The election of taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has been delayed after the Dáil (lower house of Irish parliament) was ...

The Dáil was suspended on Wednesday during chaotic scenes in the chamber. Politicians had assembled to nominate Fianna Fáil ...

The Dáil will sit for the first time this year on Wednesday nominate a Taoiseach. Sinn Féin will nominate Mary Lou McDonald ...

Mary Lou McDonald succeeded in uniting almost the entire opposition behind her on the plinth on Wednesday night as soft rain fell on a dark night after an evil day in Irish politics.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the government of trying to “ride roughshod over the collective opposition” and said they would be “failing the democratic process” if they did not take a ...

One of the most interesting aspects of the dramatic events was the effective manner with which the opposition of Sinn Féin, ...

The speaking time row in the Dáil has escalated as Mary Lou McDonald claims she is being “silenced” by Micheál Martin and Simon Harris. It comes as Sinn Féin, Labour, the Social Democrats ...

Sinn Féin has jumped three points in the poll to 22% when compared to November’s general election result, tied with Fianna ...

Attempts to nominate a future taoiseach failed on Wednesday after a series of Dail disruptions over opposition speaking time.

The Fianna Fail and Fine Gael leaders branded the oppositions actions “farcical” and accused Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald of “stunt politics on speed”. “The most fundamental ...