Michael Martin’s party is the clear winner of the Irish general election – with an eight seat lead over rivals Fine Gael and ...

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has contacted the leaders of the Labour Party and the Social Democrats to speak about ...

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

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and Minister for Culture Catherine Martin were among the 26 politicians who failed to ...

Ireland has proved a partial exception to the anti-incumbent mood in elections around the world. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, ...

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

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

Voters across Ireland cast their ballots in the country’s general election on 29 November. First preference vote shares ...

The country looks set to return a coalition led by a governing duopoly, in a result that reflects the nation’s unique ...

LONDON — Ireland faces weeks of coalition talks before it gets a new government, as the country’s two major center-right ...

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

A weekend of comebacks, upsets and records being broken has seen Clare fill its seats in the 34th Dáil. It took until Sunday ...