Miriam Lord’s Week: Extra seats could mean a squash and a squeeze for TDs
As the Dáil expands along with the population, some space will have to be cleared
Sinn Féin senator and two party officials resign following Covid-19 grants controversy
£30,000 of grants were erroneously paid to three Sinn Féin offices in the North
Sinn Féin repays £30,000 given to ineligible NI offices in Covid-19 scheme
Party says grants ‘unsolicited’ but controversy has arisen over when money paid back
An ecumenical matter: Stamps commemorate 25 years of Father Ted
Stamps, souvenir envelope mark quarter century of well-known TV sitcom
Miriam Lord: FG’s rural TDs take on party’s city slickers
The country crew were not about to let the Dubs bag all the top parliamentary party jobs
RTÉ removes 1982 clip of Twink in blackface from archives
Dermot Morgan’s son expresses concerns over social media calls to pull Father Ted episode
Fr Tony Coote was ‘the ultimate connector’, funeral hears
Brother tells congregation motor neurone disease campaigner ‘left on his own terms’
Prime Time transgender report is ‘delicate, if a little patronising’
TV Review: Contributions of ‘Fr Ted’ writer Graham Linehan are ‘fantastically off-topic’
Seán Moran: Galway and Limerick lead the way in hurling’s latest uprising
Another All-Ireland final without powerhouses Kilkenny, Cork or Tipperary
Miriam Lord: US gets glimpse of ‘Global Ireland’ that borders on the incomprehensible
Slick production tells US audience about the best of Ireland. ‘What about it?’ asks one viewer
Dreaming of a Christmas luxury let? Here are five fantasy homes to rent
A majestic castle, a cosy cottage by the sea, an ultra-modern mansion and more
Diarmaid Ferriter: Radio reveals what a strange country this is
Kevin Myers, Brian Cowen and fairy forts – my holiday listening was a revelation
Bromance blossoms as Fanboy Slim meets Justin Biebeau
Leo Varadkar and Justin Trudeau could be mistaken for a 1990s boy band reunion
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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