The Motion of Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle plus vote is expected to begin at 3.55pm with vote at about 6.30pm. Harry McGee writes: The Government expects the motion of confidence in Ceann ...

The Irish Government has won a vote of confidence in the speaker of the parliament. The Government brought the motion after opposition parties initially proposed a no confidence motion in Ceann ...

Ireland’s opposition parties have been accused of engaging in “cynical strategies of aggression and disruption” by premier Micheal Martin as the confidence motion gets under way.

The speaker of the Irish parliament faces a confidence motion on Tuesday over her handling of a vote which cut opposition speaking rights.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has vowed to face down the Opposition ‘with steel’, proclaiming they will ‘not run this House’ as ...

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald told Ms Murphy on Wednesday that her actions ... The motion seeks to note “that the Ceann Comhairle no longer retains the confidence of all members of Dail Eireann”.

The Wexford TD has "categorically" rejected "unfounded allegations" of partiality and collusion after being told by ...

Opposition party leaders have formally agreed to introduce a motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy.The ...

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has insisted she will not resign and branded the opposition’s claims of her being in collusion ...

The opposition leaders all agreed on Wednesday morning that they had lost confidence in the Wexford TD and that she could no ...