With no third party to disproportionately set the agenda or take the blame, the prospect of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael parting ...

Former trucker Verona Murphy has travelled an often rocky road to one of the most prestigious destinations in Irish politics.

It’s a historic day for Irish politics as Verona Murphy has become the first female Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil.

Independent TD Verona Murphy was elected as Ceann Comhairle on Wednesday as the Dáil returned for the first since since last ...

Ms Murphy is the first female Ceann Comhairle and the first representative from Wexford to hold the prestigious role. It ...

Verona Murphy has become the first female speaker of the Irish parliament as part of attempts to form a coalition government.

Verona Murphy has become the first female Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann as part of attempts to form a coalition government.

Count concludes with Verona Murphy, James Browne, Johnny Mythen and George Lawlor taking the four seatsFine Gael’s two-candidate strategy looks to have backfiredMick Wallace eliminated on Count ...

On the first day of counting Independent Verona Murphy topped the poll with 11,340 votes while day two saw Fianna Fáil’s James Browne take the second seat with 11,292 votes, Sinn Fein’s ...

Verona Murphy has been elected as the new Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil, the Wexford TD is the first ever woman to hold the ...

The group includes Mr Lowry, Seán Canney, Kevin 'Boxer' Moran, Noel Grealish, Marian Harkin, Barry Heneghan, Gillian Toole and Verona Murphy. Mr Martin has already said he was heartened by the ...

Of the eight TDs in the new technical group, the one who will be hardest to persuade without a Cabinet seat is Wexford’s Verona Murphy. The post of ceann comhairle, were she to be interested, would ...