Fianna Fail and Fine Gael looked well placed to return to power but Sinn Fein insists it could be part of a new government of the left in Ireland.

It’s now pretty much a two-way battle between Hutch and Labour’s Marie Sherlock for the fourth seat in the constituency.

The Republic of Ireland elects its government using a system of proportional representation known as the single transferable ...

The outgoing government was led by the two parties that have dominated Irish politics for the past century: Fine Gael and ...

Outgoing coalition partners Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, however, claim they are well placed to return to power following Ireland’s General Election.

Ireland's two large centre-right parties looked set to be returned to power after an election on Friday, but will likely need ...

'All schools should do it': Dublin junior school students stage mock election Fifth and sixth class students from Willow Park ...

The largest opposition party Sinn Fein held 21.1% of first-preference votes, narrowly ahead of current coalition partners Fine Gael and Fianna Fail at 21% and 19.5% respectively, according to the ...

An exit poll in Ireland's parliamentary election released late Friday suggests the three biggest parties have won roughly ...

Gerry Hutch has said he made the final decision to stand for election after being arrested in Lanzarote and admits he wants to follow in the late Tony Gregory TD’s footsteps. Hutch – better ...

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