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 ...

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.

A lesser-known one in its long annals is that of the two Richards of Co Limerick. Both gentlemen played a unique role in the ...

Independent Senator Michael McDowell is the first candidate to be elected in the first count of the Seanad election. He was ...

Data provided by Dublin City Council show motorists are most likely to be clamped on Thursdays, while approximately a quarter of all vehicles were clamped between 8am and 10am. November was the month ...

Counting is under way for nominees to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament) on Thursday. One of the ...

It is hoped that the construction of the long-awaited Tubbercurry Primary Care Centre may commence next October.

To what extent are people happy to adopt a new flag? Are they happy to adopt a new educational system? A new national anthem?

MAYO Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon has been appointed as a Minister of State for Small Business and Retail and Circular Economy.

The new Minister of State said he "was never distracted by all of the speculation that was surrounding the appointment of Ministers of State." ...