Micheál Martin, who was poised to be elected as Ireland's new Taoiseach today, slammed the chaotic Dáil proceedings as a "subversion of the Irish Constitution."

Oireachtas has said it is a matter for Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, who said legal advice allows for Regional Independent Group members to also ask questions from Opposition benches

Committee to consider wording of a new amendment to Dáil rules to break gridlock over ongoing row around Regional Independent Group

Dáil Éireann has voted by 95 votes to 76 to elect Micheál Martin as Taoiseach. It followed a day of chaos yesterday as a row with the opposition saw the Dáil suspended four times, failing to ...

Fianna Fáil leader Martin will become Taoiseach this afternoon for the second time as the new Government is formed

The Dail meets today for the nomination of Taoiseach - but won't sit again next week despite the formation of a new government

Elections all done, counting concluded, and negotiations complete, the day finally arrived for the Dáil to elect a Taoiseach, but things have not progressed as planned. It was always going to be ...

IT was expected at time of going to print on Wednesday that Limerick would be well represented in the incoming government.

The Laois TD was one of the highest profile TDs in the last Dáil as he was the Chairman of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee when he was a Sinn Féin TD. He was replaced as leader of this committee after he resigned from Sinn Féin over a disciplinary process that arose from an interaction he had with a female member of Sinn Féin.

A ‘gentleman’s agreement’ brokered by the Clerk of the Dáil aimed at resolving this week’s unprecedented impasse – and sealed with a round of handshakes amongst party whips – broke down when it was put to opposition party leaders,

Row in Dáil Éireann a ‘subversion of constitution’ - says Micheál Martin Row in Dáil Éireann a ‘subversion of constitution’ - says Micheál Martin. A chaotic row in the Dáil has been ...

Bicameralism is not something you hear talked about much, but that is the parliamentary system we use in Ireland. Latin scholars will know "camera" in the middle of that word refers to a "chamber ...