PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has formally dissolved the Dail, marking the beginning of a three-week general election campaign.

President Michael D Higgins has quietly congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the US Presidential election.

"I moved to Galway in the late 1980s and Michael was a TD at the time but he was also working as a lecturer so would just be around." ...

President Michael D Higgins has formally dissolved the Dail parliament to mark the beginning of the Irish general election ...

Donald Trump achieved a resounding victory in the US election earlier this week, winning both the electoral college and the ...

The dissolution of Ireland's parliament on Friday brings to an end the four-and-a-half-year lifespan of the historic Fine ...

Ireland's General Election for 2024 has officially kicked off after President Michael D. Higgins dissolved the current Dáil ...

Taoiseach Simon Harris asks President Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Dáil Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay ...

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to the former RTÉ broadcaster and correspondent David Davin-Power, who has died ...

The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, will deliver the 2024 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers’ Lecture at a virtual event ...

A general election in the Republic of Ireland has officially been called for Friday 29 November. Taoiseach (Irish Prime ...

As reported by the Irish Mirror, he will ask President Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Dáil on Friday afternoon. He ...