What is the Irish Seanad and how are senators elected?
The Seanad holds 60 members, 11of them are nominated by the taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and 49 are elected. It sits ...
Police treating ‘sectarian and anti-Irish graffiti’ sprayed on bilingual Belfast street ...
There has been condemnation about “sectarian and anti-Irish graffiti” daubed on a bilingual street sign in south Belfast over ...
Irish Speaker refuses to recognise opposition grouping independents
The Speaker of the Irish Parliament has refused to recognise four Government-affiliated independent TDs as an opposition grouping for speaking rights. It comes after furious scenes in the Dail last ...
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Could less State support and more 'adversity' help the Irish language?
Currently, the Constitution recognises Irish as the State’s first official language and English as its second.
Ireland’s Future: Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to be keynote speaker at first major US event
Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will be the keynote speaker at the first major event in the US hosted by Ireland’s Future, an ...
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Irish parliament delays vote for prime minister after speaking rights row
Lawmakers in the Republic of Ireland have abandoned an effort to appoint a new prime minister amid bitter wrangling over ...