Micheal Martin was appointed Ireland's new prime minister on Thursday after lawmakers belatedly backed him following a bitter row over parliamentary speaking rules that had delayed the vote.

President Michael D Higgins presents seals of office to new ministers alongside new Taoiseach Micheál Martin (Pic: RollingNews.ie) It led too to a lifelong ambition of Micheál Martin to become ...

Micheal Martin has said he is “thankful” to his supporters after he received the backing of the Irish parliament to be nominated as the country’s next premier. Parliamentarians voted 95 to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin, right, and Fine Gael’s Simon Harris talk to the media outside the ...

Once Martin is approved, he will be formally appointed to the job by President Michael D. Higgins before naming his cabinet. In Ireland’s Nov. 29 election, voters bucked a global trend that saw ...

He will then travel to Áras an Uachtaráin where he will be formally appointed to the office by President Michael D Higgins. READ ALSO: Storm Éowyn to blow the country away as Orange wind ...

He will then travel to Áras an Uachtaráin, where President Michael D Higgins will award him with his seal of office. In the hours after his appointment, Mr Martin is set to work with new ...

Historian and political commentator Brian Feeney has been a columnist with The Irish News for three decades. He is a former SDLP councillor in Belfast and co-author of the award-winning book Lost ...

Next leader of Fianna Fáil will come from Dublin – but there are now three contenders Fianna Fáil's Jim O’Callaghan is expected to get the Justice portfolio Keep your friends close, your ...

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Micheal Martin will be Taoiseach for the first three years of the new government with Simon Harris taking the final two years. The cabinet is set to be appointed too - but it hasn't happened today.

Micheal Martin is poised to become Ireland’s next premier, as the country’s parliament meets to nominate a new taoiseach on Wednesday. Mr Martin’s Fianna Fail emerged as the largest party ...