Micheál Martin on Thursday was elected as Ireland’s Taoiseach (Prime Minister) for the second time, leading a coalition of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, and independents.This marks the second consecutive ...

Micheál Martin was elected Taoiseach this week at the second time of asking. First he, the Dáil and the wider public had to endure the spectacle of attempts to elect a Taoiseach ending in chaos.  But ...

Martin will have the opportunity to somewhat even out numbers when appointing ministers of State but after a tumultuous two days he will simply be relieved to finally return to the office of An Taoise ...

Soon after Micheál Martin had been proposed and seconded as the next Taoiseach, Michael Lowry left the Dáil chamber which then heard about Lowry’s attempted purchase of Doncaster Rovers ...

In his acceptance speech in the Dáil, the Fianna Fáil leader said it was a “profound honour to be nominated to serve as head of the government in a free, democratic and diverse republic”.

The Cabinet Ministers for the next government have been announced, after Micheál Martin became Taoiseach after a calamitous nomination process. Nearly two months after the General Election, and after ...

Micheál Martin has made several surprise appointments and demotions in his first act as Taoiseach. He was nominated by his fellow TDs on Thursday afternoon on a score of 95 in favour to 76 against. It ...

The Irish parliament on Thursday backed Micheal Martin to become the country's next taoiseach or prime minister, a day after a bitter row had delayed the vote.

Irish lawmakers voted Thursday to make veteran politician Micheál Martin prime minister for a second time at the helm of a coalition government.

Micheal Martin has been elected as the Republic of Ireland’s prime minister for a second time. Lawmakers voted on Thursday 95 to 76 in support of the nomination of the Fianna Fail leader. Martin will ...