5+ hour, 43+ min ago   (339+ words) Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan’s pitch to make the process of obtaining Irish citizenship more lengthy – from five years to eight – and Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s strangely woolly reasoning for this is best viewed as part of what’s happening in the…...

5+ hour, 49+ min ago   (600+ words) Proposals to toughen the requirements for acquiring Irish citizenship through naturalisation have been drawn up with an eye to “what the rules are in other countries”, according to Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan. So how does Ireland compare? The length…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (529+ words) There is a “risk of harm” to the most vulnerable children and families, including “poorer outcomes” next year if Tusla is included in cost savings to help pay for overruns in the Department of Education, the agency’s chief executive has…...

19+ hour, 35+ min ago   (381+ words) Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, buoyed by a recent political poll, was envisaging great gains by his party on both sides of the Border at his party’s think-in in Derry on Saturday. But he will know that, like the stock exchange,…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (703+ words) The Irish Times A realistic emergency preparedness booklet would say ‘prepare for a slow decline’ Climate change for most of us will be a slow, banal deterioration in our quality of life – and we’re the lucky ones…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (830+ words) The Irish Times Under new citizenship proposals, my 4.5 years in Ireland are being erased I have completed a master’s degree, built a career and paid Irish taxes throughout Sir, – Time spent in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (705+ words) Middle-income earners will see a “significant impact” from the budget, Minister for Finance and Tánaiste Simon Harris has said. His comments come after Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers sought to manage expectations in recent days, saying that despite plans…...