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

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

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 ...

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 ...

The programme was published on Wednesday as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael held parliamentary party meetings to sign off on the ...