Independents Michael McDowell, Ronán Mullen and Alice Mary Higgins have all been re-elected to the Seanad. Mr McDowell was ...

Independent Senator Michael McDowell is the first candidate to be elected in the first count of the Seanad election. He was ...

Counting is under way for nominees to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament) on Thursday. One of the ...

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." ...

Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty granted “leave”, allowing Sinn Féin's Patrick 'Pa' Daly to continue with his legal challenge.

Meath East TD Gillian Toole questioned whether a row over speaking rights in Dáil Eireann last week which saw the election of ...