Independent Senator Michael McDowell has become the first candidate elected to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish ...

The speaker of the lower house of parliament suspended the chamber on four separate ... "What we witnessed today was the subversion of the Irish constitution ... This has never happened in the history ...

A vote due on Wednesday in the Irish parliament to elect a new prime minister was delayed by a day after opposition protests over speaking rights for independent lawmakers supporting the incoming ...

The Irish parliament descended into uproar on Wednesday, its first day back in session after weeks of political horse-trading and coalition-building, following the country’s general election in ...

The Irish parliament has been suspended twice amid ... The speaker (Ceann Comhairle) of the House, Verona Murphy, was forced to suspend matters, however, after returning about 20 minutes later ...

Irish Parliament Delays Vote for Prime Minister ... The speaker of the lower house of parliament suspended the chamber on four separate occasions before adjourning it until 0900 GMT on Thursday ...

The speaker of the lower house of parliament suspended the chamber on ... "What we witnessed today was the subversion of the Irish constitution ... This has never happened in the history of ...