The Irish Government has been accused of agreeing a “stinking, dirty deal” with independents, as a row over parliamentary speaking rights is due to come to a head on Tuesday. The coalition is ...

Irish opposition parties called on the speaker of the lower house of parliament to resign on Wednesday, just three months ...

DUBLIN — Ireland’s parliament descended into chaos Tuesday when the government forced through new speaking rules that the opposition refuses to accept. Led by the nationalist Sinn Féin, opposition ...

The crisis within Ireland’s fledgling parliament deepened Wednesday as Sinn Féin and other opposition leaders demanded the resignation of Verona Murphy, a sharp-tongued ex-trucker who was appointed as ...

The opposition party representatives are to discuss their response to the disorder in the Dail, the Irish parliament’s lower house. There were chaotic scenes of shouting, interruptions and ...

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 ...