Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin also said it was unlikely that a new administration would be formed before Christmas.

The Chancellor suggested the risk of economic shocks meant she could not guarantee there would be no further tax rises.

Defendants are “taking advantage” of criminal court backlogs with delays leaving victims facing a three-year wait for some trials to start, the country’s top prosecutor has warned. Director of Public ...

Nigel Farage has dismissed reports that American tech billionaire Elon Musk could donate millions of pounds to his political party Reform UK. The owner of Tesla and X – the social media site formerly ...