A UK-Ireland summit marks a "major and significant manifestation" of a reset in relations between the two governments in the post-Brexit era, Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin has said. He will meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday evening,

Ahead of his St. Patrick's Day meeting with US President Donald Trump, Ireland's Taoiseach Micheál Martin says "The important thing is to engage."

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Taoiseach Micheál Martin set out plans to “reset” the UK’s relationship with the European Union during a business roundtable at Liverpool docks in the first annual UK-Ireland summit.

The summit with the UK has been long in the planning but coincides with a momentous shift in the global balance of power. New uncertainty over the future of Ukraine and Gaza has been thrown up by a Trump presidency that has matched the unpredictability of the Trump 2016 version with a hard – and frankly worrying – ideological edge.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin emphasises Europe's need for self-reliance and security in the wake of Russian aggression

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has insisted he will be "respectful" at next week's meeting with Donald Trump in the Washington.

The Taoiseach has said he is open to sending Irish troops to Ukraine to keep the peace if a ceasefire deal is struck.

Michelle O'Neill hopes Taoiseach Micheal Martin will raise Ireland's views on Palestine with US President Donald Trump at St. Patrick's Day. The First Minister of Northern Ireland will not attend events in Washington,

ACCUSED criminals on bail are suspected of having carried out 40,348 crimes last year. The figure is more than 110 a day, as Government backbenchers become increasingly concerned about falling prison populations. It came as the issue of crime soared up the list of public concerns, as reflected in a Sunday Independent poll last weekend.

Mr Martin will be joined by Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris, who is also the country’s defence and foreign affairs minister for the summit plenary meeting later on Thursday.

It comes amid a "refresh" in relations between Ireland and the UK following the Labour Party’s victory in last summer’s general election

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he is not satisfied that parents of children with special needs cannot secure access to a special school or schools with special classes.