LIMERICK has a new minister in Fine Gael man Patrick O'Donovan, it was confirmed in the Dáil yesterday evening (Thursday).

Only three of the 15 Ministers are women: Helen McEntee, Jennier Carroll MacNeill and Norma Foley, which makes for a ratio of 80:20 of men to women. Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore has said it ...

History was made today. No, not the appointment of a new government. In fact it was the complete opposite. “This is the first time, I think, in over 100 years, that the Dáil has failed to elect a ...

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

Waterford’s reality is that the Programme for Government is a politically expedient buffet. A list of possibilities, with a ...

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

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 ...

The Dáil Éireann (lower house) meets for the first time in 2025 today to formally confirm Fianna Fáil (FF) leader Micheál Martin as Taoiseach (PM). The new gov't is similar in composition to that ...

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris, in how they assembled their government of choice, are behaving as if they don’t give two ...

Oireachtas has said it is a matter for Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, who said legal advice allows for Regional Independent ...

Re-elected to Kanturk LEA in the summer, John Paul O’Shea (FG) made his third attempt at Cork North-West and successfully secured a Dáil seat while his party colleague, veteran Macroom councillor ...