Counting is in the early stages but initial tallies suggest some major figures in the last government may face difficulty retaining their seats.

An exit poll in Ireland’s parliamentary election released late Friday suggests the three biggest parties have won roughly equal shares and the country is headed for another coalition government. A poll released as voting ended at 10 p.

People in Ireland are going to the polls Friday, as the country holds a general election to fill 174 seats in the Dail Eireann or lower house, the principal chamber of the country's parliament, the Oireachtas.

Polls open in election to choose Ireland's next government after A campaign dominated by housing and immigration

An exit poll from Ireland's general election indicates that the leading three parties have garnered similar levels of support, potentially leading to another coalition government. As no single party has a definitive lead,

The exit poll put the left wing Sinn Fein on 21.1%, the centre-right Fine Gael of Prime Minister Simon Harris on 21.0% and like-minded coalition partner Fianna Fail on 19.5%. Fine Gael and Fianna Fail pledged ahead of the election to seek to form a coalition without Sinn Fein,

Ireland's main opposition party Sinn Fein looked on course to narrowly win the most votes at a general election on Friday, but its two main centre-right rivals will likely have enough seats to govern again without it,

Voting closes in Ireland’s election, with exit poll suggesting three biggest parties winning roughly equal shares