Final week of election campaign sees big drop in support for Fine Gael

First week of election campaign sees drop in support for Fine Gael with Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin tied in second place close behind

Support for Fine Gael increases as Sinn Féin drops to lowest level since last election with Fianna Fáil just behind in third

Team Ireland took home four gold medal medals and three bronze from the Paris Games

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

Central Statistics Office releases data on Ireland’s 50 year membership of the EU

Support for Sinn Féin and Independents increases, Fine Gael no change, and slight drops recorded for the rest of the parties in latest Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll

Granard, Co Longford and Cootehill, Co Cavan are among the towns which no longer have a bank branch

Hot weather in Europe: The third heatwave in a month is expected to affect Spain, Italy and much of the Mediterranean and to last until Wednesday

Drop in support for Fine Gael and Sinn Féin as Fianna Fáil and Social Democrats emerge as big winners in latest Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll

A timline of events from the end of the War of Independence to WB Yeats winning the Nobel prize

The origins of coronavirus, its spread around the world, and how the vaccine is working

EU data shows Luxembourg, Belgium have incidences almost 10 times that of State’s

New Cabinet younger on average than outgoing one, with no members older than 60

Irish Times analysis shows frequency with which certain words have been embraced sinec January