The gangland figure missed out on the last seat in the Dublin Central constituency to the Labour Party’s Marie Sherlock.

The veteran criminal had opened up a seemingly unassailable lead over rival Marie Sherlock in Dublin Central by Sunday ...

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

At one level, the vote was an endorsement of continuity, but the stability in Ireland’s political center ground masked ...

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.

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are in a tight race to become Ireland’s next taoiseach, leaving Sinn Fein locked out of power ...

The gangland figure missed out on the last seat in the Dublin Central constituency to the Labour Party’s Marie Sherlock.

Ireland’s two long-dominant center-right parties looked likely to form a new government as results came in from a fractured ...

Current Taoiseach, Mr Harris, dismissed talk of a Sinn Fein surge and said he was “cautiously optimistic” about where his party will stand after all the votes are counted. He was also elected as a ...

Ireland's election results have yet to be finalized, but exit polling suggests a coalition government between the ...

Unlike many European countries, Ireland does not have a significant far-right party, but anti-immigrant independent ...

In the final part of our interview with election candidate and veteran criminal Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, we discuss his political ambitions, how he hopes to follow in the footsteps of legendary TD ...