At one level, the vote was an endorsement of continuity, but the stability in Ireland’s political center ground masked ...

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

Another coalition between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael remains likely, while Sinn Féin have recovered from painful local ...

Uncomfortable fact for Mary Lou McDonald is that the governing parties did not win because they performed particularly well ...

​ Sinn Fein won almost a quarter of the vote in the Republic of Ireland general election of almost five years ago. This time ...

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

Irish exit polling suggests that the incumbent center-right parties could likely form a coalition government, though vote ...

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

Sinn Fein’s performance in the Irish general election has left its plans for a border poll “in tatters” and exposed the lack ...

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

Can a boring election also be surprising? In a year of anti-incumbent anger, Ireland votes for more of the same ...

In an exception to the global anti-incumbent mood, outgoing governing parties Fianna Fail and Fine Gael took the two largest ...