Six newly elected TDs and at least one senator have been replaced in their seats on local councils by immediate family members.

Barry Cowen, Barry Andrews, Billy Kelleher and Cynthia NÍ Mhurchú later changed their votes to 'abstain' in order to 'respect ...

When it comes to water charges, Fianna Fáil has sometimes resembled a child knocking on a door and running away.

A FORMER Fianna Fail councillor has pleaded guilty to the harassment of a female. Joseph O’Donovan, formerly known ...

A former Fianna Fáil councillor has pleaded guilty to the harassment of a female. Joseph O’Donovan, formerly known as Gary ...

Fianna Fáil junior minister Niamh Smyth has hired former party TD and senator Shane Cassells as her special adviser.

Fianna Fáil ministers were furious with Tánaiste Simon Harris last night for picking a ‘stupid’ fight with the US secretary of state.

Louth TD Erin McGreehan visited Washington on trip that included meetings in Pentagon, State Department and CIA headquarters ...

A TUV councillor likened an Irish TD’s mindset as “strikingly similar” to Russian President Vladimir Putin, after a speech ...

Support for Fine Gael has increased while support for Fianna Fáil is down, the latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks ...

The new government led by Fianna Fáil was rocked last month over coalition deal-making, but now faces a serious row over its house-building numbers. Many analysts say that government policies are ...

A series of interventions on housing from Fianna Fáil have placed a heightened emphasis on the Coalition’s early efforts to tackle the crisis – and on relations within Government as it ...