Joe Mag Raollaigh

Political Coverage Editor

An Coimisiún Toghcháin says everyone who is eligible to vote should be on the electoral register

Campaign launched to encourage people to vote in Ireland

A public consultation has been launched by An Coimisiún Toghcháin focused on getting people to come out and vote in elections in Ireland.

Politics • 10 Feb

Voting is under way to elected the members of the next Seanad

What is the role of Seanad Éireann?

Bicameralism is not something you hear talked about much, but that is the parliamentary system we use in Ireland.

Politics • 27 Jan

Voting in the Seanad election closes this week and then the counting of votes will get under way

Seanad election drawing to a close

The time is now to cast the last votes in the Seanad election.

Politics • 27 Jan

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is congratulated on his election in the Dáil

New government put in place as ministers appointed

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has spent his first hours in office putting in place his new government.

Politics • 23 Jan

It's been nearly seven weeks since the General Election was called and in that time the Dáil only met once

How a day of ceremony and significance is off course

Elections all done, counting concluded, and negotiations complete, the day finally arrived for the Dáil to elect a Taoiseach, but things have not progressed as planned.

Politics • 22 Jan

How a day of ceremony and significance is now off course

Elections all done, counting concluded, and negotiations complete, the day finally arrived for the Dáil to elect a Taoiseach, but things have not progressed as planned.

Politics • 22 Jan

Fine Gael has used the room for its parliamentary party meetings since 2011

FF takes largest party room in Leinster House from FG

As the ink dries on the draft Programme for Government, Fine Gael is to lose its fifth floor meeting room in Leinster House to make way for Fianna Fáil.

Politics • 16 Jan

Micheál Martin said he was 'absolutely committed' to serving three years as taoiseach

Programme for Government 'very ambitious' - Martin

The Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael leaders have welcomed an agreement to form a Coalition government with the support of the Independent Regional Group and Kerry Independent TDs, Michael and Danny Healy-Rae.

Politics • 15 Jan

Preparations for voting on the Programme for Government by members of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are being advanced

Timeline to ratify new Programme for Government

Now that the Programme for Government has been agreed, preparations for voting on it by members of the two big parties, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are being advanced.

Politics • 15 Jan

The final report of the Moriarty Tribunal was referred by the government to An Garda Síochána after it was published in 2011

File sent to DPP after garda probe into Moriarty findings

A file has been forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to its investigation into the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal, gardaí have confirmed.

Ireland • 09 Jan