Prime Minister Micheál Martin accuses opposition chief of telling lies — but his use of “bréaga” draws a blank from the Sinn ...

As the game went on, Labour leader Ivana Bacik – Lansdowne Road is in the heart of her Dublin Bay South constituency – ...

There were heated exchanges between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald in a Dáil row about the ...

What does the Seanad do? The main function of Seanad Éireann is to vote on or amend legislation. Bills can start and end in the Seanad as well as in the Dáil. However, the Dáil has the power to ...

The Seanad election must take place up to 90 days after Dáil Éireann has dissolved. This means that the new Dáil is formed before the Seanad election. Forty-nine of the Seanad's 60 members are ...

The leaders of the new Irish coalition government have confirmed 11 nominees to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament). The nominations follow last November's general election ...

Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne (right) said all TDs should get the opportunity to address the Dáil. Photo: Mary Browne There is frustration among Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil backbenchers over the ...

given the unprecedented scenes witnessed in Dáil Éireann on 22 January. “The lack of respect for democracy, for Oireachtas rules and procedures, and for the democratically elected Ceann ...

A man died after medical technology, including sleep apnoea equipment, stopped working during Storm Éowyn, the Dáil has been told ... not good enough that Uisce Éireann did not have generators ...