A memorial statue to Sir John Gray stands on Dublin’s O’Connell Street. It honours his efforts to bring a water supply to the ...

The speaker of the lower house of Ireland's parliament defeated a no confidence motion laid down by the main opposition ...

Irish lower house speaker Verona Murphy survived a no-confidence motion supported by opposition parties. Despite calls to resign over a speaking rights dispute affecting parliamentary sessions, she ...

The speaker of the Irish parliament needs to “build bridges” with the opposition after the confidence motion is held on ...

Micheal Martin said it was a ‘bit rich’ for the opposition to blame the Ceann Comhairle after creating widespread disruption.

Explore the transformation of Dublin's Temple Bar, a model for urban regeneration in architecture and vibrant cultural spaces ...

The “holy show” in our national parliament last week was a most unedifying spec­tacle and has made us a laughing stock around the world. The fact that the Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann has had to ...

A Wexford secondary school student, Aoibhinn Doyle, was one of just 20 teenagers from across the country to be presented with ...

He may be in favour with the Trump administration, but Conor McGregor's chances of making the ballot paper in Ireland's ...

Verona Murphy, candidate for new Ceann Comhairle, during first sitting of the 34th Dail in Dublin (Maxwells/PA) The speaker ...

Verona Murphy faces criticism for her handling of an acrimonious sitting on Tuesday when contentious changes to speaking ...

Disruption which led to the suspension of Ireland’s parliament was “regrettable ... are to discuss their response to the ...