Independent investigation of Rathfarnham hospital found patients were cursed at and threatened

Government sides with Labour in row over Leaders’ Questions pecking order

Mix-ups over photos and Bob Dylan, memories of a cow called Thatcher, and Mr Angry meets his match

Flexibility for broadband customers, immigration reform and flood relief also on the agenda

Verona Murphy hatched a comedy line, but deputy Michael Collins was counting his chickens already

Deputies pay tribute after she became first sitting woman TD to win presidential election

Bereaved call for changes to mental health patient confidentiality following killings

Fianna Fáil will make its choice in a secret ballot of its 71 parliamentary party members next Tuesday

A €2 million investment in counselling supports for men aims to help break the silence around mental health

Drug is commonly sold in e-cigarettes and vape pens or in edibles jellies

People with complex eating disorders face challenges in their illness, in accessing treatment in Ireland and on the road to recovery

Big Jim is best in class, although sluggish start means new intake of TDs are yet to get much of a look-in - and as for Tipperary’s kingmaker...

Four super-junior Ministers currently attend Cabinet

Long-standing Dáil custom is most commonly used when a Minister travels abroad or is sick

Limerick area ‘exemplar’ of good performance but Cork and Kerry list remains long

Minister for Mental Health says she wants to ensure Bill is enacted by end of year

Proposed measure is bid to activate developments such as large-scale apartment schemes which might otherwise go beyond their permission timeline

The latest provisional rate is the lowest for two decades

Mary Butler said two HSE areas were now bearing 50 per cent of the national waiting list

Taoiseach accused Opposition of ‘mob politics’, while Sinn Féin leader said Verona Murphy’s role was ‘delivered’ by Michael Lowry