Mr Martin then left the Dail to meet President Higgins at his official residence ... roles between Fine Gael leader Simon Harris and Mr Micheal Martin reminded her of “groundhog day”.

Senior Fine Gael sources also stressed that Simon Harris intends to make significant changes in the reshuffle in 2027

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Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin has been elected taoiseach (Irish prime minister) for the second time after chaos in the Dáil (lower house of Irish Parliament) subsided. The Dáil was suspended several times on Wednesday after a bitter row between government and opposition parties.

Micheal Martin nominated as next taoiseach - Mr Martin will formally become Ireland’s new premier during a ceremony with President Michael D Higgins.

Micheal Martin has formally become Taoiseach during a ceremony with the Irish president, Michael D Higgins. Earlier, Mr Martin said he was “thankful” to his supporters after he received the backing of the Irish parliament to be nominated as the country ...

Micheál Martin was speaking before travelling to attend today's 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau

An Israeli woman living in Ireland was forcibly ejected and a number of protesters walked out during President Michael D Higgins’s speech at the Holocaust Memorial Day event on Sunday.

President Michael D Higgins was right to make reference to the war in Gaza during a speech marking Holocaust Memorial Day, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said.

Israeli Ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich has claimed President Michael D Higgins "politicised" yesterday's Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration in Dublin.

Having more female ministers could boost economic growth, Frances Fitzgerald has claimed. Last week, Micheál Martin announced that the majority of Ministers attending Cabinet would once again be men.

The Tánaiste said that individuals have a right to protest, but he believed President Higgins was 'very clear' in his speech