After the votes are counted and the results calculated – common goals will be negotiated and a coalition formed. The shape of ...

The Republic of Ireland's general election results are likely to overshadow discussions when Irish and British ministers meet ...

Fianna Fáil has won the most seats in the Dáil (lower house of parliament) following the Republic of Ireland's general ...

The failure of Sinn Fein to enter government in the Republic of Ireland – combined with the party’s drop in vote share in ...

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

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

In a year when voters in many ­democracies have turned against incumbent politicians, the Irish have bucked the trend by ...

Over the past three days, the Republic of Ireland has been counting votes from its snap general election and the results ...

Ireland's general election concluded late-Monday after three days of vote-counting, with the incumbent centre-right parties ...

The seat was eventually won by the Labour Party’s Marie Sherlock. As counting resumed in the RDS on Sunday morning, Mr Hutch ...

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have been rewarded by voters who believe they have managed the economy well. Buoyed by strong ...

Ireland is a more successful country than it was in the lifetimes of most voters and that makes it difficult to construct an ...