Watching Irish politics over the past few weeks, a single question keeps coming into my mind: does Micheál Martin understand his own brand? Does he know that he is Taoiseach, not because of ...

Mr Martin has confirmed that he will raise Ireland's cultural and economic relationship with the US, but will also be reiterating our stance in relation to Gaza and the need for a two-State solution.

Micheál Martin navigates Ireland’s neutrality amid rising EU concerns over defence spending and security threats from Russia, writes Elaine Loughlin Taoiseach Micheál Martin at his desk in ...

At home, this has led to calls for Taoiseach Micheál Martin to boycott the annual St Patrick’s Day trip. Those calls have been mainly led by People Before Profit TDs, but Social Democrats TD ...

Donald Trump has surrounded himself with those who share his America First view of things – he needs to hear other points of view Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photo: Gerry Mooney We are not yet ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told the opposition that standing orders should change to give all TDs “reasonable access to speaking time”. While the row over speaking time looked like it was ...

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald accused Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Tanaiste Simon Harris of an “election ploy” when they had claimed around 40,000 homes would be built last year ...

Irish premier Micheal Martin said cautiously that it “remains to be seen where this leads”. Both Mr Martin and Mr Harris, who is Ireland’s deputy premier, said Ireland and the EU’s focus ...

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Taoiseach Micheal Martin said that Ireland needs “a fundamental rethink in terms of storm resilience”. He said: “What the evidence is showing is that storms are far more severe, and they ...