Mothers returning to work from maternity leave now eligible for State’s coronavirus pandemic wage subsidy

Today is the anniversary of the day 66.4% of us voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment

In 2015 the overall gap in pay stood at 13.9%. It had risen to 14.4% in 2017. But why?

Citizens’ Assembly meeting to discuss gender equality this weekend

Public policy, gender roles in work and care and sharing of responsibilities to be debated

Chairwoman says assembly is testament to gender equality being ‘back on the agenda’

Brexit ‘changed everything’ and dialogue on reunification of Ireland now ‘centre stage’

Report finds 45 per cent of women care for children and older adults compared to 29 per cent of men

Religious control of schools likely to dominate discussions

Ireland has the capacity to develop ambitious climate policy – what we need now is strong implementation

Study says 50 per cent of freshwaters are polluted, leading to decline in salmon stocks

CofI’s Michael Jackson says public interest needs to give voice to things beyond number crunching

Political bickering threatens to overshadow Oireachtas committee’s radical proposals

People Before Profit and Sinn Féin are resisting any increase in carbon tax

Minister urges ‘a change in the way farming has to think about itself’ at agm

Oireachtas committee criticises broadcaster for low level of environmental coverage

Irish emissions are going in the wrong direction, and the cost of inaction now will be considerably greater in coming years

Government edging towards model that would see everyone get a cheque in the post

The abortion referendum result was the ‘culmination of a quiet revolution in Ireland’

Prof Ray Bates says recent report ignored ‘important evidence’ reducing threat level

Policy expert urges stronger oversight of government efforts to tackle emissions

A local climate action initiative in the county has led to 150 homes being retrofitted

Eamon Ryan says change not radical enough and past schemes should be climate-proofed

Transport, agriculture and heating are locked into a pattern of rising emissions

40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions among EU energy and climate targets

Government 'needs to stop making aspirational pledges’ and adopt renewable energy, says Prof John Sweeney

Chairman says without higher price on carbon, Irish CO2 emissions will continue to rise

EirGrid is at the heart of an all-Ireland energy system, but it cannot rest on its laurels, its chief executive Mark Foley says

‘We don’t believe children should be separated on the basis of religion in education’

Our school system is not fit for purpose to meet the needs of a diverse society

Party says body should revisit Constitutional protection for faith schools

‘The fiction of Ireland as a conservative, dogmatically Catholic country has been shattered’

Ireland has voted No to tribalism and fear in overwhelming decision to remove the Eighth

Varadkar, Martin and McDonald strengthen their position while conservatives miss out

The draft heads of the proposed Bill to liberalise Ireland’s abortion law analysed

Taoiseach says he kept quiet as he did not want to be accused of influencing members

Open letter from clinicians states reason for the majority of abortions is socio-economic

Minister criticises use of children with Down syndrome on referendum posters

Many of the country’s 31 city and county councils have different registration rules

The Eighth Amendment is morally repugnant and places women in dire situations