Irish Vote Close as Exit Poll Puts PM Harris, Sinn Fein Level
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party is locked in a virtual dead heat with Sinn Fein in the general election, ...
Ireland’s Main Parties Edge Out Sinn Féin, Early Election Results Show
At one level, the vote was an endorsement of continuity, but the stability in Ireland’s political center ground masked ...
Sinn Féin has a narrow lead in Ireland's 2024 election, an exit poll suggests. Housing and the cost of living weighs on Irish minds.
Sinn Féin, the former political arm of the IRA, is hoping Ireland's 2024 election will bring it to power for the first time ...
With election decided, Ireland faces weeks of talks to form a government
Ireland has proved a partial exception to the anti-incumbent mood in elections around the world. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, ...
Alleged Dublin Gangland Boss Narrowly Misses Out In Irish Vote
An alleged Dublin gangland figure known as "The Monk" came close to being elected to the Irish parliament Sunday, just weeks after he was arrested in Spain for alleged money laundering.
Irish election: Vote counting underway as exit poll suggests another coalition
Ireland’s complex system involves voters ranking candidates by preference - meaning ballots need to be counted several times, ...
Why Ireland’s government was one of the few worldwide to be re-elected this year
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have been rewarded by voters who believe they have managed the economy well. Buoyed by strong ...
Irish election 'too close to call', says taoiseach
Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said it is "too close to call" how many seats his ...
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier ousted in first successful no-confidence vote since 1962
French President Emmanuel Macron insisted he will serve the rest of his term until 2027. However, he will need to appoint a ...
Irish election: why one single party is unlikely to win – and what it means for the next government
The first reason is that Ireland has a very unusual voting system of proportional representation by single transferable vote, ...
The Irish Times view on the election result: the people vote out the opposition
The result is a vindication for Micheál Martin, who has led his party back from the existential brink it faced in 2011. He ...