The outgoing minister of state for public health said there is a significant argument for Cork to be well-represented at ministerial and junior ministerial level

Taylor Swift once wrote a song lyric about missing Wicklow, but Greystones native Simon Harris missed her when he turned down VIP tickets to the Eras Tour last year.

The Taoiseach was speaking as members of his Fine Gael party met in Dublin to begin the process of ratifying the draft programme for government

DUBLIN (AP) — Veteran politician Micheál Martin is set to become Ireland's prime minister for a second time on Wednesday when lawmakers formally approve him as head of a coalition government. The confirmation comes almost two months after an election in which Martin’s Fianna Fáil party won the most seats, but not enough to govern alone.

November's general election has seen a repeat of the coalition that governed Ireland between 2020 and 2024, returning to office with a cohort of independents backing the government instead of the Greens.

Despite recent social changes in the Twenty-Six Counties of Ireland and the expectation of ‘change,’ last November’s election demonstrated that the political status quo will remain. The election’s outcome underscores that a meaningful shift in power is still out of reach.

A vote due on Wednesday in the Irish parliament to elect a new prime minister was delayed by a day after opposition protests over speaking rights for independent lawmakers supporting the incoming coalition government derailed a chaotic sitting.

Veteran politician Micheál Martin is set to become Ireland's prime minister for a second time on Wednesday when lawmakers formally approve him as head of a coalition government. The confirmation comes almost two months after an election in which Martin’s Fianna Fáil party won the most seats,

Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has confirmed that a rotating Taoiseach arrangement will be part of the next government

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris have confirmed a new draft programme for the Irish government. The deal paves the way for the next government following November's election. The government will be formed with the support of a number of independent TDs.

Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said people "outside of the Leinster House bubble" are more concerned about the Government delivering on key issues than Dáil speaking rights.