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The commission will decide exactly how many TD's Ireland needs to cater for population growth of 7.6% since 2016 (file image)

Public asked to make submissions on Dáil constituencies

Members of the public are being invited to make submissions to the Electoral Commission on the makeup of Dáil constituencies for the next election.

Politics • 23 Apr 23

Mary Lou McDonald said her party 'stands 100%' against the threat of organised crime

Dowdall 'had no business' in Sinn Féin party - McDonald

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said Jonathan Dowdall had no business in the Sinn Féin party.

Politics • 20 Apr 23

Minister for Justice Simon Harris said the new powers will 'restrict criminals from thwarting the Criminal Assets Bureau through vexatious court challenges'

Justice Minister to strengthen CAB legislation

Minister for Justice Simon Harris is to bring forward legislation to reform and strengthen the Criminal Assets Bureau, he told the Dáil during statements on organised crime.

Poltiics • 20 Apr 23

Stephen Donnelly said he is working with the HSE to improve the situation

'Unacceptable' lack of hospital abortion services

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said it is "totally and utterly unacceptable" that only 11 of the country's 19 maternity hospitals are providing abortion services.

Politics • 20 Apr 23

David Donoghue said that the high hopes that everyone had after the deal was agreed in 1998 have not been realised on the scale that he imagined (File pic: RollingNews.ie)

'Uniquely promising state of affairs' helped secure GFA

One of the key Irish Government negotiators for the Good Friday Agreement has said he is disappointed that more was not achieved following the signing of the peace deal 25 years ago.

Good Friday Agreement • 02 Apr 23

Former Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt said the agreement could never have been reached without John Hume and David Trimble

25th GFA anniversary sees changing Northern Ireland

People in Northern Ireland will continue to live in an "imperfect situation" until the British government stops claiming sovereignty over the North, according to former republican activist Danny Morrison.

Analysis and Comment • 26 Mar 23

Minister of State Ossian Smith said there was guidance issued recently in relation to the use of mobile phones across the Public Sector and that will be updated shortly

New guidelines for apps on Govt-issued phones expected

The National Cyber Security Centre is to issue updated guidance in relation to what apps are appropriate to be used on Government-issued phones, however the advice will not specifically reference TikTok.

Politics • 22 Mar 23

Bernard Gloster said many of the processes are too cumbersome

CEO tells health committee HSE too 'top heavy'

The CEO of the Health Service Executive has he has identified three headline challenges which he wants to respond to in his tenure.

Politics • 22 Mar 23

Then taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Mo Mowlam speak to the media in 1998 after a meeting to discuss the progress of the Good Friday Agreement

The women who were crucial to the Good Friday Agreement

25 years after the Good Friday Agreement was signed at Stormont in Belfast and "sectarianism is still part and parcel of everyday life in Northern Ireland", according to journalist Emma DeSouza.

Politics • 21 Mar 23

100 women were held in the Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry

Handling of Magdalene Laundries papers 'chaotic' - TD

The Government has been urged to introduce emergency legislation to preserve key documents relating to Magdalene Laundries.

Magdalene Laundries • 10 Mar 23