More than half of Irish people (53%) want to see the Seanad scrapped, according to a new Millward Brown poll conducted for the Sunday Independent.

Irish government Minister Lucinda Creighton has revealed she has been deluged with ‘vicious’ correspondence by Pro-Life activists.

Irish government cuts will force the police force to lose 1,000 officers this year due to slashes in its payroll budget.

The Irish government kept the horsemeat burger scandal from the public for almost four weeks, Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has admitted.

A new survey has revealed that less than one in ten of the general public surveyed in Ireland found that businesses and government remain severely distrusted, with only a third of people prepared to say that they trust businesses and slightly less than a quarter trusting the government.

Irish government ministers have admitted to ‘difficulties’ in their bid to renegotiate the terms of the bank bailout deal with the European Central Bank.

Imagine alien economists landing from another planet to assess the state of the Irish economy. (Don’t laugh, for many Irish that is what the last few years have felt like, as troika economists – highly respected and capable but with very different frames of reference to most Irish people – have visited our shores). What would those alien economists say?
                   
The first thing they’d have difficulty understanding is why an island nation of 6.5 million people on the edge of Europe has been split into two separate tax, currency and legal systems.

The growing problem of teenage mental health and suicide prevention in Irish schools 'is not about going to one person anymore,' Irish Minister of State for Mental Health Kathleen Lynch told the press this week.

Ireland’s abandoned equine issue has reached crisis level.  With thousands of unwanted and unregulated horses roaming the Isle and being easily targeted by unscrupulous meat processing practitioners, it begs the question: have abandoned Irish horses entered the food chain?  And, more importantly, have those horses contained bute (phenylbutazone)?  Bute causes cancer in humans.

An anti war group warned about future protests at Shannon airport to protest the continuation of US troop business after the Shannon Airport Authority announced it would specifically target US troop business.

Irish leader Enda Kenny described Gerry Adam’s apology to the family of murdered Detective Jerry McCabe as “ironic."

Former Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen is to lose his diplomatic standing as part of government cutbacks.

Austerity certainly had an impact on Ireland, and the sciences weren’t spared from the influence. As part of austerity measures, Ireland chose to abolish - or absorb into another position - the role of the chief science adviser, a position that had been around since 2005, in late 2012.

Up to 2,000 children were illegally exported from Magdalene laundries in Ireland to adoptive parents in the U.S., mainly to wealthy families.

Ryanair has proposed paying $136 million to the Flybe Group to take over almost half of Aer Lingus Group’s short-haul business. The move comes as it seeks to win European Union approval to buy its Irish rival, according to Businessweek.

The discovery of traces of pork in halal meat from a County Tyrone processing plan have been described as 'very disturbing' by a leader of Ireland's Muslim community.

A member of the Irish parliament has compared himself to Bill Clinton as he called for the legalization of drugs – after admitting to taking cocaine, ecstasy and acid.

Survivors of Catholic run workhouses in Ireland are awaiting an apology today, when an Inter-Departmental Committee report is published into the State’s involvement in their detention and exploitation.

Sinn Fein’s proposal for a Border vote on a United Ireland would end in rejection, according to a new opinion poll, with only 17 per cent in favor.

After a decade long struggle for justice, the Irish State admitted its role in the virtual enslavement of thousands of Irish women in the notorious Magdalene Laundries Tuesday, but Prime Minister Enda Kenny declined to issue a formal apology.

A new report by the Open Society Justice Initiative shows Ireland is one of the 54 countries which facilitated the CIA’s secret detention, rendition and interrogation of al-Qaeda suspects and innocent people in the years following the 9/11 attacks on New York City.

Fine Gael wants to remain in power for the centenary of the 1916 Rising – and is planning a general election date to ensure it stays is government.

A woman dies in a Galway hospital after a termination that may well have contributed to her death. Result: A twitter storm outrage, worldwide condemnation and calls for Ireland to scrap or change its regime of legal protection for unborn children.

Irish leader Enda Kenny has announced a deal with the European Central Bank which will convert the former Anglo Irish bank debt of €28 billion into long term bonds. The interest rate will drop from 8 per cent to 3 per cent with much longer to pay.

Singer Sinead O’Connor has revealed she was a victim of the Magdalene Laundries scandal – and it affected her for life.

There is mounting pressure on the Irish leader to issue a full state apology to the thousands of Magdalene Laundries survivors.

In a supplement for The Irish Times this week, U2’s frontman Bono writes a piece in which he envisions not only Ireland, but the entire world ten years on in 2023. The piece is a part of The Irish Times’ support for Hireland.

The Irish economy is to receive a $30billion boost after the government successfully renegotiated the promissory note deal on Anglo Irish Bank payments.

Independent deputy Clare Daly is to take action against the Irish police force after she was cleared of drink driving last month.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)  has advised the public not to consume Findus Frozen beef lasagne found to contain up to 100 percent horse meat.
 
Professor Alan Reilly, Chief Executive of the FSAI said it is unknown whether the product could pose a food safety risk. Tests are being carried out in the UK to established the presence of veterinary medicine phenylbutazone is present in the frozen lasagnes. Animals who have been treated with this drug are forbidden to enter the food chain.
 
Reilly said “Our advice to consumers at this point, is not to consume this product, but to dispose of it or return it to their retailer.”
 
The Findus product was removed from stores in the UK following the discovery that is was made from predominantly horse meat. The discovery came from the French-based company, Comigel, who were concern about the type of meat being used in the product.

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore said yesterday that they will meet representatives of the Magdalene survivors networks next week.

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny will hear demands for a state apology when he meets survivors of the Magdalene Laundries on Monday.

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Could Cardinal Timothy Dolan from New York be the first American pope?

Irish leader Enda Kenny and President Michael D Higgins led tributes to Pope Benedict XVI after he announced his retirement on Monday.

The Irish public overwhelmingly supports the government’s plan to legislate on abortion, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll.

Ireland’s Minister for Health James Reilly has refused to comment after a leak of the draft report into the Savita Halappanavar tragedy which says her request for an abortion should have been considered days before her death in a Galway hospital.

A full state apology by the State over its role in the Magdalene Laundries would be be “an enormous step forward,” say victims.

Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny has promised to deliver an apology on behalf of the state to survivors of Magdalene laundries run by religious orders following a meeting with a representative organization on Monday.

By the prophecies of Irish St. Malachy the next pope will be last, will be known as Peter of Rome and a great Armageddon will happen on his watch.

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The husband and family of the late Savita Halappanavar are distraught that details of the report into her death were leaked to newspapers before they were given access to them.