Move could threaten French president’s chances of securing National Assembly majority

Northern Ireland election on Thursday: Parties designated ‘other’ sense a chance to move past old divisions

Sipho Sibanda, originally from Zimbabwe, blames sectarian system for lack of diversity in politics

Conference on the Future of Europe’s 325 recommendations will now go to EU leaders

Sunday’s presidential election is weighing heavily on French natives in Cork

‘We now have a nationalism that is confident ... Sinn Féin can take Stormont’

‘Urgency of the climate crisis’ was ‘becoming more and more obvious’, warns Clare Bailey

If the polls are correct, a nationalist could head government in the North for first time

This decision was the correct one, but it underlines how important a just and careful transition is in moving to a carbon-neutral Ireland

Decision to ban the commercial sale of turf is portrayed as an attack on rural Ireland and its way of life by middle-class city types

In Kerry, the tradition of going to the bog is as deep as the layers of turf itself

Far-left party leader relishing the role of arbiter and kingmaker

Extended period of decline for FG in polls since formation of Coalition has abated

President faces tricky act of wooing voters on right and left in France divided in three blocs

Inflation forecast to hit 8.5 per cent in coming months, not encountered since 1980s

Irish embassy in Moscow to be used to ‘express our outrage’ to Russia, Ryan says

McDonald and co are presenting a united Ireland as imminent despite the evidence

Government parties remain broadly united despite a relentlessly bleak environment

Radio review: Tributes to the late Irish journalist had a personal resonance for Mick Heaney

Households bracing for bigger bills as utility inflation expected to extend into next year

Rising fuel prices amid Ukraine invasion have triggered calls for derogation on gas

Everybody can see through authority’s spurious ‘sustainability’ rationale; it clearly will be a revenue raiser

Proposed legislation would transfer task of collecting 7% levy to Revenue

One notable feature of recent exchanges has been the more determined response of Fianna Fáil to the Sinn Féin onslaught

Government is staring down the barrel of yet another problem as inflation sets the pace

Roaring Independents blame ‘evil’ Green Party for rising fuel costs and carbon taxes

Body of Michael Whiston (S76) found as council workers cleared south Dublin house

Inflation could become endemic if wage demands become entrenched

Green leader predicts guidelines will be difficult to get through European Parliament

On the Lower Newtownards Road, there’s support for the DUP, but also disillusionment

Women councillors on gender imbalance in local politics and why this has to change

Greens councillor running as Independent for the vacant University of Dublin seat

Poll intended to whittle down number of left and Green candidates in presidential race

Dustin Johnson defends his title at the controversial Asian Tour event

Annalena Baerbock tells Ukrainian leaders Berlin will not make deals behind Kyiv’s back

Micheál Martin says he will not rule out working with any party after next election

Minister for Agriculture denies any suggestion that productive farming and lowering emissions are opposite goals

Licensing system planned for exploration and capture of heat from below Earth’s crust

Malicious file opened on March 18th triggered shutdown of HSE’s computer systems