The near wipeout of the Greens comes at time when the effects of climate change are increasingly visible, while Gerry Hutch ...

It’s the second say of counting election results to find out who will and won’t be making it in to the next Dáil. Counting resumed on Sunday morning as focus intensified on the potential make-up of ...

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

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

It’s now pretty much a two-way battle between Hutch and Labour’s Marie Sherlock for the fourth seat in the constituency.

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

Ireland's two large centre-right parties looked set to be returned to power after an election on Friday, but will likely need ...

Ballot boxes were opened at 9 a.m. (0900GMT) at count centers across the country, kicking off long hours, or even days, of ...

An exit poll in Ireland’s general election suggests the three biggest parties have won roughly equal shares and the country ...

The largest opposition party Sinn Fein held 21.1% of first-preference votes, narrowly ahead of current coalition partners Fine Gael and Fianna Fail at 21% and 19.5% respectively, according to the ...

The Republic of Ireland elects its government using a system of proportional representation known as the single transferable vote. Voters rank candidates in their constituency in order of preference ...