We saw shock resignations, ruptured relations and an over-eager new Taoiseach in a year of change but a future of more of the ...

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Newly released files from the National Archives in Dublin show a protracted process in which plans to display that original portrait in the Irish parliament buildings were changed, sparking some ...

Derek Doyle previously served in positions in the Defence Forces and was married to local councillor Tania Doyle.

A debutant Clare County Councillor could be in line for a baptism of fire in his new role. It follows a special meeting at ...

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

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

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

As the new TDs gathered in the Dail chamber for the first time, a pro-Palestine protest was held outside the gates of Leinster House calling on TDs to urgently pass a bill that would ban imports from ...

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 ...