The speaker of the Irish parliament has said she intends to continue in her role in the face of a motion of no confidence by the opposition. Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy also “categorically” rejected ...

The speaker of the Irish parliament needs to “build bridges” with the opposition after the confidence motion is held on Tuesday, a TD has said. Labour deputy leader Ged Nash said “there’s a job of ...

Members of the Northern Ireland Youth Assembly have come together ... to vote in elections for local government and the Scottish parliament. In Wales, 16 and 17 year olds were able to vote in ...

Only two women were elected to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, dubbed “the parliament of Carsonia” by anti-partitionists. In the south, six female TDs were returned – an improvement from ...

Mary Lou McDonald, the leader of Sinn Fein and Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle ... the Dail Eireann parliament and the government. The deployment number is to be lifted to 50 and the ...

The motion has been signed by Sinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats, People Before Profit-Solidarity and Independent Ireland leader Michael Collins. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said parliament could ...

Disruption which led to the suspension of Ireland’s parliament was “regrettable, unseemly and unbecoming”, Irish deputy premier Simon Harris has said. Opposition leaders are to meet on Wednesday ...

Sinn Féin MEPs Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion, in collaboration with the Commission on the Future of Ireland, will host a conference on Irish Unity at the European Parliament on Tuesday, 08 April.

The Great Seal matrix is used to create seals for a range of documents requiring Royal approval, including letters patent, Royal proclamations, commissions, some writs (such as writs for the election ...

Police are investigating after schools in Northern Ireland were closed due to a "security concern". The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it was liaising with the Metropolitan Police ...