In an emotional address outside Government Buildings in Dublin on Wednesday, Mr Varadkar announced he would step down as Taoiseach when a successor is confirmed.

The Minister for Enterprise said he had his chance to run for the leadership in 2017.

Leeanda Farrelly (49) received a nine-month fully-suspended sentence for sharing an image of one of the teenage boys convicted of killing Ana Kriégel

The final report, published on Wednesday, makes 38 recommendations

Judge Pauline Codd noted that supervision orders for juveniles are unenforceable once they turn 18

In May last year, a High Court jury awarded William Bird €75,000 after it found the article in the Limerick Leader, published in June 2016, was defamatory

‘We don’t need a new Fine Gael taoiseach. We need a new government,’ Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns said.

Two new members were approved by the Government for each of the two boards on Wednesday

It brings many questions around the next leader of the country, what it means for the Coalition, and whether it will bring about the next general election

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said the gap before the local and European elections ‘probably influenced him more’

Leo Varadkar announced his decision to resign as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon

Ryanair's O'Leary ups pressure on Boeing with meeting in Dublin

Here, we look at the figures who have a chance at taking over from Mr Varadkar

Confirmation of the proposed “major” financial sanctions was sought by the Property Services Regulatory Authority

The letter of regret was read out in the High Court as the family of Noel O’Sullivan, Ballinlough, Cork settled on confidential terms a legal action over his death

The All-Star Limerick hurler was sentenced to 18 months and two years, which were suspended in full, following his conviction for two counts of violent disorder in Limerick city in 2019

In an emotional address outside Government Buildings in Dublin, Mr Varadkar said leading the country had been the “most fulfilling time” of his life, but that now was as “good a time as any” to step down.

More than 110 people have died in protected accommodation since its inception

The Mammies and Daddies report reveals the stark impact of parenting in Ireland

Ireland has fallen from 14th to 17th place in the World Happiness Index