New Kerry Senator Mike Kennelly said he is looking forward to his term in the Seanad. The Listowel MD councillor was elected ...

The Seanad election must take place up to 90 days after Dáil Éireann has dissolved. This means that the new Dáil is formed before the Seanad election. Forty-nine of the Seanad's 60 members are ...

What does the Seanad do? The main function of Seanad Éireann is to vote on or amend legislation. Bills can start and end in the Seanad as well as in the Dáil. However, the Dáil has the power to ...

The Irish government said its focus throughout this process was to ensure that every TD elected by the people could fulfil their mandate and have speaking rights in Dáil Éireann. Government chief whip ...

Proposed legislation to reform Ireland’s defamation laws is among Bills set to be revived by the Government for progression in the new Dáil. Taoiseach Micheál Martin briefed the Cabinet on ...

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The leaders of the new Irish coalition government have confirmed 11 nominees to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament). The nominations follow last November's general election ...

The Dáil returns today for a new term after an intense 12-week period which included a general election, Government formation talks, the election of a new Taoiseach and an almighty row on ...

A REPEAT of last month’s Dail chaos has been avoided after Michael Lowry conceded defeat in his bid to act as opposition while also backing the government. Leaders from the real opposition ...

The speaker of the Dáil, Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, said that independents who had been involved in government formation talks should not be given opposition speaking time. The opposition ...