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

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

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

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

The horrifying toll exacted by the Irish election process was shockingly visible over the last stretch in the heavily-lined ...

On Saturday Jim Sillars posted a tribute to Alex Salmond saying “Make Alex’s death a call to unity … Recognise that a divided ...

With vote-counting resuming Monday in Ireland's closely-fought general election, the Green Party and far-right candidates are ...

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

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

As the world grapples with rising extremism, Ireland’s election underscores a preference for stability, pragmatism, and ...

The two parties may be forced to seek a third coalition partner to reach the 88 deputies that guarantee the majority. The ...

Virtually everyone of voting age in Ireland can remember what happened in 2008, when the worldwide financial crisis destroyed ...