Dublin city centre ‘scourged with anti-social behaviour, drug-dealing, gang intimidation’
Mary Lou McDonald says inner-city communities ‘sick and tired’ of sense of ‘threat and dread’, lack of support and services
Mary Lou McDonald says inner-city communities ‘sick and tired’ of sense of ‘threat and dread’, lack of support and services
Election results: Barry Cowen expected to be elected alongside Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan as Midlands-North-West counting continues
Luke Ming Flanagan leads the pack in Castlebar as battle for three Ireland South seats comes down to four candidates
Tom McDonnell is a joint founder of Éire Saor in Newbridge, Co Kildare
Andrews, Doherty, Boylan, Ó Ríordáin elected as MEPs in Dublin; John Moran becomes country’s first directly elected mayor in Limerick
Sinn Féin doubles numbers on local authority as Fianna Fáil loses three seats and Fine Gael drops one
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael lose seats but still take 20 between them as Aontú makes a breakthrough in the county
Verona Murphy’s Wexford Independent Alliance makes a splash and has five councillors elected
Local election results: Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Independent candidates have filled the vast majority of seats
Helen Ogbu elected to Galway City Council for Labour Party, becoming the first black woman to win a seat there
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Independent candidates have filled the vast majority of the seats declared so far
Dublin environmentalist Brian Bolger has been unearthing decades-old campaign posters from the sand around Dublin’s protected Bull Island
Peader Tóibín says candidates will be ‘competitive’ in 24 local electoral areas
Not everyone is promising Aontú a first preference but the European candidate is changing the minds of some traditional voters
Local elections: More women starting to make a mark in a political system ultimately ‘designed primarily for men by men’
The local elections have captured the imagination of Ireland’s younger generation as they go on the canvass in the next few weeks
Live debate on RTE Upfront features Peter Casey, Barry Cowen, Luke Ming Flanagan, Saoirse McHugh, Chris MacManus, Pauline O’Reilly. Peadar Tóibín and Maria Walsh
Only eight of the 27 candidates will be allowed appear on the programme which begins at 10.35pm
Fine Gael rise and Sinn Féin decline ties support among leading parties - Fianna Fáil holds steady in third with Micheál Martin still most popular leader
Candidates face a battle where party running mates could be their most dangerous rivals transfers will in many cases be decisive
Fine Gael now level with main Opposition party while support for Fianna Fáil and most smaller parties steady
Names on European candidates’ replacement lists matter more than usual with a general election on the horizon
Party leader Peadar Tóibín says a new ‘international city’ should be built in Ireland at ardfheis in Maynooth
Party leader Peadar Tóibín calls at ardfheis for Irish Sea border which would impose passport controls on asylum seekers arriving into Northern Ireland
The conservative one-TD party is riding high after being the only party to call for no-no votes in the family and care referendums so disastrously lost by the Government parties in March
Figure for first three months of the year is 75 per cent higher than comparable figure for last year
Fianna Fáil meeting hears call for Ireland to designate more countries as safe countries of origin under international protection legislation in order to reduce asylum application numbers
Mary Lou McDonald ‘wrong-footed’ on major issues as party seeks centre ground to secure majority, Tóibín tells podcast
Fine Gael and Labour councillors become latest names of list of people hoping to become mayor of Limerick
Opposition parties demand early general election as Taoiseach shocks country by announcing he would resign as Fine Gael leader immediately and step down as the head of Government in early April
The sneering backfired on the Yes side
Governments will likely be more cautious about making constitutional changes in future
Party leader Peadar Tóibín appeals for ‘No-No’ vote in Friday’s referendums
Opposition unites to condemn Government plans to remove triple lock mechanism
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices