After the events of this week, there is a sense of fatalism about future Independent defections among Fianna Fáil and Fine ...

The Minister for Agriculture insists payments will be made to Clare farmers for non-productive investments under the ACRES ...

Mayo county councillors have paid tribute to the late Paddy O’Toole and Bridie Greavy. The monthly meeting of the local ...

Fine Gael Cllr John O’Hara called for "the Minister of the Day" to allocate more LIS roads funding to Mayo and said it was a ...

Just after St. Patrick’s Day, Conor McGregor launched his campaign to be Irish president in the White House press briefing ...

A Clare TD claims it’s “not possible” for Gardaí in this county to police drug-related crime due to insufficient resources.

Former government minister Paddy O’Toole, who has died at the age of 87, held three different cabinet positions in the course of his political career. He was a Fine Gael TD in the constituency of Mayo ...

Former government minister Paddy O'Toole has died aged 87. The Mayo native, who served as a Fine Gael TD from 1977 to 1987, died on Sunday night. Mr O'Toole held a number of ministerial positions ...

The Government has completed its list of 23 junior ministers, a record number. The list of 19 junior ministers today is in addition to the four super junior ministers: chief whip Hildegarde ...

Ireland's newest Government is a coalition between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and several Independents. Among last week's Cabinet appointments were four 'Super Junior Ministers,' Ministers of State ...

The Kildare man was Minister for State for Agriculture in the last government and previously chaired Fine Gael's internal agriculture committee for five years. News of his appointment as minister ...