Former Longford-Westmeath TD Joe Flaherty has come up short in his attempts to secure a seat in the Seanad. The father of three had been hoping to secure one of 49 seats in the Oireachtas’ Upper House ...

A leading Irish politician has been accused of burning documents related to a proposed buy-out of Doncaster Rovers in a bid to conceal them from a high-level investigation.

The global 'Pause for Peace' movement returns this St. Brigid's Day, February 1. Into Kildare and Solas Bhríde in Co Kildare ...

Katherine Zappone has failed in her bid to return to elected politics after she was yesterday eliminated on the ninth count in the Seanad elections.

Independents Michael McDowell, Ronan Mullen and Alice Mary Higgins have all been re-elected to the Seanad. Mr McDowell was ...

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the Government plan was “another stroke being proposed by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael ...

The Government’s proposal has been shot down by the opposition and could lead to further unrest when the Dáil returns next ...

Investigative tests carried out for Uisce Éireann (UÉ) on the water supply from the Lee Road drinking water treatment plant, ...

Cork City has been plagues with serious and sustained problems with drinkable water - an issue that CorkBeo has reported on exhaustively for several years. Now Prime Time investigates will - tonight - ...

Students from St Declan's Community College, in Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford, travelled to Dublin recently for a visit to the Dáil. The representatives of the school's Student Council, along with Ms ...

There are some Seanad “lifers” also running, senators who run exclusively for the Upper House. They include former ...

The Seanad has 60 members, known as Senators or Seanadóirí, and its main function is to debate laws, known as bills, which have been proposed by the Government. The Seanad can vote to change a bill, ...