Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy was elected to the Industrial and Commercial panel. Nominees are elected by the incoming TDs, ...

Despite a more positive domestic political context the outlook for Irish tourism remains mixed due to a strong dollar and ...

Senator Mark Duffy outlines is priorities to The Mayo News after being the only Mayo politician elected to Seanad Éireann ...

Sinn Féin’s economy minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly Conor Murphy was elected to the Seanad on the 24th and final ...

The last elected were independent candidate Eileen Flynn, Sinn Fein’s Nicole Ryan and Fianna Fail’s Fiona O’Loughlin and Diarmuid Wilson.

Last-placed Cathal Berry, former Independent TD for Kildare South sees his Seanad bid end. Former MP Mr Murphy, who led Sinn ...

The SDLP's Leader of the Opposition has said that the public expect more from their MLAs that just "turning up". Matthew ...

Ballina-based councillor Mark Duffy has won election to Seanad Éireann. Cllr Duffy was one of three Fine Gael candidates to win seats from the 11-seat Labour Panel. He was elected on the 13th count ...

Independent TD Michael Lowry has ruled out an Opposition demand that his technical group be excluded from the Dáil's Leaders' Questions slot. Both Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Labour ...

A MASS walkout of TDs is looming when the Dail returns on Wednesday in the row over Michael Lowry’s bid to play both opposition and Government. The Government promised to come up with a solution ...

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Independent Ireland's Michael Collins said he wants "common sense" that Government and opposition are different to prevail, and described the situation as "a crisis, it's a national crisis".