MICHAEL Healy-Rae celebrated his appointment as Minister by thumping the air outside Government buildings as Taoiseach Micheal Martin revealed his record breaking 23-strong junior team. The squad

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

Roscommon woman Rachel Connolly told Taoiseach Micheál Martin that the plans ahead of last week's Storm Éowyn "didn't work."

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.

Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin has been elected taoiseach (Irish prime minister) for the second time after chaos in the Dáil (lower house of Irish Parliament) subsided. The Dáil was suspended several times on Wednesday after a bitter row between government and opposition parties.

The election of taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has been delayed after the Dáil (lower house of Irish parliament) was suspended amid chaotic scenes in the chamber. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said the delay has been "premeditated, coordinated and a choreographed" position by the opposition and in particular Sinn Féin.

Micheal Martin has been confronted by people frustrated with ongoing and often faltering efforts to get the country back up and running after Storm Eowyn.

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has warned members of the Oireachtas to be on their guard - in case foreign spies try to recruit them.

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has been named a "Hauser Leader" at the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership in Cambridge this spring.

EXCLUSIVE: The former Fine Gael leader – who is a hate figure for some elements of the far right – has been told the security detail can be reinstated if gardai assess he is under threat

Micheal Martin said it is not his understanding that there was a significant delay in requesting help, including generators and additional crews.

A resident of Roscommon told him the grid system is “failing” and that the State should pay for rural homes to set up their own power supply.