It is time to turbocharge all aspects of the Good Friday Agreement. The scourge of intolerance has spread from being just ...

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Acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard. President Michael D Higgins was among mourners who joined Longley’s family at ...

Storm Éowyn was forecast to first make landfall in the early hours of January 24, meaning newly minted ministers had to rush ...

There is that line in the song by The Who: "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." Well, the words apply to Micheál Martin ...

A recurring theme is portentous declarations presenting Ireland as the most liberal, peace-loving country in the world and ...

Micheal Martin with President Michael D Higgins (Maxwell Photography/PA) The rest of the junior ministerial appointments will be made next week. Fine Gael leader Simon Harris, who became Tanaiste and ...

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

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Mr Martin will formally become Ireland’s taoiseach during a ceremony with President Michael D Higgins at his official residence at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin. Micheal Martin with President Michael D ...

“It is a profound honor to be nominated to serve as head of the government in a free, democratic and diverse republic,” Martin said. He was formally appointed to the role by President Michael D.