Micheal Martin has said he is “thankful” to his supporters after he received the backing of the Irish parliament to be nominated as the country’s next premier. Parliamentarians voted 95 to 76 in ...

The Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has this morning ruled that the Regional Technical Group of Independent TDs will not be permitted to sit in the Opposition benches today.

A meeting of party leaders’ at Government Buildings has been described as “constructive”, paving the way for Micheál Martin ...

This is the solution that I and others proposed both in our submission and at numerous meetings yesterday.” The Dáil is ...

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

Regional independent TDs at the centre of a row over speaking time in the Dáil have agreed not to seek opposition time during ...

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the nomination of a new taoiseach. The Dáil is to reconvene today at 11.30am ...

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 ...

Attempts to nominate a future taoiseach failed on Wednesday after a series of Dail disruptions over opposition speaking time.

A coalition agreement reached between the winners of the Irish general election and a group of independents marks a sharp ...