Just three of Leo Varadkar’s 19 junior ministers are women

Dropped junior minister: ‘He said he had to reward his supporters’

Attorney General Máire Whelan to become Court of Appeal judge after reshuffle

Children must be protected from industry’s ‘primary interest in maximising profits’

FG leader introduced legislation as minister for health but proposal stalled in Seanad

Dublin West TD says election proved prejudice has no hold in this Republic

‘I think it would take a lot for any individual to withdraw a declaration’

Harris behind Coveney who claims backing of most councillors in contest to succeed Kenny

Minister hands in papers to enter leadership race but declines to say how much he will spend

Well-being at work is no longer a mere fringe benefit

Ireland to become fourth country in world to remove logos from tobacco packaging

HSE AskAboutAlcohol.ie website aims to raise understanding about harmful drinking

The Dáil debates a Bill to reduce the penalty for having a termination to a €1 fine

Older adults ‘16 times more likely to give money to their children than receive it’

Protesters want permanent cath lab; southeast only region without 24-hour service

Hutch associate killed in shooting; Apollo House; Germany arrests two over suspected shopping centre attack

Corcoran Kennedy has faced opposition within Fine Gael due to concerns at cost implications for small businesses

Vegetables and fruit replace bread, pasta, cereals and rice as foods to be eaten most

‘Obstinate, disruptive’ Winston Churchtown managing to rub everyone up wrong way

Politicians in thrall to local shopkeepers should raise their sights and consider the welfare of their communities

Government defers Bill to curb alcohol abuse until after Christmas due to FG divisions

Spine curvature in child went from 40 to over 100 degrees while waiting for surgery

Call for nationwide testing to help identify thousands with undiagnosed COPD

Government Chief Whip says no equality of power between parties involved

Enda Kenny urged to change legislation that would introduce minimum pricing of alcohol

Irish launch of UN Population Fund report hears of worldwide discrimination against girls

Objections to advertising restrictions, label information and segregating drink in shops

Study shows gap between people’s perception of their physical activity and what they actually do

Government launches plan based on nutrition to tackle ‘ticking time bomb’ of obesity

British study shows more smokers are kicking the habit as use of e-cigarettes grows

Soft drinks firms believed to be considering court action against proposed levy to fight obesity

General sense Enda Kenny should resign or indicate intentions after October budget

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy says she was led to believe a suicide attempt was taking place

There is no rationale for 15 FG Ministers of State other than keeping ambitious TDs sweet

Analysis: Enda Kenny must play a careful game with his ministerial appointments

Only five outgoing ministers are in the frame including Damien English and Michael Ring

Analysis: A much different ministerial line-up reflects a heavily changed Dáil

Government will have a very different configuration than anything before, writes Harry McGee

Enda Kenny expected to remain as taoiseach until 2017 if minority government is formed

Move to lower threshold will benefit the Anti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit