That debate – and protest - came as part of renewed pressure on the Government to expand its legal and political opposition ...

The motion seeks to note “that the Ceann Comhairle no longer retains the confidence of all members of Dail Eireann”. The Government is to table a counter motion of confidence in Ms Murphy, Education ...

The motion seeks to note “that the Ceann Comhairle no longer retains the confidence of all members of Dail Eireann”. The Government is to table a counter motion of confidence in Ms Murphy ...

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The leaders of the new Irish coalition government have confirmed 11 nominees to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament). The nominations follow last November's general election ...

and ultimately preventing a majority of the democratically elected representatives of Dail Eireann to discharge their duty and their mandate to elect a taoiseach. “Today was unprecedented ...

"Today was unprecedented, unseemly, and tomorrow, Dáil Eireann must reconvene and must elect a Taoiseach and get on with the urgent work." Harris later added: "What happened today was stunt ...

“Today was unprecedented, unseemly, and tomorrow Dail Eireann must reconvene and must elect a taoiseach and get on with the urgent work of government.” Mr Harris accused Sinn Fein’s Mary Lou ...

Independent Wexford TD Verona Murphy is the newly-elected Ceann Comhairle (speaker) of Dáil Éireann, the first woman to ever hold the role. In her speech on Wednesday, at the first sitting of ...

The two parties that have dominated Irish politics for a century have fallen just short of the combined number of TDs required for a Dail majority.