The situation in Clare is an interesting one with two seats vacant at the moment and a record 20 candidates running in the ...

Paul Bradley is a Psychotherapist based in Mullingar, Co Westmeath. He is among six Independent candidates who will be vying ...

Ireland goes to the polls November 29 in an election dominated by the implications of Sinn Fein's collapsing support and ...

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris' Fine Gael party has slipped into third place after losing a quarter of its support in less ...

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris' Fine Gael party has seen its lead over both its main coalition partner and the main ...

Ulster Freedom Fighters hitman and convicted paedophile Gary ‘Smickers’ Smith has died, the Sunday World can reveal.

The Sinn Féin TD joined the Five Degrees of Change podcast for an election special conversation about how he would change the state’s approach to climate action O’Rourke chose three policy changes and ...

The Irish electorate face a general election on November 29 in a gloomy mood, for the choices on offer are uninspiring yet ...

Veteran Northern Ireland journalist Ken Reid has died at the age of 69 after an illness, his family has announced. Mr Reid was best known as the long-time political editor of UTV, where he reported on ...

The effectiveness of political party bans depends on factors such as the societal appeal of the ideology, the strictness of enforcement, and the broader political context, with bans sometimes curbing ...

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has accused Fine Gael and Fianna Fail of treating her party’s voters as second-class citizens. Ms McDonald suggested her rivals’ outright dismissal of ...