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 stand-off in the Dáil (lower house of parliament) continues between the two main parties set to form the next governing ...

Political chaos seems to have become more ubiquitous these past few years. Between the antics of the British Parliament ...

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

IT was expected at time of going to print on Wednesday that Limerick would be well represented in the incoming government.

Fianna Fáil leader Martin will become Taoiseach this afternoon for the second time as the new Government is formed ...

The Dail meets today for the nomination of Taoiseach - but won't sit again next week despite the formation of a new ...

The Dáil Éireann (lower house) meets for the first time in 2025 today to formally confirm Fianna Fáil (FF) leader Micheál Martin as Taoiseach (PM). The new gov't is similar in composition to that ...

Historian and political commentator Brian Feeney has been a columnist with The Irish News for three decades. He is a former ...

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael members have voted to ratify the draft Programme for Government that will see both parties form a ...

FIANNA Fail will take on the Departments of Children and Transport when the Greens’ ­cabinet positions are carved up this week. And Fine Gael will be given the Energy and Arts roles, The Irish Sun ...