Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have rejected suggestions that the Coalition leaders have failed when it comes to ensuring gender equality in their ministerial appointments.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael members have voted to ratify the draft Programme for Government that will see both parties form a coalition government

No senior Minster and Taoiseach Micheál Martin drops Seán Fleming as junior minister with Offaly also out in the cold

Jerry Buttimer expected to be appointed Minister of State with Robert Troy also to make a ministerial comeback

The guaranteed salary of the Ministers of State will be €159,525, rising to €172,670 for Super Junior Ministers who attend cabinet.

A political row over who should have replaced Deputy Joe Cooney (FG) as chair of the Killaloe Municipal District (MD) continued this week as Councillor Pat Burke (FG) claimed efforts to discuss

Three Clare county councillors have requested Clare County Council to make urgent contact with national government about what they see as a serious deficiency in the Housing Aid for Older People

For the second straight year, Century headed to BHS without a loss. For the second straight year, the Patriots left with a loss, thanks to a strong finish from the

Only one Minister in the outgoing government has kept their old position as Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced a major reshuffle of his Cabinet. In sweeping changes that saw former Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue dropped, several surprises saw six new senior ministers appointed.

Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen certainly are going to do their part. And Saquon Barkley might have his own chapter in the Commanders' defensive game plan. Nobody doubts the significance

The idea that simply being a TD isn’t enough to garner speaking time in the Dáil is certainly an oddity. I totally get the position of Gillian Toole, or indeed of Peadar Tóibín: the former finds herself attracting unwanted national ire for trying to join

Historian and political commentator Brian Feeney has been a columnist with The Irish News for three decades. He is a former SDLP councillor in Belfast and co-author of the award-winning book Lost Lives At Fianna Fáil’s weekend mini-ard fheis, the atmosphere was euphoric, the mood nostalgic. Just like old times.