In the vocational cultural and educational panel, Sinn Féin’s Pauline Tully - who lost her Cavan-Monaghan Dáil seat in a shock defeat – was re-elected on the second count. She received 189 votes, just ...

The New York Saint Patrick’s Day parade has a long, fascinating history. Boston claims the oldest celebrations of St. Patrick ...

Ireland's political leaders have responded to Wednesday night's tragic plane crash in Washington, DC, the deadliest in the US since November 2001.

Ms Higgins was elected without reaching the quota with 8,822 votes, as the remaining surplus would not assist the next candidates: consultant geriatrician Rónán Collins (4,357) and the Green Party’s ...

The prospect of Irish Defence Forces making incursions into Northern Ireland was mooted after violence erupted there in 1969 ...

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

In a shocking and disappointing development, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, in the formation of the new government, have reduced ...

The boys are holding on to the bulk of the jobs. The group Women for Election are not happy with the number of women in the ...

Roscommon woman Rachel Connolly told Taoiseach Micheál Martin that the plans ahead of last week's Storm Éowyn "didn't work." ...

Israeli Ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich has accused the Irish president of "politicising" a Holocaust Memorial Day ...

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will be the keynote speaker at the first major event in the US hosted by Ireland’s Future, an ...