Irish general election: Fianna Fail emerge victorious as Sinn Fein frozen out of power in Dublin
Michael Martin’s party is the clear winner of the Irish general election – with an eight seat lead over rivals Fine Gael and Sinn Fein with three seats still to count – meaning the Fianna Fail leader and Simon Harris are set to return to government in Dublin.
Ireland election: Incumbent center-right parties likely to retain power, but left-wing Sinn Fein holds water
Ireland's election results have yet to be finalized, but exit polling suggests a coalition government between the center-right Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.
Irish coalition looks set for re-election despite strong Sinn Fein showing
Ireland's main opposition Sinn Fein looked on course to win the most votes at a general election by the narrowest of margins on Friday, but its two main centre-right rivals will likely have enough seats to govern again without it,
Sinn Fein wins Irish election but looks set to be shut out of power, exit poll reveals
Sinn Fein has won Ireland’s election, according to exit polls on Friday night, but looks certain to be shut out of power by its rivals after failing to get enough votes to enter government for the first time.
Counting is underway in Ireland's election as 3 parties battle for top place
A marathon vote-counting exercise was underway Saturday in Ireland’s national election after an exit poll suggested that the contest is a close-fought race among the country’s three largest political parties.
Ireland votes in a close-run election where incumbents hope to cling on to power
Ireland is voting in a parliamentary election that will determine the country's next government; voters are selecting more than 170 lawmakers to sit in the Dail.
Why Ireland’s two main parties want to keep Sinn Fein out of power
Ireland’s two centre-Right parties have vowed to extend Sinn Fein’s 100-year stint on the political sidelines as they clashed ahead of this week’s closely fought general election.
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Sinn Fein's all-island strategy 'looks distinctly implausible' after general election performance - Ulster academic
A leading Ulster University academic has said Sinn Fein’s attempts to run an all-Ireland political strategy “looks distinctly ...
Sinn Féin has a narrow lead in Ireland's 2024 election, an exit poll suggests. Housing and the cost of living weighs on Irish minds.
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Chris Donnelly: Sinn Féin still has job to convince voters it is a party of government
Uncomfortable fact for Mary Lou McDonald is that the governing parties did not win because they performed particularly well ...
Sinn Fein actively pursuing route into government, insists leader McDonald
Outgoing coalition partners Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, however, claim they are well placed to return to power following ...
Ireland Bucks Global Trend for Political Upheaval
The country looks set to return a coalition led by a governing duopoly, in a result that reflects the nation’s unique ...
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Sinn Féin 'altered the political landscape' - McDonald
The leader of Sinn Féin has said that this election confirms that her party has "altered the political landscape." ...
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It’s politics not personal, insists Micheál Martin of Sinn Féin snub
Fianna Fáil's refusal to contemplate Sinn Féin as a coalition partner is policy-based and not personal, Micheál Martin has ...
Who are the parties behind Irish politics?
Politics in Ireland has traditionally been dominated by two parties - Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Both parties emerged ...