The final count of the Seanad has been completed, with 20 women among 49 Senators elected.

A number of TDs who lost their seats in the last election put their name forward for the Seanad election this year.

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

Micheál Martin, who was poised to be elected as Ireland's new Taoiseach today, slammed the chaotic Dáil proceedings as a ...

Former junior minister Anne Rabbitte has missed out today in her Senate bid, which leaves her hoping for a Taoiseach’s ...

Micheál Martin (a day later than scheduled because of some stormy weather in the Dáil) the man who many pundits once predicted would be the first Fianna Fáil leader never to become Taoiseach became ...

Jerry Buttimer expected to be appointed Minister of State with Robert Troy also to make a ministerial comeback ...

Brothers and Kerry TDs Danny Healy Rae and Michael Healy Rae also reached a deal with FF and FG, with a junior ministerial ... and privileges of the taoiseach of the day is to select and appoint ...

TAOISEACH Simon Harris believes a new Government can be formed before the end of January despite concerns that a coalition deal is only halfway done. The Fine Gael leader has also defended going ...