The 34th Dáil will see Martin elected as taoiseach for the second time, replacing Fine Gael leader Simon Harris who will ...

An alarming tone has been set for the new Dáil as Micheál Martin was left scrambling to end an impasse that prevented him retaking the taoiseach’s office. The Fianna Fáil leader and his incoming ...

The country witnessed one of the most serious Dáil rows in recent history, that left the house deeply divided, politicians on ...

Leaders from Coalition and Opposition parties will meet at Government Buildings at 8.30am this morning in a bid to overcome ...

The Irish parliament is to reconvene a day after a chaotic row over how speaking time should be allocated to ...

Jude Webber refers to the fact that Ireland has yet to have a female taoiseach or prime minister (“‘Housewife of the Year’ challenges Ireland’s progressive self-image”, Outlook, January 21). It’s ...

Micheál Martin described the unruly behaviour over five and a half hours, during which the Dáil was suspended three times, as ...

Picture: Flickr Houses of Oireachtas Once upon a long ago, WB Yeats declared in an Irish institution, the Abbey Theatre, “You ...

The election of taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has been delayed after the Dáil (lower house of Irish parliament) was ...

Ireland’s parliament yesterday failed to formally elect Micheal Martin as the new prime minister amid chaotic scenes after ...

MICHEAL Martin’s election as Taoiseach was derailed today following an explosive row in the Dail. The furious Fianna Fail ...

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