Counting is under way for nominees to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament) on Thursday. One of the ...

Bicameralism is not something you hear talked about much, but that is the parliamentary system we use in Ireland.

Independents Michael McDowell, Ronán Mullen and Alice Mary Higgins have all been re-elected to the Seanad. Mr McDowell was ...

The first member elected to the 27th Seanad is Michael McDowell SC, the former leader of the Progressive Democrats and ex-Justice Minister.

Cork City South West councillor Garret Kelleher is in the running for one of the nine seats on the Seanad’s Industrial and ...

Former Longford-Westmeath TD Joe Flaherty has come up short in his attempts to secure a seat in the Seanad. The father of three had been hoping to secure one of 49 seats in the Oireachtas’ Upper House ...

It has probably gone under the radar for many people but the country is in the midst of an election campaign to fill most of the seats in Seanad Éireann. But what does the upper Houses of the ...

Recently, climate experts from University College Cork and Met Éireann have agreed that Ireland ... to one expansion of the franchise for Seanad elections” and that “the bill will extend ...

Sinn Féin Economy Minister Conor Murphy announced on Monday (30 December) that he will run for election to Seanad Éireann (Senate of Ireland). The Seanad is the upper house of the Irish parliament, ...