The two main parties in the outgoing Irish government have again ruled out Sinn Fein as a potential coalition partner in the ...

Both Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Seamus McGrath, the brother of the new European Commissioner and a prolific vote-getter ...

The full tally is now in for the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency with two Fianna Fáil candidates in the lead Fianna Fáil could ...

Many pundits expect Michael Lowry to take the first seat in Tipperary North. Mr Lowry has topped the polls in the last six ...

Final tallies for Donegal in the General Election show that both Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail could take two seats each in the ...

Fianna Fáil’s “celebrity candidate” Grainne Seoige looks unlikely to take a seat in the Galway West constituency.

In September, there were 14,760 people living in emergency accommodation - 274 more than there were in August.

Sinn Féin’s director of elections Matt Carthy told RTÉ last night that he believed his party will be the most popular party ...

The selection by Fine Gael of Senator John McGahon in Louth has also dogged the Taoiseach’s campaign. Mr McGahon was found ...

As nearly 3.7m voters head to the polls, what does the path to power look like for Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael?

Sinn Féin (21.1 per cent), Fine Gael (21 per cent) and Fianna Fáil (19.5 per cent) are virtually neck-and-neck in terms of ...

The protracted process of counting votes in Ireland’s General Election will begin as an exit poll put the three main parties ...