Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has ruled that the Regional Independents supporting Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in government ...

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

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has moved to scotch suggestions that Mattie McGrath could rejoin the Fianna Fáil party – but the pair did hold talks about the Tipperary South TD’s potential support ...

Fianna Fáil has promoted Michael Moynihan, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Christopher O'Sullivan, Timmy Dooley and Niamh Smyth.

Fianna Fáil has sought legal advice over a row about speaking rights in the Dáil, as the stalemate over the issue continues. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said talks to try to resolve the situation ...

While the county is now represented by just Taoiseach Micheál Martin at full Cabinet level, Fianna Fáil's Michael Moynihan and Christopher O'Sullivan, and Fine Gael's Jerry Buttimer, have begun ...

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

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

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have rejected suggestions that the Coalition leaders have failed when it comes to ensuring gender ...

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

Fine Gael senator Tim Lombard campaigning with party leader Simon Harris in Bandon Co Cork last November. Picture: Andy Gibson. Cork senator Tim Lombard has lost his seat in the Seanad as votes ...