Irish premier Micheal Martin and Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill have also congratulated the new pontiff.

The new Pope Leo XIV has the best wishes of all Irish people, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said. Mr Martin said the election ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rejected the “negativity” expressed by those who spoke at a major protest in Dublin over the weekend. Thousands of people participated in an anti-immigration protest in ...

The funeral of Pope Francis has taken place in the Vatican this morning with the Irish delegation being led by President Michael D ... Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris.

Political leaders across the island of Ireland have reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis after attending his funeral on ...

The historic funeral takes place at 10am, 9am Irish time, and the service will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Deacon of the College of Cardinals ...

Pope Francis’s work on peace and sustainability must be remembered by those attending his funeral today, President Michael D Higgins has said. Mr Higgins and his wife Sabina paid their respects at the ...

The involvement of Tipperary North TD Michael Lowry in cementing the deal ... political” – most notably by Fine Gael leader Simon Harris’s approach, who they believe is finding the ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris will also attend tomorrow's funeral. Watch: President Higgins and wife Sabina pay their respects as Pope Francis lies in state President ...

Simon Harris is not Fine Gael’s biggest problem ... It’s awkward, too, that Micheál Martin is more credible with many Fine Gael voters. The handful in either party who might become ministers ...