Independent Senator Michael McDowell has become the first candidate elected to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish ...

15,000 homes, businesses, farms and schools remain without power 12 days after Storm Éowyn. Hurricane force winds were ...

New Wicklow TD Edward Timmins has used his first parliamentary question to welcomed the approval for an extension for Scoil ...

First time TD for North Tipperary and Northwest Kilkenny, Ryan O’Meara made his maiden speech in Dáil Éireann last Wednesday.

Fine Gael TD Brian Brennan used his maiden address at Dáil Éireann to reaffirm his commitment to Arklow, with the ...

Independent Senator Michael McDowell has become the first candidate elected to Seanad ... the same building as Dáil Eireann (lower house). It holds 60 members, 11of them are nominated by the ...

The first meeting of a new Dáil is always an occasion of pure political theatre, with all in Leinster House signalling the purest of intentions. Those in power seek to radiate a sense of high ...

Storm Lowry landed early in Dáil Éireann. And there was a complete pandemonium. The Government knew it was coming but decided it was unimportant. Bad call. It was a miracle the roof stayed on with all ...

Micheál Martin will have to wait another day to become Taoiseach again after the first sitting of the new ... elected representatives of Dáil Eireann to discharge their duty and their mandate ...