A spokesperson for the Government Chief Whip seemed to suggest that the opposition was "holding the Dail to ransom" by not accepting the offer currently on the table. "At all times the Government ...

Independent TD Michael Lowry has asked for permission to address the Dáil to respond to allegations made about him by Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty. Mr Lowry told RTÉ's This Week that he ...

The Dáil agenda today just looks a little familiar. Ah, that’s why! It’s yesterday’s agenda. Except nobody got past first base yesterday. So the 174 Deputies of the 34th Dáil have to do it ...

The Dáil is to reconvene a day after a chaotic row over how speaking time should be allocated to government-affiliated independents. A meeting of opposition party leaders is expected to be held ...

Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin has been elected taoiseach (Irish prime minister) for the second time after chaos in the Dáil (lower house of Irish Parliament) subsided. The Dáil was ...

“This is the first time, I think, in over 100 years, that the Dail has failed to elect a government, to fulfil its constitutional obligation.” Simon Harris said the failure to nominate a new ...

The Irish parliament has failed to nominate a new taoiseach, following a row on speaking time. Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin had been poised to become the next taoiseach after agreeing a ...

The Irish Parliament, called the Dail, had this morning convened to nominate a new prime minister, with Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin poised to take on the position. However, the process was ...

The Dáil failed to nominate a new taoiseach on Wednesday following a row on speaking time. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin had been poised to become the next taoiseach after agreeing a ...

Dail rules state that a number of TDs can come together to get similar speaking rights and Dail time to those afforded to political parties. Seven TDs from the Independent Regional Group ...

Independent TD Michael Lowry arrives at Leinster House, Dublin, on Wednesday, where the Dáil is set to resume and vote on the nomination of Micheal Martin as taoiseach. Wed, 22 Jan, 2025 - 14: ...