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Jenny Maguire: It’s past time for the Government to decriminalise drug use

Jenny Maguire: It’s past time for the Government to decriminalise drug use

Michael D Higgins will continue to receive garda protection after leaving Áras an Uachtárain

Michael D Higgins will continue to receive garda protection after leaving Áras an Uachtárain

Everything you need to know about Catherine Connolly's inauguration day

Everything you need to know about Catherine Connolly's inauguration day

Who's on the guest list and what's the plan? Everything you need to know about Catherine Connolly's inauguration day

Who's on the guest list and what's the plan? Everything you need to know about Catherine Connolly's inauguration day

John Downing: Red lines, ribbon cutting and Michael D Higgins’s long shadow as president

John Downing: Red lines, ribbon cutting and Michael D Higgins’s long shadow as president

Fianna Fáil facing a ‘demographic cliff edge’ by neglecting young people, MEP Billy Kelleher warns

Fianna Fáil facing a ‘demographic cliff edge’ by neglecting young people, MEP Billy Kelleher warns

The Sunday Independent’s View: Presidency is not cheap, but it is worth every cent

The Sunday Independent’s View: Presidency is not cheap, but it is worth every cent

Shane Ross: Ivan Yates has put his role as politico, pundit and lobbyist at risk

Shane Ross: Ivan Yates has put his role as politico, pundit and lobbyist at risk

Cónal Thomas: Why the Government’s new housing plan is unlikely to be a silver bullet

Cónal Thomas: Why the Government’s new housing plan is unlikely to be a silver bullet

Richard Curran: It is time for the Government to get radical on housing solutions or get off the stage

Richard Curran: It is time for the Government to get radical on housing solutions or get off the stage

Unclear whether Jim Gavin is being interviewed as part of Fianna Fáil inquiry into presidential election campaign

Unclear whether Jim Gavin is being interviewed as part of Fianna Fáil inquiry into presidential election campaign

John Downing: Is the EU presidency enough to save Micheál Martin from a Fianna Fáil revolt?

John Downing: Is the EU presidency enough to save Micheál Martin from a Fianna Fáil revolt?

Minister Patrick O'Donovan and RTÉ's Terence O'Rourke clash on pensions and redundancies at state broadcaster

Minister Patrick O'Donovan and RTÉ's Terence O'Rourke clash on pensions and redundancies at state broadcaster

Calls for greater spending transparency as cost of running president’s office to reach €6m next year

Calls for greater spending transparency as cost of running president’s office to reach €6m next year

Sins of the father: Should the Earl of Limerick bear the burden of inherited guilt?

Sins of the father: Should the Earl of Limerick bear the burden of inherited guilt?

Exclusion of comedians from state arts funding is no laughing matter, Dáil told

Exclusion of comedians from state arts funding is no laughing matter, Dáil told

At least 38 arson attacks on buildings linked to asylum-seeker accommodation since 2018, report finds

At least 38 arson attacks on buildings linked to asylum-seeker accommodation since 2018, report finds

President-elect Catherine Connolly facing littering fines over stray posters in Mayo

President-elect Catherine Connolly facing littering fines over stray posters in Mayo

‘I'm very lucky to be alive’ – GAA player praises response after speaking about addiction struggles

‘I'm very lucky to be alive’ – GAA player praises response after speaking about addiction struggles

Budget has ‘royally screwed workers’, Sinn Féin says as Simon Harris slams Pearse Doherty as a ‘bully’ in Dáil face

Budget has ‘royally screwed workers’, Sinn Féin says as Simon Harris slams Pearse Doherty as a ‘bully’ in Dáil face

The Taoiseach by Iain Dale: the legacies of the 16 men who have led Ireland

The Taoiseach by Iain Dale: the legacies of the 16 men who have led Ireland

Senan Molony: All water under Wolfe Tone Bridge – Michael D Higgins rolls out red carpet for Catherine Connolly

Senan Molony: All water under Wolfe Tone Bridge – Michael D Higgins rolls out red carpet for Catherine Connolly

Justice minister says Drogheda IPAS arson was attempted murder as Labour’s Kelly says without migrants ‘Ireland would stop’

Justice minister says Drogheda IPAS arson was attempted murder as Labour’s Kelly says without migrants ‘Ireland would stop’

Government aiming for ‘digital wallet’ of life milestones to be available by 2030

Government aiming for ‘digital wallet’ of life milestones to be available by 2030

How Dublin City Council became the capital’s biggest hoarder of derelict sites

How Dublin City Council became the capital’s biggest hoarder of derelict sites

Childminding Ireland voices concerns over proposed childcare rule changes

Childminding Ireland voices concerns over proposed childcare rule changes

John Collison to address Oireachtas committee on Ireland’s infrastructure problems

John Collison to address Oireachtas committee on Ireland’s infrastructure problems

Plan to allow developers build their own wastewater infrastructure to speed up housing delivery

Plan to allow developers build their own wastewater infrastructure to speed up housing delivery

‘She served with distinction in this House’ – Catherine Connolly toast of the Dáil as she’s first sitting TD elected to Áras since 1973

‘She served with distinction in this House’ – Catherine Connolly toast of the Dáil as she’s first sitting TD elected to Áras since 1973