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.

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.

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.

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

Israel’s deputy foreign minister has said she fears for the safety of Jews in Ireland after President Michael D Higgins referred to Gaza during his speech at a Holocaust memorial event in Dublin on Sunday,

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.

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 ...

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.

The Taoiseach said the international community ... full implementation of this agreement.” Irish President Michael D Higgins said the agreement would be “welcomed by those at the edge of ...

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

Micheal Martin has formally become Taoiseach during a ceremony with the Irish president, Michael D Higgins. Earlier, Mr Martin said he was “thankful” to his supporters after he received the ...