Taoiseach Simon Harris was elected on the first count on Saturday after topping the poll with 16,869 votes, exceeding the ...

Ireland’s election reaffirms its centrist political leanings, with no far-right breakthrough. As Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael ...

Fine Gael members believe they could have picked up more seats had it not been for poor candidate selection, a failure to ...

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

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With a Trump return to the White House looming, Ireland races to form government and repair US/Irish relations in time for St ...

As Irish election winners tussle for positions of power, Donald Trump’s January 20 inauguration adds a sense of urgency in ...

Fianna Fail picked up 48 seats, with Sinn Fein on 39 and Fine Gael on 38 - paving the way for a similar coalition to the last ...

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

Election results show that center-ground stalwarts Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have won 86 seats, two short of a parliamentary ...

With only two of the Dáils 174 seats left to be decided, Fianna Fáil is the clear winner of Friday’s general election and is ...

The two parties that have dominated Irish politics for a century have fallen just short of the combined number of TDs ...