Jennifer Carroll MacNeill will face the toughest job of her political career thus far as she joins the Cabinet as Health Minister. First elected in 2020 for the Dún Laoghaire constituency, Carroll MacNeill has long been seen as a rising star of Fine Gael,

The Irish parliament will resume on Wednesday with Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin set to return as taoiseach for a second time. The 35th Dáil (Irish parliament) will see Mr Martin elected as taoiseach (prime minister),

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."

MICHEAL Martin’s election as Taoiseach was derailed today following an explosive row in the Dail. The furious Fianna Fail leader blasted: “This is the first time in over 100 years that the Dail

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 Programme for Government with the Fine Gael party and a selection of independents.

Irish lawmakers have voted to make veteran politician Micheál Martin prime minister for a second time at the helm of a coalition government.

Micheal Martin has received the backing of the Irish parliament to become the country’s next Taoiseach. TDs voted 95 to 76 in support of the nomination of the Fianna Fail leader, one day after a chaotic row disrupted the process and resulted in the suspension of the Dail.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, who was supposed to become Taoiseach, called the scenes in the Dail a “subversion of the Irish constitution”.

The Cabinet has formally ratified the Programme for Government, following a meeting at Áras an Uachtaráin last night.

It is delusional paranoia even to think that Irish politicians, or media, will influence any decisions made in the US’

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