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 ...

The Government’s proposal has been shot down by the opposition and could lead to further unrest when the Dáil returns next ...

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.

The new Minister of State said he "was never distracted by all of the speculation that was surrounding the appointment of Ministers of State." ...

The full list of appointments to junior and super-junior ministries was confirmed yesterday, with more TDs added to those ...

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

Micheál Martin said it is not his understanding that there was a significant delay in requesting help, including generators ...

Repair crews from Austria, Finland, Netherlands and France are expected this week to support ESB engineers restoring power in ...

An experienced, energetic, and vocal politician, Patrick O'Donovan heads into his new ministerial role on the back of a ...

Over 240,000 ESB Network customers were still without power on Monday morning, with over 100,000 told they may not have ...