Former Longford-Westmeath TD Joe Flaherty has come up short in his attempts to secure a seat in the Seanad. The father of three had been hoping to secure one of 49 seats in the Oireachtas’ Upper House ...

Women junior Ministers were placed in the front row at the Leinster House photocall but it fooled no one, as just six of the 23 appointees are women ...

To what extent are people happy to adopt a new flag? Are they happy to adopt a new educational system? A new national anthem?

MAYO Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon has been appointed as a Minister of State for Small Business and Retail and Circular Economy.

LIMERICK TDs Niall Collins and Kieran O'Donnell have been named as Ministers of State in the new Government. Following a ...

The Dail is to reconvene after a chaotic row over how speaking time should be allocated to the government-affiliated independents.

The Irish parliament is to reconvene a day after a chaotic row over how speaking time should be allocated to government-affiliated independents. A meeting of opposition party leaders is expected to be ...

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Micheál Martin, who was poised to be elected as Ireland's new Taoiseach today, slammed the chaotic Dáil proceedings as a ...

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