In the December 1918 general election, the Sinn Féin party won 73 of the 105 Westminster seats allocated to Ireland. As a number of Sinn Féin candidates contested – and won – in more than ...

The Dáil was suspended on Wednesday during chaotic scenes in the chamber. Politicians had assembled to nominate Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin as the new taoiseach and allow ...

In Ireland's General Election in November ... a majority of the democratically-elected representatives of Dáil Eireann to discharge their duty and their mandate to elect a Taoiseach.

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Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is to become Taoiseach for the second time on Wednesday as the Dáil meets to confirm him and his new Cabinet.Once Mr Martin is confirmed as Taoiseach-elect by the ...

The row resulted in chaotic scenes in the Dáíl (Irish Parliament) before a new government was elected last month. It centres on an attempt by the independents - whose colleagues have ministerial ...