Twenty women are among the 49 Senators elected to the Seanad as the marathon count for two university constituencies and five ...

A significant ruling in the Dáil has decided that a bloc of independent politicians cannot form a technical group for the ...

Graduates of NUI institutions and Trinity College Dublin vote for the six seats on the two university panels. The final 11 Seanad seats are appointed by Taoiseach Micheal Martin. Senators debate ...

The last elected were independent candidate Eileen Flynn, Sinn Fein’s Nicole Ryan and Fianna Fail’s Fiona O’Loughlin and Diarmuid Wilson.

Stoke City have a billionaire owner desperate to support Mark Robins but they could only sign two players on loan in the ...

Ballina Rugby Club presented a cheque to Cancer Care West. From left are; Martin Boland, Pat Buckley, Mattie Lehane, Ed ...

Micheál Martin (left) and Simon Harris. Photo: Getty Taoiseach Micheál Martin has ­promised to raise the issue of undocumented Irish migrants with the new administration of US president Donald ...

Ms Bacik said she was concerned about Mr Martin’s response to a letter from the combined opposition last week, after it was ...

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Tánaiste Simon Harris and Taoiseach Micheál Martin held the first cabinet meeting of the new government on Wednesday. Picture: RollingNews.ie ...

Nine-times All-Ireland winner Michael Fitzsimons is “unlikely” to be back in the Dublin squad, according to manager Dessie Farrell. Hot on the heels of the departures of other key personnel ...