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Pat Flanagan column: Gardai running the risk of turning into proxy bailiffs

An Garda Siochana

You do not have to be in the least bit radical to feel great unease about your police force overseeing masked private security men force their way into a home or other occupied premises

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John Kierans column: Ireland badly let down by latest coalition cop-out in Budget 2022

The landlords are making a fortune and the working people are being screwed to the wall

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'Mica battle is a disgrace to Irish society - we cannot leave these families behind'

"We all know - wherever we live - that if this happened in Stepaside, or Rathgar, or Ranelagh, or Donnybrook that there would be no question that the government would help"

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Pat Flanagan column: Sinn Fein on to a winner as we prepare to ditch Leo Varadkar and co

The penny is finally dropping that the two parties which between them ran the State for the past century have neither the capability or will to bring about the radical changes needed

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John Kierans column: Government must bring in helpline to try stop bullying

How do we hold the anonymous cowards to account and make them pay for the pain, suffering and deaths they are causing?

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Pat Flanagan column: Life should mean life - but it doesn't in the Irish justice system

Murderers serving what are supposed to be life sentences here can reapply for parole every two years, causing huge distress to the victims’ families

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John Kierans column: Boris Johnson's Britain is braced for a long winter of discontent

As bad as our lot sometimes are, they could never be as useless and incompetent as this current British Conservative Government

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John Kierans column: Protesting at Leo Varadkar's home was shameful and poisonous behaviour

"I don’t care what anyone says but no politician deserves this kind of harassment and abuse"

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Joe O'Shea column: Return of the craic as Ireland looks to let pubs open until 6am

The down with this sort of thing crowd will say you’re just encouraging drinking – but as far as we know, the Government is not making staying out until 5am necking Jaegerbombs compulsory

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Pat Flanagan: Why our politicians can’t trust anyone these days

Taoiseach Micheal Martin is far from a messiah, he certainly has a Simon and a Judas among his disciples

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John Kierans column: Time for the Government to find a heart and help pyrite scandal victims

"The State should be there to help citizens who are in trouble"

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Lilibet's christening shows Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's breathtaking entitlement, says royal expert

Harry and Meghan seem blissfully unaware of the mayhem they've caused the Queen and Royal Family with 18 months of drama, says No.1 bestselling royal author Robert Jobson

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Eoin O'Broin: The Government's new plan will not deliver housing for all it will maintain the status quo

"Tens of thousands of people are desperate to buy their own home. Many are paying rip off rents while struggling to save for a deposit"

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Pat Flanagan column: Katherine Zappone UN job fiasco shows what a sorry State we live in

Katherine Zappone

It is only now a matter of time before the scandal surrounding the appointment by Simon Coveney brings down at least one minister - if not the Government

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John Kierans column: It's time for gardai to finally catch whoever killed Sophie Toscan de Plantier

Sophie Toscan du Plantier

The two documentaries by Sky and Netflix on her shocking death are being watched by millions all over the world

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Pat Flanagan column: Croke Park clash shows Covid-19 rules aren't a fair game

Coronavirus Ireland

There is one law for the GAA and another for the rest of us

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John Kierans column: HSE is stupid for letting unvaccinated staff work in our hospitals

'What is the point of us as a nation making so many sacrifices to get through this pandemic, and then the HSE turns around and shoots itself in the foot'

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Pat Flanagan column: Dublin's streets fast becoming 'no-go' areas

If you’re not a celebrity, there’s every chance your assault will become just another statistic of Ireland’s increasingly violent society

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John Kierans: Afghanistan betrayal is the darkest hour of Joe Biden's Presidency

"Britain is equally guilty and Boris Johnson, not for the first time, took his eye off the ball"

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Pat Flanagan: All we've got is hot air in fight with climate change in Ireland

Ireland is now facing a winter where the lights could go out due to Government incompetence and a craven subservience of multinational corporations.

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John Kierans: Leo Varadkar is embarrassingly out of touch and should resign after Zappone scandal

"Did he not see the bigger picture and how this would go down like a lead balloon with the public after all the suffering we’ve been through in the past 18 months?"

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Pat Flanagan column: Zappone party aftermath is clear example of how twisted Ireland works

Katherine Zappone

Thanks to Operation Save Leo Varadkar, the Covid-19 rules and restrictions mean nothing and are there to be broken

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John Kierans: We need to put up with few more weeks of Covid madness if we want to get back to normal

'It is high time by the end of August the shackles come off and we can get on with our normal lives. We either believe in vaccines or we don’t'

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'I tried calling the Covid Digital Cert helpline, here's how long I was left waiting'

'I began to suspect that something may not be right when all of my vaccinated friends, some of whom received their jab after me, had received their certs either by email or post'

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Galway Woman wins 'biggest ever' prize in Irish radio history live on air as kids steal show The sweet moment was heard live on air and brought about wide smiles in the studio

Woman declares brother 'dead to me' after husband's horror killing

In an exclusive interview with this paper, mother-of-seven Elizabeth Cash said she can never forgive her brother Andy - after he was found guilty of her husband John Cash’s killing earlier this week.

Driver ignored multiple Garda instructions before fatal crash, inquest hears

Mr Sheridan, a married father of three from Effernock, Trim, Co Meath sustained serious injuries when his 151-reg Mercedes E 300 failed to take a bend and struck a wall at Patrick Street, Trim moments later at around 1.55am.

Independent TD's plant-hire firm doubles cash pile and records €65,000 profits

Mattie McGrath's company was awarded contracts by Tipperary County Council, Waterford County Council and Irish Water

M50 madness as e-scooter zooms down Ireland's busiest motorway during morning rush hour

The man, who was wearing a hi-vis jacket and a backpack, is seen speeding along on the middle lane of the motorway – as cars and lorries overtake him.

RTE Irish mum's joy as deaf son Eoghan, 9, has his first day at school The mother-of-three opens up in a new RTE documentary Deaf Not Dumb about the struggle to get him into school

Ireland weather: First 'relatively widespread frost' of season on Friday before temperatures rise

Temperatures are set to drop to between -3C and +2C on Friday before they shoot up again for Saturday

HSE paid €130,000 for 29 people to undergo gender reassignment ops outside state

The health authority funded 41 trips abroad for gender reassignment surgeries and related treatments in the past three years, new figures show

Number of assessment of needs completions overdue jumps by over 200% in a year

Figures provided to Sinn Féin health spokesman David Cullinane by the HSE show that nearly 5,000 children are waiting more than three months for their assessment of needs to be completed in the second quarter of this year.

Five cash supports to help with heating costs that you may not know about

With temperatures set to drop and no sign that energy prices will follow, people need all the help they can get to make ends meet

Galway Woman wins 'biggest ever' prize in Irish radio history live on air as kids steal show The sweet moment was heard live on air and brought about wide smiles in the studio

Woman declares brother 'dead to me' after husband's horror killing

In an exclusive interview with this paper, mother-of-seven Elizabeth Cash said she can never forgive her brother Andy - after he was found guilty of her husband John Cash’s killing earlier this week.

Former Ireland stars deliver parting shots at Stephen Kenny

Republic of Ireland Soccer Team

Kenny's time in charge of the Boys in Green looks destined to come to an end as his contract expires after a dire Euro 2024 qualifying campaign

The greatest Republic of Ireland XI of all-time according to AI

Republic of Ireland national football team

The likes of Roy Keane, Paul McGrath and Liam Brady are all involved

Lottie Ryan opens up on pain of seeing her brother forced to emigrate

"Now, Elliott is in the position that so many people in the country are in, he's like, 'Housing is just too expensive'."

RTE Irish mum's joy as deaf son Eoghan, 9, has his first day at school The mother-of-three opens up in a new RTE documentary Deaf Not Dumb about the struggle to get him into school

Chantelle Cameron v Katie Taylor 2 public workout interrupted by TikToker challenging Thomas Carty to fight

Katie Taylor v Chantelle Cameron

Thomas Carty was confronted by a man on an escalator shouting abuse in his direction and challenging him to a fight

Ireland weather: First 'relatively widespread frost' of season on Friday before temperatures rise

Temperatures are set to drop to between -3C and +2C on Friday before they shoot up again for Saturday

The greatest Gaelic football team of all-time according to AI with David Clifford not included

We asked AI to name the "greatest Gaelic football team of all time based on players in all positions"

'It’s a great job now – an absolutely great job now' - Stephen Kenny on the job he leaves behind

Republic of Ireland national football team

Stephen Kenny's ambition ultimately brought him to a dark place, but it has offered a glimmer of light for the future of Irish football.