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

A full recount was ordered in the constituency last night after just 35 votes separated the final candidates Councillor Kenny ...

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are set to continue the ‘rotating taoiseach’ arrangement regardless of how many seats they finish ...

On Saturday Jim Sillars posted a tribute to Alex Salmond saying “Make Alex’s death a call to unity … Recognise that a divided ...

Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said it is "too close to call" how many seats his ...

Former Fine Gael junior minister Pat Breen blamed the “Sinn Féin storm” and continuing problems at the A&E at University ...

Kildare South has two new TDs. One of them, Sinn Féin's Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh, is very new to electoral politics. The ...

Can a boring election also be surprising? In a year of anti-incumbent anger, Ireland votes for more of the same ...

The big news overnight was the shock that health minister, Stephen Donnelly, lost his seat in the final count in Wicklow ...

Catherine Ardagh of Fianna Fáil has been elected to the Dail at her third attempt. She was the first TD elected out of the ...

There is another comeback kid in Dublin Mid-West, as Paul Gogarty returns to the Dail - this time as an Independent. The ...

The majority of seats in the Irish parliament have been filled, with the Fianna Fáil party leading a tight three-way battle ...