Transport and Energy Minister Darragh O’Brien said Micheál Martin was on government business

Over 2,000 secretaries and caretakers went on strike for eight days at the start of the school term.

‘It’s something I believe fundamentally in,’ the leader of the Labour Party said

‘There is a clear appetite for this to be done, and to be done swiftly,’ Labour leader Ivana Bacik said.

Ms Feeney, a councillor based in Co Kildare, sough to challenge the outcome of the election after she was eliminated on the 23rd count by a margin of 116 votes – or about one-ninth of a ballot

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns, and Labour leader Ivana Bacik were among dozens joining Ms Connolly on a canvas of O’Connell Street in Dublin on Sunday.

The Labour Party outlined its alternative budget and called on the Government to end child poverty.

Independent Catherine Connolly, Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys and Fianna Fáil’s Jim Gavin hold first debate

Mr McGrath is EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection

‘No, it’s for veterans, and obviously we need to make all of the arrangements workable in practise,’ Sir Keir Starmer said.

Cllr Corina Johnson spoke of how “very, very difficult” it had been for the community over the past few weeks.

Labour TD Alan Kelly has reiterated that he will not support Catherine Connolly for president despite his party voting to back her campaign.

The presidential candidate also said she had been energised by a visit to the Electric Picnic music festival.

The final decision on the nomination will be made by the party later.

The independent TD for Galway visited Belfast.

Kildare county councillor Angela Feeney told the High Court in Dublin that there were issues around transparency of counting votes.

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Resistance to an easing of rent caps has been likened to opposition against water charges by Sinn Fein’s housing spokesman.

Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Ivana Bacik said the delay was ‘disappointing’ after ‘positive’ worker policies from Fine Gael in recent years.

New laws seek to limit the use of short-term rentals across Ireland.

Micheál Martin said that every child in Ireland has a constitutional right to a school place.

Video footage shows Michael Lowry making a gesture towards the camera as the chants of ‘shame’ reverberate around the Dáil.

The coalition is bringing forward significant modifications to the standing orders of the Dáil.

The Taoiseach’s Questions slot in the Dáil was not ‘being used as well as the Opposition claims’, Micheál Martin said.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin was told the Dáil speaking rights row was an "affront to Irish democracy" and asked "is this the start of a dictatorship?".

Drivers should have to resit a theory test every time their licence is up for renewal, a Labour TD has said.

The dispute led to the suspension of the house and a delay in Micheál Martin’s nomination as Taoiseach.

The last elected were independent candidate Eileen Flynn, Sinn Féin’s Nicole Ryan and Fianna Fáil’s Fiona O’Loughlin and Diarmuid Wilson.

The final count is taking place in the administrative panel.

The veteran republican took a seat on the industrial and commercial panel.

Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

The Regional Independent Group has the "air of a political party about them" and are likely to be stable partners for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, according to a political commentator

A row is brewing between opposition parties and the group of Independents supporting the Government

Party leader Micheál Martin is set to become taoiseach for the second time next week

The issue attracted criticism after it emerged some Regional Independents wanted to form a technical group in the Dáil in order to get more speaking time

Ivana Bacik and Ged Nash said the next government would be of the ‘status quo’

Labour leader Ivana Bacik said they have not yet had a ‘substantive’ response to their policy priorities outlined during formation talks.

Ivana Bacik said notes taken during a meeting and shared with the media were inaccurate.

Labour leader Ivana Bacik said she had set up meetings with Green leader Roderic O’Gorman and the Social Democrats

What are the options available to Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael? And could a coalition be formed without them?

The report stated that for non-EU nationals, working in an irregular situation can create difficulties such as accessing social security.

Fianna Fáil looks on course to secure the most seats and had a stable vote in many areas