The Fianna Fail leader looks set for a return to the role of taoiseach – a position he held between 2020 and 2022.

Kyra Carusa knows how the story might go. She has seen the movie trailers in her mind. But sport’s unscripted drama can mock even the most confident of actors. After Friday’s cagey Cardiff draw, a ...

Yet again, around 40pc of the Irish electorate have refused to take ­seriously their civic duty to vote. One can only wonder why they fail to realise the enormous power each voter has in Ireland, when ...