Independents Michael McDowell, Ronan Mullen and Alice Mary Higgins have all been re-elected to the Seanad. Mr McDowell was the first to be elected in the National University of Ireland (NUI) panel, ...

The New York Saint Patrick’s Day parade has a long, fascinating history. Boston claims the oldest celebrations of St. Patrick ...

Ireland's political leaders have responded to Wednesday night's tragic plane crash in Washington, DC, the deadliest in the US since November 2001.

ESB Networks managing director Nicholas Tarrant said the storm will encourage the utility to take stock of the overall network in order to learn from it going forward ...

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

The prospect of Irish Defence Forces making incursions into Northern Ireland was mooted after violence erupted there in 1969 ...

Independent Senator Michael McDowell has become the first candidate elected to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish ...

In a shocking and disappointing development, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, in the formation of the new government, have reduced ...

The first woman to be elected Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil, Verona Murphy, will host a celebration at Leinster House today to ...

The Government has defended itself against criticism after promised corrective action on gender balance failed to materialise ...

It has been suggested Micheál Martin will appoint Ian Marshall to counteract Sinn Féin’s candidate Conor Murphy, who the party has put forward to represent Northern nationalists ...