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

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

Mary Lou McDonald (55) has been the leader of Sinn Féin since February 2018 and a TD for Dublin Central since 2011. She ...

Counting is in the early stages but initial tallies suggest some major figures in the last government may face difficulty ...

Vote counting is underway in Ireland’s national election. An exit poll suggests the contest is a close-fought race among the ...

DUBLIN - Ireland's two large centre-right parties looked on course to be returned to power after an election on Friday, but ...

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

Counting has begun in the Irish general election, as exit polls suggest a close contest between the three major parties.

Early tallies suggested the centrist Fianna Fáil could emerge as the largest party, with 21.9 per cent of the votes, with conservative Fine Gael on 20.5 per cent and the main opposition party Sinn ...

But neck and neck on 21 percent was the centre-right Fine Gael whose leader is the outgoing prime minister Simon Harris. Fine ...

Eight TDs have been elected to the an Dáil Éireann as first counts have come in from across the country, including Tánaiste ...