The plant hire established by Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae accepted liability for the death of Joanne Davies in seven High Court cases taken by her children

The Regional Independent Group has the "air of a political party about them" and are likely to be stable partners for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, according to a political commentator

Micheal Martin is set to replace Fine Gael leader Simon Harris as Taoiseach when the Dáil meets on Wednesday

The Kerry TD is set to be a junior minister in the upcoming Government, with the Programme for Government agreed between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and a number of Independent TDs.

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Kerry Independents Danny Healy-Rae and Michael Healy-Rae have indicated they could support the government in votes, further strengthening their majority

The plant hire and civil engineering company owned by the Independent Kerry TD enjoyed a record year