Ireland's Micheál Martin was elected prime minister for the second time by a coalition of the country's two large centre-right parties and independents on Thursday, and set himself the task of warding off threats arising from Donald Trump's return as U.

Irish lawmakers have voted to make veteran politician Micheál Martin prime minister for a second time, leading a coalition government

DUBLIN (AP) — Veteran politician Micheál Martin is set to become Ireland’s prime minister for a second time on Wednesday when lawmakers formally approve him as head of a coalition government. The confirmation comes almost two months after an election in which Martin’s Fianna Fáil party won the most seats, but not enough to govern alone.

Micheál Aodh Martin believes with the new rule of not being allowed to pass the ball back to the keeper there is a space for short kick outs.

Micheal Martin said there had been a "subversion of the constitution" when unruly scenes saw the Dail suspended four times and the vote for his new government ultimately pushed back a day

The Irish parliament will resume on Wednesday with Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin set to return as taoiseach for a second time. The 35th Dáil (Irish parliament) will see Mr Martin elected as taoiseach (prime minister),

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Dozens of electrical engineers from ­various countries have started arriving in Ireland to help exhausted ESB ­workers tackle the unprecedented damage to the national power grid. The foreign crews have largely been deployed to Cavan,

Government leaders decide on junior minister appointments this week, but the names are unlikely to assuage doubts after accusations of misogyny when the Cabinet was announced last week. Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris are set to confirm the names for 18 junior minister jobs.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Irish PM Micheal Martin who is set to return for his second term in office. Taking to X, PM Modi said that India is committed to working together with Ireland to further strengthen the bilateral partnership between both countries.

In his first speech, the newly-appointed Taoiseach said existing approaches on disability 'will not achieve the breakthroughs we need and it is time to move beyond them'

Micheál Martin returns to the post of Taoiseach after being nominated and winning the vote in Ireland's Dáil Éireann.