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

​ Sinn Fein won almost a quarter of the vote in the Republic of Ireland general election of almost five years ago. This time ...

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

Uncomfortable fact for Mary Lou McDonald is that the governing parties did not win because they performed particularly well ...

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

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

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

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

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

Sinn Fein’s electoral performance in the Republic should bring some “much-needed reality to those who claim that are all ...

Micheal Martin has insisted it is time to “get on with the work” after hailing his Fianna Fail party’s performance in Ireland ...

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