The move comes after the SDLP voted in favour of a partnership with Irish opposition party Fianna Fáil. Mr Durkan said his decision to contest the May poll had the blessing of Pat Hume ...

Mr Martin’s Fianna Fail emerged as the largest party following the Irish general election at the end of November. After weeks of Government formation talks, Fianna Fail has agreed to re-enter ...

Parliamentarians voted 95 to 76 in support of the nomination of the Fianna Fail leader, the day after a chaotic row disrupted the process and resulted in the suspension of the Dail. Speaking after ...

The Fianna Fail leader, who is poised to become Taoiseach for the second time on Wednesday, bemoaned what he described as “negativity” around the new government before it has even been ...

Mr Martin’s Fianna Fail emerged as the largest party following the Irish general election at the end of November. Micheal Martin is poised to become Ireland’s next premier, as the country’s ...

The Irish Labour Party will step in to ensure a "pluralist option" is available to NI voters if the SDLP and Fianna Fáil merge ... former party leaders Mark Durkan, Margaret Ritchie and Alasdair ...