OUT FOR THE COUNT A ballot box arriving with votes to be counted and tallied in Mayo's count centre in the TF Royal Theatre, ...

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When Irish people went to the polls on Nov. 29, there had been concerns that the nation would see a far-right surge in the ...

Ireland's two largest centre-right parties will begin talks on forming a new government this week before seeking support of a junior partner to reach a majority in parliament, their leaders said after ...

Sinn Fein had grand hopes of forming Ireland's first left-wing government. In recent elections, those hopes were dashed. The ...

The ties that bind Ireland and the U.S., formed during the brutal years of the Great Irish Famine, are intense. America represented salvation and a chance to rebuild shattered lives. Over time, these ...

Sinn Fein leaders have insisted their party’s performance in Ireland’s General Election is not a setback for the campaign for Irish reunification. Party leader Mary Lou McDonald had vowed to deliver a ...

The Fine Gael leader was asked about the controversy during the second and final TV leaders’ debate of Ireland’s General Election campaign. Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris during ...

The votes are in. They have been tallied and counted. The Irish voters have spoken. And in doing so they have, to a ...

Ireland’s election saw little enthusiasm for the ruling parties — but also a weakened score for opposition force Sinn Féin.

Ireland’s general election resulted in victory for the ruling parties, amid declining turnout and an ominous international ...

One of Clare’s representatives in European Parliament is calling for the ongoing rise in energy prices to be tackled as an ...