrities

Work blocked at sites such as Ballymastone, O’Devaney Gardens and Oscar Traynor, Government party says

There is no law that allows a member state to relinquish its role in taking on EU presidency

Having a Minister for Culture say ‘I never claimed I said Mass’ is not what you expect

Polish foreign minister says London, Dublin ‘playing chicken’ over post-Brexit border

Minister says he will be taking paternity leave to ‘get to know this new little man’

Inside Politics: The margin of the result will mean few TDs will oppose the legislation

Comedian lets rip at former UK foreign secretary in series of angry tweets

Plan subjected to ‘systematic and forensic annihilation’ by Brussels

Mike Russell says if North remains in EU market, Scotland should have choice to stay in too

Restoration of Executive can be had if DUP enters ‘era of modern political democratic norms’

Spain is not on Government’s green list meaning people arriving from there must quarantine for 14 days

Opposition say PAC should examine if € 60m spend represented value for money

Midwifery sections, mainly led by women, should ‘show leadership’ on access - Minister

Call comes ahead of 50th anniversary of former taoiseach’s death on May 11th

Ban on unnecessary use of plastic will extend to all State agencies, hospitals and schools

FF leader’s support for abortion access up to 12 weeks sends shockwaves to Ireland’s DNA

‘We can see decay and stagnation in many of our public services. It can’t go on like this.’

In an unusual intervention in Dáil, the Ceann Comhairle asks of the regulator is ‘doing its job’

Inside Politics: Minister outperformed Tóibín in strongest performance by any politician on abortion issue

Confirmation contradicts comments party members suggesting it discovered the omission itself

Party veteran says low poll figures show organisation facing ‘existential crisis’

Labour leader says change of commission could open up possibilities for new deal

Scrapping Protocol ‘isn’t realistic” but EU could demonstrate ‘flexibility’ in implementation

FF Senator uses social media screengrabs to evidence derogatory and ‘nasty’ comments

Roderic O’Gorman alleges misinformation campaign about child protection issues

Sinn Féin Cllr John Finucane (39) says he will represent all the people of Belfast

State has ‘once in lifetime opportunity’ to create cultural quarter, preserve 1916 sites