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Irish parliament to reconvene after unprecedented row over speaking time

The argument prevented Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin being nominated as taoiseach.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

‘Farcical’ Irish parliament row sees efforts to appoint a premier fail

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

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025

Row in Irish parliament a ‘subversion of constitution’ and ‘farcical’

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

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025

Martin vows to prove wrong the naysayers in new Irish government

The Fianna Fail leader is set to be appointed taoiseach for the second time on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2025

Fianna Fail members to vote on draft programme for government

Party leader Micheal Martin is set to become taoiseach for the second time next week.

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2025

Harris ‘obsessed’ with delivery as party meets to mull plan for new government

Fine Gael members held a regional meeting on Friday night in Dublin days after the draft programme for government was agreed.

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025

Taoiseach welcomes Gaza ceasefire after ’15 months of destruction’

Simon Harris said he hoped the deal will now receive the formal approval of the Israeli government.

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

Ireland’s two main centre-right parties to form coalition government

Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin will be taoiseach for first three years with Fine Gael’s Simon Harris taking over in November 2027

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025

‘We need to hold our nerve’ amid Trump presidency, says Irish deputy premier

Tanaiste Micheal Martin said Ireland needed to take ‘one step at a time’ in relation to the incoming US administration.

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025

End of cold snap ‘in sight’ in Ireland

Temperatures are expected to climb from the low of minus 7C recorded in the early hours of Thursday.

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025