Tánaiste Simon Harris has said he is conscious of "not wanting to over comment" on the controversy over senator Martin Conway ...

The two main parties in the outgoing Irish government have again ruled out Sinn Fein as a potential coalition partner in the next government. The leaders of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin ...

Another effort to resolve the increasingly bitter Dáil speaking rights controversy ended in disarray this week. Where to now?

The five seats on the cultural and educational panel were taken by Sinn Fein’s Pauline Tully, Fine Gael’s Cathal Byrne and Sean Kyne, Fianna Fail’s Shane Curley and independent Joe Conway.

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Ceann Comhairle tells Micheál Martin to stop carrying on like a child following goading by Pearse Doherty over Michael Lowry ...

Support for Fine Gael has increased while support for Fianna Fáil is down, the latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks ...

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald said people should also get a month’s rent back in tax reliefs to help with these costs ...

Support for Sinn Féin comes in at 22pc while Fine Gael is on 20pc, the poll shows. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news ...

Sinn Féin has submitted a Dáil motion calling on Fine Gael leader and Tánaiste Simon Harris to make a statement on Senator ...

A Clare TD claims Fine Gael leadership has serious questions to answer over its handling of incidents involving Clare Senator ...