Gongs go to Timmy Dooley, Mary Robinson, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Louise O’Reilly, Thomas Pringle, Michael Collins, Mary Lou McDonald and Helen McEntee, but will they be thrilled?
The Waterford-born academic and foreign policy expert was a low-profile figure until she became the focus of sharp criticism for chairing the Government’s forum on security
The Mahon Tribunal, we hope, cleaned up the dirty practice of developers operating in a cosy relationship with political elites, but this week it came as no surprise to the housing minister that bribery is still at play in our planning system