Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has written to the Taoiseach urging him to immediately reconvene the Dáil to address the crisis facing the country in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn. Ms ...

Opposition leaders have signalled they will not accept any solution to the ongoing speaking rights row that would see Michael Lowry’s Independent group allocated Leaders’ Questions time in the ...

The Opposition and Government parties remain deeply divided over the issue of Dáil speaking rights for some Independent TDs who are supporting the coalition. A meeting of the Dáil Reform ...

TAOISEACH SIMON HARRIS has formally resigned as Taoiseach ahead of the first sitting of the new Dáil. Following last month’s general election, the first order of business for TDs will be the ...

Mary Lou McDonald has written to the Taoiseach asking him to urgently recall the Dáil in order to address the aftermath of Storm Éowyn. Writing to Micheál Martin on Monday, Ms McDonald said the ...

Verona Murphy has made history as the first woman to ever be elected as Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil. The Independent TD saw Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil come together to support her bid for the role.

Sir, – Where Tomás Heneghan (Letters, January 9th) refers to 1,165 individuals holding votes to elect 43 seats of the Seanad, it ought to be clarified that these votes are only granted to these ...