At first glance, Ireland’s general election has bucked global trends: the centre has held. If the exit polls are borne out, ...

Politics in Ireland has traditionally been dominated by two parties - Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Both parties emerged ...

Irish premier Simon Harris has said Fine Gael will gain seats in the General Election despite a further fragmentation of ...

So far, 36 of the 174 seats in the 34th Dáil have been won in Election 24. As Ceann Comhairle, Seán Ó Fearghaíl has been ...

The outgoing Taoiseach admitted he was relieved when his party received 21% first-preference votes in the exit poll on Friday ...

Seats filled: 010.16pmHelen McEntee is just one vote short of the quota of 9,997 in Meath East so is likely to be elected on the fifth count – which would make her the first candidate to be elected in ...

The outgoing Taoiseach admitted he was relieved when his party received 21% first-preference votes in the exit poll on Friday ...

FIANNA Fail leader Micheal Martin has been elected on first count after topping the poll in Cork South-Central. It comes ...

We are just over the half-way mark with the tallies here in Greystones for the Wicklow count, and out in front is Simon ...

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The taoiseach said he expected Fine Gael to increase its seats and that a Sinn Féin government now looked unlikely ...

Mary Lou McDonald made it clear she wanted to engage with other parties about the 'possibilities of government' as Ireland's ...