President Michael D Higgins has formally dissolved the Dail parliament to mark the beginning of the Irish general election campaign that will conclude with polling day on November 29. Speaking to ...

The President of Ireland has said the world is witnessing the return of an "ugly xenophobic" corruption of nationalism. Michael D Higgins also said that climate change is one of the greatest ...

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has formally dissolved the Dail, marking the beginning of a three-week general election campaign. Taoiseach Simon Harris today told how the “time is right” t… ...

There have been calls for President Michael D Higgins to refuse Taoiseach Simon Harris’ request to dissolve the Dáil, with ...

Taoiseach Simon Harris asks President Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Dáil Taoiseach Simon Harris asks President Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Dáil Join the ...

Ireland's General Election for 2024 has officially kicked off after President Michael D. Higgins dissolved the current Dáil Eireann at the request of Taoiseach Simon Harris.

President Higgins put into effect a resolution that was passed in the Dáil Éireann over 100 years ago. President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina paid honor to the heroes executed for ...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has left Áras An Uachtaráin and arrived arrived back at Government Buildings after President Michael D Higgins dissolved the 31st Dáil. The order for the polling day to be ...

President Michael D Higgins will deliver a keynote address tomorrow to mark the centenary of the first sitting of the Dáil. President Higgins will make the speech at the Mansion House in Dublin ...

A dissolution of the Dáil is unlikely to be permitted by President Michael D Higgins should the programme for government be rejected this weekend, according to senior sources in the main parties.

THE 32ND DÁIL has today been dissolved by President Michael D Higgins. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar travelled to Áras an Uachtaráin this afternoon to seek the dissolution of the Dáil after calling a ...

President Michael D Higgins will urge people not to be afraid to "face the past" as they commemorate the most difficult centenaries of Irish history, including the War of Independence and the ...