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 ...

MAYO Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon has been appointed as a Minister of State for Small Business and Retail and Circular Economy.

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

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

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

The deal between Ireland and the UAE was agreed last October - but it can't kick in until the Dail ratifies it, and Minister O'Callaghan says he wants that done as quickly as possible ...

Dara Calleary with his wife Siobhan, mother-in-law Bridie Greavy and niece Anna Jenkins at the count centre for the Mayo ...

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