It was a throwback to 1980s Ireland when Charlie Haughey was in his political prime and a destitute country gazed at his mansion home, his yacht and his private island and thought he would make ...

Meanwhile, in the south, Micheál Martin announced the ‘Taoiseach’s 11’ – the 11 senators the taoiseach is entitled to ...

Eimear Mulhern could have taken up politics, but followed her passion into the equine business Eimear Mulhern with Punakha at Abbevile Stud in Kilagornan, Co Kildare. Photo: Frank McGrath The ...

Sinn Féin Minister Conor Murphy was elected after announcing his intention to run and quit Stormont if elected last month. This means those from Northern Ireland will be keeping a closer eye on the ...

Former deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party Seamus Mallon was nominated to the Seanad by then-Taoiseach Charles Haughey in 1982, holding the position of senator between May and ...

Love/Hate is, without a doubt, one of Ireland's most popular television series, delving into the lives of fictional families ...

A stocky man with the well-lived-in face of a good drinker and smoker, John Clarke was best known as the husband of ...

The regional independents are led by controversial TD Michael Lowry. He is a politician who is well known beyond his constituency of Tipperary North. He entered politics as a county councillor in 1979 ...

World Championships – with Charlie Haughey all but cadging a lift on his crossbar up the Champs-Elysées. Along with Cairnduff’s main list, which came with pen pictures, there was a separate ...

However, conspicuous by its absence is any mention of the infamous Gregory Deal, where in return for specific support for his constituency, Tony Gregory struck a deal with Charles Haughey and ...

Flynn had gained notoriety during the “tribunal era” when he ruled in favour of Charles Haughey on costs at the Moriarty Tribunal. He later described the tribunals as “the Frankenstein of mo ...