President Michael D Higgins was right to make reference to the war in Gaza during a speech marking Holocaust Memorial Day, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said.

Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin has been elected taoiseach (Irish prime minister) for the second time after chaos in the Dáil (lower house of Irish Parliament) subsided. The Dáil was suspended several times on Wednesday after a bitter row between government and opposition parties.

An Israeli woman living in Ireland was forcibly ejected and a number of protesters walked out during President Michael D Higgins’s speech at the Holocaust Memorial Day event on Sunday.

Israeli Ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich has claimed President Michael D Higgins "politicised" yesterday's Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration in Dublin.

Mr Martin then left the Dail to meet President Higgins at ... independents including Michael Lowry marked “a new low in Irish politics”. Mr Martin, 64, served as taoiseach in the last ...

A number of protesters stood and turned their backs to President Michael D Higgins as he delivered his speech during the National Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration in the Mansion House this afternoon.

Micheál Martin was speaking before travelling to attend today's 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau

The election of a new taoiseach has been delayed after a bitter row in the Dáil (Irish parliament) forcing the suspension of proceedings. The Irish parliament returned to nominate Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin as the new taoiseach (prime minister) before he is formally appointed to the office by President Michael D Higgins.

Mr Martin will formally become Ireland’s taoiseach during a ceremony with President Michael D Higgins at his official residence at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin. Mr Higgins will sign the warrant ...

Micheal Martin has formally become Taoiseach during a ceremony with the Irish president, Michael D Higgins. | UTV News

Ireland's new Government is in place following a busy day in Dáil Éireann on Thursday - here are Ireland's newest Ministers.

Ten people including Republic of Ireland captain Séamus Coleman have received the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad during a ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin. The award was established by the government following the 2011 Global Irish Economic Forum as a means to recognise the contribution of members of the Irish diaspora and was first awarded in 2012.