Fianna Fail and Fine Gael looked well placed to return to power but Sinn Fein insists it could be part of a new left-leaning ...

Results from Ireland's election suggest the two dominant center-right parties look likely to form a new government.

The incumbent centre-right parties Fianna Fail and Fine Gael looked set to retain power in Ireland as vote counting in the ...

Count staff have, for almost the last three hours, been redistributing Peter Burke’s 549 surplus votes which has now resulted ...

All eyes are on Gerry Hutch in Dublin Central following Independent candidate Malachy Steenson’s elimination on Saturday ...

The incoming Fine Gael line-up changes the “shape and colour of Irish politics”, Ivan Yates has said. You can keep up to date ...

Independent 4 Change candidate Clare Daly, who polled poorly in Dublin Central, arrived quietly and said the fact Gerry Hutch ...

The protracted process of sorting and counting votes in Ireland’s general election has begun, after an exit poll put the ...

Politics in Ireland has traditionally been dominated by two parties - Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Both parties emerged ...

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

Ballot boxes were opened at 9 a.m. (0900GMT) at count centers across the country, kicking off long hours, or even days, of ...