Micheál Martin

Micheál Martin resigns as Taoiseach in a planned handover of power

Micheál Martin has formally resigned as Ireland’s premier, paving the way for Leo Varadkar to succeed him in a planned handover of power. Mr Varadkar will later be confirmed as…

Irish government support slumps in Dublin by-election

DUBLIN, July 9 (Reuters) - Support for the party of Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin collapsed to under 5% in a parliamentary by-election and his coalition partners both suffered significant…

Irish PM hopes to have clarity on Brexit deal by weekend

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said that he hoped there would be some clarity on a Brexit deal by the weekend and that he was more optimistic than a week…