Govt signs off on largest overhaul of Ireland's mental health law after years of delays

Fixed penalties and a beefed up An Post to help it collect TV licence fee

Virgin Media hits out at €725 million funding for RTÉ, saying it's a 'reward for inefficiency'

Ireland Men's Rugby 7s get off to winning start at the Olympics

Minister denies giving RTÉ blank cheque with question mark hanging over redundancy payments

Cabinet approves plan to allow women suffering serious illnesss to defer maternity leave

Search for young boy missing at the Cliffs of Moher suspended for the evening

Workers at Cork and Sligo-based call centre company Abtran launch ballot on possible industrial action

Government will look at supporting bid to host The Open Championship in Dublin

Donegal cult classic soft drink Football Special to go national with Lidl roll-out

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Two men (30s) charged after 18 firearms, including AR-15 rifles, seized in Co Louth last week

Offices are lying empty - prioritise housing planning applications, watchdog warns

Department of Finance comes out against car parking levies, with congestion charges preferable

Ongar and Tallaght South have highest birth rates nationwide, while Galway City has the lowest

Health care worker hit by unmarked Garda car awarded €37,000 in damages

Irish woman killed in suspected hit-and-run in Peru

Receive a gift or inheritance from your parents over the years? Govt told mandatory tax returns should be considered

High-profile candidates lose out in Fine Gael internal battle to keep Simon Coveney's seat

Cutting VAT on hospitality 'unjustified' and too expensive, says Department of Finance

Poll: Will you watch the Paris Olympics?

Five to appear in court charged in connection with Dublin riots last November

Here are the options the government is considering for how to tax vapes

Government to approve new Autism strategy and increase number of college places in therapies

Law banning NDAs in cases of sexual harassment to be brought to Cabinet today

Criminal barristers begin unprecedented third day of strike action at courts around the country

Number of cases treated for problem alcohol use last year at highest level since 2012

Shamrock Rovers made to pay as Sparta take 2-0 lead back to Prague

RTÉ to receive €725m over three years as part of new 'multi-annual' funding model

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

Betty the chimpanzee, Dublin Zoo's longest-standing resident, dies at 62

Eamon Ryan says DART services should be introduced in other cities

Flying ants take to the sky for another year as part of their 'nuptial flight'

Larry Donnelly: With Kamala, the battle for the presidency is renewed

Account by garda who claims sexual act with woman was consensual 'lacks logic', court hears