Gerry Adams has rejected claims that he is set to step down as party leader this autumn.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been jailed for 15 days for resisting police orders.

Varadkar is being uncharacteristically cautious which begs the question would he maintain this

A result where holy Catholic Ireland has elected a gay prime minister would make international news, writes Alison O’Connor.

Rebel Fine Gael TDs have accepted that attempts to push Enda Kenny to hand over his leadership in the coming weeks have now effectively come to an end.

Fine Gael ministers believe they will have a new leader by Easter after Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he will “conclusively” address his future after he returns from his White House visit for St Patrick’s Day.

A defiant Enda Kenny has told the Fine Gael party that he is not afraid of motions of no confidence or ultimatums after over 40 years in politics.

The two most likely contenders to replace Enda Kenny as leader have welcomed the Taoiseach’s comments, despite claims those calling for him to resign quickly have backed down on the issue.

A defiant Enda Kenny has killed off internal Fine Gael attempts to topple him after silencing rebels with a promise to “conclusively” address his leadership next month.

Simon Coveney has shown that his is prepared to risk his political neck in order to do the right thing, writes Victoria White.

“All political lives, unless they are cut off in midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, because that is the nature of politics and of human affairs.”

The leaders of Guinea and Mauritania have arrived in Gambia's capital in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to get defeated president Yahya Jammeh to cede power.

The leader of the Islamic State group has released a new message encouraging his followers to keep up the fight for the city of Mosul.

The Labour leader says a "normal inquiry" into NAMA's Project Eagle will not work.

Members of Fine Gael have dismissed comments from John Halligan who has backed Simon Coveney as the next leader.

A poll shows that Leo Vardakar is currently the most popular choice to replace Enda Kenny as Fine Gael leader.

Additional funding after 2017 for the LEADER rural development programme has been suggested by Environment, Community and Local Government Minister Simon Coveney.

A ceremony has taken place in Dublin to mark 100 years since the death of James Connolly.

The first LEADER contracts are issuing to local action groups, in the first stage of provision of €250m in LEADER funding to support development of sustainable rural communities, up to 2020.

The Sinn Féin leader has suggested his party could support a minority Government led by either Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil.

The Tánaiste has refused to say if she would step down as Labour leader if they get just 4% support next Friday.

Brazil’s president has announced a nationwide attack on the mosquito that spreads the Zika virus, vowing to “win this war” against the insect that researchers in have linked to a rare birth defect.

Stormont Finance Minister Arlene Foster looks set to become the uncontested leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.

A successor for retiring Democratic Unionist leader Peter Robinson will be in place before Christmas.

Enda Kenny intends to remain Taoiseach into the next decade after winning the 2021 general election, the Government chief whip has revealed.

Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s anti-EU UK Independence Party, withdrew his resignation after tendering it last week over his failure to win a seat in the British parliament.

I’VE decided how I will vote in the Labour leadership elections. All these years a rank-and-file member, and now I have a say in who should lead my party.

A Department of Health special adviser is hosting a fundraising drinks and food evening for Labour leader candidate Alex White, who has appealed to party members for donations for his campaign.