For now, the Social Democrats are still in talks but there are very few around Leinster House expects any outcome rather than the party going into Opposition. A delegation form the party met Fine Gael ...

Planning permission for a new 1,448 plot Kildare cemetery that will charge an eyewatering €12,500 to be buried close to the ...

A new bus service connecting counties Laois and Kildare is set to launch just in time for Christmas. From December 23, TFI ...

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

One of Clare’s newest TDs claims the outgoing coalition parties are wasting the public’s time by prolonging Government ...

The parties supported Verona Murphy, a member of the Regional Independent Group, as the new speaker of the lower house, demonstrating a strategic shift in political alliances. With a focus on securing ...

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

Independent TD Verona Murphy made Irish political history today after her successful election to the position of Ceann ...

Former trucker Verona Murphy has travelled an often rocky road to one of the most prestigious destinations in Irish politics. The 53-year-old from Co Wexford arrived at the Ceann Comhairle’s chair in ...

Four TDs were in contention to be the Ceann Comhairle for the 34th Dáil Éireann which sat for the first time today, December ...

Irish premier Simon Harris has formally tendered his resignation as part of the formalities for the first sitting of the new parliament. Mr Harris visited the official residence of President Michael D ...

Ireland's two main centre-right parties moved closer to securing a coalition deal with a group of mostly conservative ...