Micheál Martin

Healy-Raes say they will not be ‘whipped’ when it comes to ‘fundamental issues’ and ‘matters of conscience’

Michael D Higgins said massive scale-up of humanitarian aid is needed now to save lives

VAT to fall from 13.5 per cent to 9 per cent for food, hospitality, hairdressers and entertainment in next budget

Some political issues remain to be ironed out around the structures underpinning a new government and asks from Independent TDs

Department of Enterprise insists the view does not pre-empt outcome of an investigation into dynamic pricing being conducted by the consumer watchdog

Fianna Fáil likely to get Department of Justice, with Dublin TD Jim O’Callaghan among names floated for the ministerial role

Agreement signed between Department of Foreign Affairs and BTYSTE to support science in developing countries, especially Africa

Regional Independent group and two Healy-Rae brothers set to join new government if negotiations are successful

Party’s vision of early Border polls followed by a united Ireland is in stark contrast to the new government’s approach

Group of eight Independent TDs will submit a position paper to the two bigger parties setting out its preconditions for entering government

One of the first tasks of the new government will be how to persuade the incoming Trump administration that Ireland is not a soft touch

Taoiseach says he accepted findings of Moriarty tribunal but that he knows ‘the practicalities of how the Dáil works’

Series of referendums on issues such as housing and water ‘highly unlikely’, negotiators say

Tánaiste visited Apple HQ in Cork day before tech giant told another Minister that ‘slow progress’ on infrastructure in city was ‘hindering’ its growth plans

Micheál Martin said Russian attacks continue ‘to cynically target civilians and civilian infrastructure’

Year ahead promises no shortage of intrigue and challenge for the political classes as they look to digest a new reality brought about by the year of elections

Current indications are that upwards of 940,000 passports will be sought and issued this year

After a year of two lost referendums, a taoiseach’s resignation and huge losses for government partners the Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are returning to power

State funeral scheduled for Jaunary 9th, at which Biden will deliver a eulogy

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