Simon Harris linked homeless people to crime in an attempt to overturn permission for a child and adult shelter in his constituency. Though his attempt was unsuccessful he did contribute to a delay in delivering the facility.

The result of the 2018 referendum that repealed the Irish constitution’s Eighth Amendment should have been monumental. It should’ve, truly, changed things. That’s what we were told and what we wanted to believe.

Fine Gael senator Joe O’Reilly has paid ex-councillor and party colleague Seán McKiernan more than €18,000 from a taxpayer-funded allowance – since gardaí started investigating McKiernan over alleged theft from a charity.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) won’t release details of one of Micheál Martin’s engagements during a recent trip to Egypt, Israel and the occupied territories for fear it may damage Ireland’s international relations.

Fianna Fáil’s recently nominated candidate for Limerick mayor said that tánaiste Micheál Martin is unfit to lead, The Ditch can reveal.