'While politics may be deemed a blood sport, it’s nothing compared to what the fox has to endure in the real thing' The bill to ban fox hunting in Ireland was defeated in the Dáil by 124 votes to 24 ...

In advance of its Christmas recess, the last day of the Dáil was marked by a mixture of festive goodwill and stinging criticism over the housing crisis. But there were none of the theatrical scenes of ...

The Dáil has voted by 73 to 71 not to restore a Private Member’s Bill on abortion to the order paper after it fell with the dissolution of the last Dáil. It is the closest vote in this Dáil session.

THE Dail is at huge risk from drone attacks, a top defence specialist says. Dr Cathal Berry warned: “The centre of our democracy has no protection and is ­currently a sitting duck.” It has now emerged ...

Public anger at the Government decision to withdraw funding from January for medication blister packs issued by pharmacies has sparked extraordinary public anger, the Dáil has heard. The pack keeps ...

Storm Bram has been and gone but now weather watchers are turning their eyes towards the possibility of a white Christmas. White Christmases are rare in Ireland. The last genuine white Christmas in ...

Speaking in Belfast, Sir James Craig said he rejoiced in the settlement of the Boundary dispute, not only because of the actual fact but because the signs of the times were favourable to a removal of ...

TANAISTE Simon Harris and Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty accused each other of contradictions in the Dail as a row broke out about the cost-of-living crisis and college fees. Doherty accused the Tanaiste ...

Veteran actress Dame Joan Collins proved, once again, that glamour has no expiry date as she stepped onto the blue carpet at the press night performance of Paddington The Musical in London on 30 ...

It’s been a big year for the Screen Actors Guild, with the actors union still fresh off its battles with the Hollywood studios during last summer’s massive strike. Tonight, though, the Guild’s members ...

Stars have gathered for this year’s Blue Dragon Film Awards! The Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards show that was first launched to promote the development of the domestic film industry and ...