DUBLIN - Micheal Martin was elected Irish prime minister for the second time by a coalition of the country's two large centre-right parties and independent lawmakers on Thursday, a day later than ...

He was formally appointed to the role by President Michael D. Higgins in a ceremony at the presidential residence in Dublin, and is expected to name his Cabinet later. The vote had been due to ...

She also criticised the role of Michael Lowry saying that he had changed from being a “rogue politician” to being a “kingmaker” in the formation of this Government. Labour leader Ivana ...

Micheal Martin has said he is “thankful” to his supporters after he received the backing of the Irish parliament to be nominated as the country’s next premier. Parliamentarians voted 95 to ...

DUBLIN — Micheál Martin was elected Irish prime minister for the second time by a coalition of the country's two large center-right parties and independent lawmakers on Thursday, a day later than ...

That is Sinn Féin’s next apparent target — to try to embarrass Martin over his dependence on the Regional Independents and particularly its Teflon-coated Tipperary kingmaker: Michael Lowry. When Sinn ...

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

The new Taoiseach Micheal Martin has ordered a new inquiry into the events surrounding the death of Irish soldier Sean Rooney in Lebanon. It is being carried out independently by senior counsel ...

Claims of discrimination are ‘step backwards’ and ‘problem’ for newly-elected Taoiseach Micheál Martin and his wife Mary O'Shea. Photo: Reuters Fianna Fáil politicians have urged ...

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 ...

“The ensuing scenes dramatise the extensive police investigation, including a ‘traumatising’ strip search of Michael that scars him for life”. The problem, he reported, is that the Jackson ...

Mr Martin will travel to Áras an Uachtaráin shortly to be formally appointed as Taoiseach by President Michael D Higgins, and will proceed to nominate a government for the approval of the Dáil.