A spokesperson for the Government Chief Whip seemed to suggest that the opposition was "holding the Dail to ransom" by not accepting the offer currently on the table. "At all times the Government ...

The Dáil is to reconvene a day after a chaotic row over how speaking time should be allocated to government-affiliated independents. A meeting of opposition party leaders is expected to be held ...

Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin has been elected taoiseach (Irish prime minister) for the second time after chaos in the Dáil (lower house of Irish Parliament) subsided. The Dáil was ...

Coalition and opposition leaders are due to meet at 8.30am at Government Buildings to try and overcome the issues which led to the Dáil being suspended. It is understood that a text has been ...

The scene was set on Wednesday for a fractious and divisive five years of the 34th Dáil when Opposition parties, with Sinn Féin straining to demonstrate its leadership, blocked the election of ...

“This is the first time, I think, in over 100 years, that the Dail has failed to elect a government, to fulfil its constitutional obligation.” Simon Harris said the failure to nominate a new ...

The Irish parliament has failed to nominate a new taoiseach, following a row on speaking time. Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin had been poised to become the next taoiseach after agreeing a ...

The Irish Parliament, called the Dail, had this morning convened to nominate a new prime minister, with Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin poised to take on the position. However, the process was ...

The Dáil failed to nominate a new taoiseach on Wednesday following a row on speaking time. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin had been poised to become the next taoiseach after agreeing a ...

Independent TD Michael Lowry arrives at Leinster House, Dublin, on Wednesday, where the Dáil is set to resume and vote on the nomination of Micheal Martin as taoiseach. Wed, 22 Jan, 2025 - 14: ...

The Dáil has been suspended three times amid bitter rows over a two week Dáil break and speaking rights for opposition TDs. Today, the Dáil meets for the second time since the election for ...