Irish Vote Close as Exit Poll Puts PM Harris, Sinn Fein Level
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party is locked in a virtual dead heat with Sinn Fein in the general election, ...
Sinn Féin has a narrow lead in Ireland's 2024 election, an exit poll suggests. Housing and the cost of living weighs on Irish minds.
Sinn Féin, the former political arm of the IRA, is hoping Ireland's 2024 election will bring it to power for the first time ...
Alleged Dublin Gangland Boss Narrowly Misses Out In Irish Vote
An alleged Dublin gangland figure known as "The Monk" came close to being elected to the Irish parliament Sunday, just weeks after he was arrested in Spain for alleged money laundering.
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Incumbent centre-right in 'driving seat' in Irish vote
"Sinn Fein could well finish first in the popular vote for the second time in a row, but face another five years in ...
With election decided, Ireland faces weeks of talks to form a government
Ireland has proved a partial exception to the anti-incumbent mood in elections around the world. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, ...
Why Ireland’s government was one of the few worldwide to be re-elected this year
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have been rewarded by voters who believe they have managed the economy well. Buoyed by strong ...
Irish election: Vote counting underway as exit poll suggests another coalition
Ireland’s complex system involves voters ranking candidates by preference - meaning ballots need to be counted several times, ...
Irish election 'too close to call', says taoiseach
Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said it is "too close to call" how many seats his ...
Vote counting begins in tight three-way Irish election race
The three main parties were deadlocked in an exit poll after voting finished on Friday. Counting starts on Saturday morning, ...
Irish election: why one single party is unlikely to win – and what it means for the next government
The first reason is that Ireland has a very unusual voting system of proportional representation by single transferable vote, ...
The Irish Times view on the election result: the people vote out the opposition
The result is a vindication for Micheál Martin, who has led his party back from the existential brink it faced in 2011. He ...