Dáil Éireann yesterday debated the right of individuals in the Free State to obtain divorce, with liberty to marry other ...

While Ireland’s homelessness crisis is well-known, some individual situations still manage to slip through the cracks.

The Seanad holds 60 members, 11of them are nominated by the taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and 49 are elected. It sits in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin and Tánaiste (deputy prime minister) Simon Harris have selected a majority of ...

Taoiseach's nominees to the upper house include failed election candidates, prospective TDs, and others using the upper house ...

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

The Irish government said its focus throughout this process was to ensure that every TD elected by the people could fulfil their mandate and have speaking rights in Dáil Éireann. Government ...

The Irish government said its focus throughout this process was to ensure that every TD elected by the people could fulfil their mandate and have speaking rights in Dáil Éireann. Government chief whip ...

There were “absolutely lessons to be learned by the ESB, Uisce Éireann and the Government”, he added. Earlier, Minister for Communications Patrick O’Donovan told the Dáil that all telecoms ...

Micheál Martin will have to wait another day to become Taoiseach again after the first sitting of the new Dáil Éireann descended into chaos today, Wednesday, January 22. Ceann Comhairle Verona ...