Leo Varadkar

Britain is ‘resetting’ its relationship with the EU, seeking that vague notion of ‘closer ties’ – Ireland should be the UK’s ally

Former taoiseach calls it depressing that so many Palestinians had to die before other European governments came around to Ireland’s position

Mary Robinson and Jimmy Carter are exceptions. The political system cultivates the ideology that money is the measure of the man

Evaluation panel launches public consultation inviting submissions on people’s pandemic experiences

Former taoiseach says he did not anticipate pace of change in Ireland but warns of setbacks in path of progress

Television: Episode filmed before recent controversy features the rap trio wending their way across Finland

Ten years after Ireland voted to introduce same-sex marriage, some campaigners say the environment for the LGBTQ+ community has deteriorated

Television: A former taoiseach and a Cork popstar make for a curious couple on this South African survival challenge

May 11th-16th: including Legacy, Elsbeth, and the Eurovision semi-finals

Leo Varadkar, Kneecap, and Lyra among participants of RTÉ's Uncharted with Ray Goggins

Former taoiseach is working with several LGBTA-rights organisations and figuring out his next career steps, he tells Harvard audience

Worldview: Running through contemporary debates is a battle between those who say reconciliation should come before constitutional change and those who argue for the reverse

From the Burke family to Mattie McGrath and Michael Lowry, here are the winners of Miriam Lord's Easter awards

Support for Sinn Féin is growing in the North, but support for a united Ireland isn’t. This is not as strange as it might seem

Former taoiseach stresses importance of Irish-American voice in ‘political project of our generation’

Leo Varadkar stayed at Steward’s Lodge in the Phoenix Park 119 times during his time in office

Political careers of Tipperary North TD and Verona Murphy should have been over long before either got into this mess

Former Fine Gael leader also confirms he begins advisory role with US-based PR firm Penta on April 10th, a year and two days after he stepped down as taoiseach

Technology problems mean not all of the new legislation can be enacted on Monday

Official rules restrict activities of former politicians seeking to influence those still serving but fees for consultancy can be lucrative

For some the pandemic offered an opportunity to ‘shut the laptop and never look back’; for others it was a time of fear and vulnerability whose consequences are still being felt

Conservative commentator Michael Brendan Dougherty and Trinity College professor Daniel Geary debate what might happen next in US-Irish relations

Covid-19 restrictions resulted in school closures and cancellation of exams

Have your say: How has the pandemic impacted you and your family?

The Oval Office 2025 has become a fascinating and volatile court, so the Taoiseach might expect one or two curveballs coming his way

In The Irish Question, his new documentary, the film-maker asks what reunification of the island would really mean

Kaja Godek said homosexuality was a 'deviation' on a Polish talkshow in 2018

It’s rightly treated with the same disdain - not because it's too provocative, but because it's too weird

Call for elite squad of Ministers to be taught to watch their tongues before targetting Donald Trump in Operation Blarney

Enduring power of ‘permanent government’ - the Civil Service - may explain why only ex-ministers speak frankly after leaving government

The case taken by Pa Daly points to article 28 of the Constitution, which limits the number of government members to 15

It’s hard to see how super juniors bringing “their own memos” to cabinet meetings for decision by Government can be lawful

Former Taoiseach will be involved in guest lecturing, student mentorship and discussions focused on public leadership in new role

Measures designed to change material realities matter more than sociocultural pieties

Pensions, healthcare and long-term care costs expected to rise sharply, says Department of Finance report

After a year of two lost referendums, a taoiseach’s resignation and huge losses for government partners the Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are returning to power

Books on the Famine, the Troubles, the Aran Islands and Gaza, and an account by the daughter of Dominique Pelicot of how she and her mother Gisèle rebuilt their lives, are also due out

A year of change heralds a future of more of the same

Former Green Party leader opens up about ‘being attacked from all sides’ and party’s general election wipeout

Sipo has resolved for a second time not to investigate the leaking of a draft State contract with the Irish Medical Organisation when Varadkar was taoiseach