Michéal Martin, the leader of Fianna Fáil, is the frontrunner to be the next taoiseach (Irish prime minister).

The horrifying toll exacted by the Irish election process was shockingly visible over the last stretch in the heavily-lined ...

Mary Lou McDonald has contacted both Holly Cairns and Ivana Bacik today, as the Sinn Féin leader seeks to form a left-wing ...

The make-up of the new Dáil is set to be very different from the last one, despite the expectation that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will remain in Government. There are numerous new TDs and some ...

Speaking to reporters in Cork on Sunday night, Mr Martin said it had been a “good day for Fianna Fail”. Hours earlier, he ...

After running unsuccessfully in the Dáil elections of 1989, 1992 and 1997, Seán Crowe was finally elected a TD for Dublin ...

Aontú describes itself as a "32 county all-Ireland Republican party, dedicated to protecting life, Irish reunification and ...

Current Taoiseach, Mr Harris, dismissed talk of a Sinn Fein surge and said he was “cautiously optimistic” about where his party will stand after all the votes are counted. He was also elected as a ...

Results from Ireland's election suggest the two dominant center-right parties look likely to form a new government. If they ...

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

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