Fianna Fáil ministers and TDs are trying to convince Taoiseach Micheál Martin to run for the presidency as they believe that ...

When the US warplane dropped a 4,400kg atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and 43 seconds later it detonated 600 metres above the city, ...

A presidential election is likely to be held in October ahead of the end of President Michael D Higgins' 14-year stint in ...

Big names have been slow to emerge ahead of the election, but many are likely to set out their stall in the weeks to come ...

Donald Trump’s return reminds us that old alliances can no longer rest on sentiment (‘In Trumpian world, our rich ties to US need to be solidified’, Irish Independent, July 4). The age of “America ...

The Government wants to “loosen up” building-density rules, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Building-density rules vary ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said it has been "an honour" to visit Hiroshima. He told Japanese journalists: "I'm here first ...

There was some levity during the visit as an excited group of Japanese schoolchildren were left star struck after they waved ...

Asked if the government will be prioritising increasing childcare places over reducing costs this year, the Taoiseach said ...

It comes after Tánaiste Simon Harris said there is 'merit' in unemployment benefit not rising at the same rate as other ...

An increase in childcare places must happen quickly, along with reducing the cost to parents, the Taoiseach has said. A big feature of the election, which also made it into the Programme for ...

European credibility has “taken a hit” as a result of the lack of action by the EU over the “slaughter in Gaza”, the ...