Laois constituency profile: All eyes on Sinn Féin and their former party colleague Brian Stanley
Election 2024: Former Fine Gael minister for justice Charlie Flanagan has decided not to contest the election
Charlie Flanagan
‘Awful ambiguity’: Sinn Féin’s woes and Brian Stanley’s independent ambition make Laois even tighter
The fallout from the TD’s surprising resignation from Sinn Féin has created confusion in a recently redrawn constituency and left many local voters eager for clarity
Overseas intelligence agencies’ following well worn playbook for recruiting in Ireland
‘Influence operations’ by Russia and China are not uncommon as reports allege an Oireachtas member is working as an asset for Russian security services
The Irish Times view on the hate crime Bill: a salutary lesson
The Bill became a lightning rod for the debates over limits on free speech
Tommy Robinson’s Irish passport may be invalid, TDs say
Far-right figure stated place of birth as ‘Ireland’ when detained by Canadian immigration authorities in June
Fifteen of 35 Fine Gael TDs who won in 2020 will not run again. What does this mean for the party?
Party could use departures as opportunity to put forward more women candidates
Unclear whether new law needed to protect against use of video recording to intimidate or harass, says civil liberties body
Charlie Flanagan urges use of existing legislation to prosecute people who film and harass politicians in public places
General election could take place in October as calls grow within Coalition
October 18th or 25th mooted as TDs from main parties seek to capitalise on the outcome of the local and European elections
Ireland can no longer pretend to be immune from realities of European security, says Charlie Flanagan
Invasion of Ukraine was Europe’s 9/11 and Ireland is ‘in President Putin’s crosshairs’
Government must dramatically increase defence spending and appoint dedicated minister, says Flanagan
Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Defence believes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was ‘Europe’s 9/11′
Simon Harris finds channelling Seamus Heaney is not so simple
The presumptive taoiseach used a familiar quote when introducing himself as leader, but whose line was it anyway?
Bring hate speech legislation ‘back to the drawing board,’ says former minister for justice Charlie Flanagan
Charlie Flanagan says he would advise new Fine Gael leader Simon Harris to concentrate on housing, health and law and order
Roderic O’Gorman appears to be in ‘no-win’ situation over asylum seeker accommodation
Minister is adamant it is ‘absolutely not’ the case the asylum seekers were moved due to St Patrick’s festivities
Scale of referendums losses sets Government reeling with elections on the horizon
‘Volatility and unpredictability in Ireland even greater than in 2020,′ says Cabinet source after referendums defeated
Sinn Féin proposals banning State investment in companies operating in Israeli settlements may be unconstitutional, Minister says
Government privately accused of trying to slow the bill down as bitter row breaks out over procedure
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre’s Noeline Blackwell: ‘We have not fully uncovered the extent of the harm yet’
Noeline Blackwell’s seven years at DRCC have seen huge changes in attitude, but more remains to be done
Charlie Flanagan: ‘My father was a controversial figure . . . I disagreed with much of what he stood for’
The Fine Gael TD, who will be stepping down from politics at the next election, reflects on his relationship with his arch-conservative father and on how the political climate has shifted
Charlie Flanagan: Politics is ‘volatile’, with people drifting to ‘serious and dangerous fringe’
People on both far right and far left sides have threatened me, says former minister who will stand down at next election
Why are so many sitting Fine Gael TDs quitting politics and what does it mean for the party?
Inside Politics: Charlie Flanagan decides to ‘pass the baton’ to younger generation as he joins list of FG TDs who will not contest next general election
Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan announces retirement
Former minister joins list of FG TDs who say they will not contest the next general election
Abolishing byelections would spark public ‘backlash’, says ex-minister Charlie Flanagan
Former justice minister’s comments come after Electoral Commission asked to carry out research on replacing byelections with an alternate list system
Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy Show
Committee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherence
Ireland’s neutrality debates: President accused of ‘gratuitous attack’ on forum chair
Tánaiste defends forthcoming public consultations on defence and neutrality as Higgins warns of dangerous policy ‘drift’
Victims of Bill Kenneally speak out: ‘I have been in prison for 40 years in my head because of him’
Victims of the Waterford basketball coach speak of their trauma and relief after he was sentenced to a further four and a half years in jail this week for indecently assaulting five boys between 1979 and 1990
Miriam Lord: Stephen Donnelly got his fingers badly burned this week. Nothing new in that, some might say
British ambassador among guests at Classiebawn Castle to mark links with Mullaghmore
Former minister for justice repeats call for investigation into gender service
Charlie Flanagan says internal HSE review of youth service ‘wholly inadequate’ and independent investigation is required
Charlie Flanagan calls for expulsion of Russian ambassador over ‘Nazi ideology’ claims
Yuriy Filatov took issue with Tánaiste’s comments in Oireachtas about Ukrainian values being ‘EU values’
Tears of pride and sorrow as Ukrainians in Ireland mark year since Russian invasion
Thousands turn up to GPO and across Ireland to remember anniversary of Russian invasion
Calls for Bahrain to be pressed to release human rights activist
Former employee of Dublin-based Front Line Defenders is serving life sentence for taking part in protests
Former minister for justice criticises Roderic O’Gorman’s climate asylum proposals
Charlie Flanagan says Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman is making ‘policy on the hoof’
HSE ‘disappointed’ private GP company ceased operating out-of-hours service
The private company that ran the MIDOC service in Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath ceased trading on New Year’s Eve
Midlands out-of-hours GP service saved from closure in short term
A temporary deal has been reached with the HSE to continue the MIDOC service in Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath
Ireland’s night-time economy is in genuine peril - why were licensing reforms so long coming?
Government’s proposals for overhauling the licensing laws and extending pub and club opening hours is far-reaching but necessary
Substantial increase in number of Georgian asylum seekers arriving in Ireland
Some 1,200 Georgian nationals have sought asylum here in the first six months of 2022
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