The new Government has been in office for just 12 days and they look like a bunch of headless chickens. I had no problem ...

The Speaker of the Irish Parliament has refused to recognise four Government-affiliated independent TDs as an opposition ...

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has ruled that the Regional Independents supporting Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in government will not be afforded Opposition speaking rights in the Dáil.Efforts to appoint ...

Final Seanad seats filled after marathon counting process - The last elected were independent candidate Eileen Flynn, Sinn ...

The Dáil speaking rights row is the big issue in Irish politics right now and neither side is backing down. Nine Independent ...

A MASS walkout of TDs is looming when the Dail returns on Wednesday in the row over Michael Lowry’s bid to play both ...

Moves are afoot to facilitate the return of Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath to Fianna Fáil nearly 15 years after losing the party whip, Extra.ie can reveal.

Further chaotic scenes loom in Leinster House this week over Dáil speaking time as a new Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks ...

Opposition parties have written to the Taoiseach to criticise ‘preposterous’ proposals to resolve a row over how speaking ...

The Irish Government has appointed 19 Ministers of State - or 'Junior Ministers' - in addition to last week's four 'Super Junior Ministers.' ...

The Government has defended itself against criticism after promised corrective action on gender balance failed to materialise ...