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

Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day ...

The veteran Sinn Fein politician is leaving his job as Stormont economy minister to take on a new role in the upper chamber of the Irish parliament.

The upper house ... Ireland will be keeping a closer eye on the results from Dublin than in previous elections. The Seanad holds 60 members, 11of them are nominated by the taoiseach (Irish prime ...

Sinn Fein’s Conor Murphy warned Ireland’s government not to ... and Armagh Assembly member to switch to the upper house of the Irish parliament. The republican veteran secured his Seanad ...