Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have rejected suggestions that the Coalition leaders have failed when it comes to ensuring gender equality in their ministerial appointments.

The two Government parties were expected to move to improve the ratio of women when naming the junior minister positions, but just three new names emerged on Wednesday - Fine Gael’s Emer Higgins along with Fianna Fáil’s Niamh Smyth and Jennifer Murnane O’Connor.

Tánaiste Simon Harris will meet with political leaders on Tuesday on his first visit to Belfast following the formation of the new government in Dublin. Mr Harris said a visit north was a top ...

The Republic's deputy leader, Tánaiste Simon Harris, is to meet with political leaders in Belfast later today. The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade will meet with Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First ...

Tánaiste Simon Harris has defended Michael D Higgins' speech at a Holocaust Memorial service after protesters angry at his mention of Gaza were removed from Mansion House. Some members of the ...

Government leaders decide on junior minister appointments this week, but the names are unlikely to assuage doubts after accusations of misogyny when the Cabinet was announced last week. Taoiseach ...

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

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

Fianna Fáil has ratified the Programme for Government at a special Ard Fheis in Dublin. 812 members voted in favour of going back into Government to 62 against. The Fianna Fáil leader hit out at the negativity in some quarters around the formation of the incoming government.

SIMON Harris has played down the prospect of a potential trade war between the EU and the US as the Tanaiste claimed: "We can do business with Trump." The new Foreign Affairs Minister has also ...

On his first full day as Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Harris said the pair discussed repealing and replacing the contentious Legacy Act as well as the commitments under the ...