Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin has been elected taoiseach (Irish prime minister) for the second time after chaos in the ...

Acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard.

I realised how weary I had grown of trying to explain President Michael D Higgins’s words and proclivities to curious but incredulous English people. The first time I remember doing so is when ...

President Michael D Higgins was right to make reference to ... Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Monday attended a commemoration in Auschwitz to mark the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation.

“It is a profound honor to be nominated to serve as head of the government in a free, democratic and diverse republic,” said ...

PA Media Martin received his official seal of office from Michael D Higgins on Thursday In his acceptance speech, Martin said that it was "a sad development in many parliaments in the world that ...

democratic and diverse republic,” said Martin, who will formally be appointed to the role later by President Michael D. Higgins before naming his cabinet. The vote had been due to come on ...

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins was among mourners who joined ... A representative of Taoiseach Micheal Martin also attended the funeral, as did SDLP leader and family friend Claire Hanna.