Almost two-thirds of the public disagree with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael doing business with Tipperary TD Michael Lowry, who ...

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

Only three of the 15 Ministers are women: Helen McEntee, Jennier Carroll MacNeill and Norma Foley, which makes for a ratio of ...

Letterkenny cllr Jimmy Kavanagh has said that if he were elected to Seanad Éireann it would be an opportunity for Fine Gael ...

TAOISEACH Simon Harris believes a new Government can be formed before the end of January despite concerns that a coalition deal is only halfway done. The Fine Gael leader has also defended going ...

Talks between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to agree a Programme for Government have resumed with both sides aiming to have an administration in place when the Dáil meets again on 22 January.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael members have voted to ratify the draft Programme for Government that will see both parties form a ...

Kilgarvan TD Michael Healy-Rae has said there is still a long way to go before a Government is formed but he indicated talks are going well.

Mr Martin would not be drawn on reports that he will serve for three years, with Fine Gael leader Simon Harris due to serve for two years. He said he would not pre-empt anything, adding that there ...

Historian and political commentator Brian Feeney has been a columnist with The Irish News for three decades. He is a former ...

Tánaiste and Taoiseach both reject suggestion that independent TD will be a ‘kingmaker’ in government formation talks ...

Fine Gael has been urged to consider a stint in opposition to rebuild the party – by one of its own elected representatives ...