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

After the votes are counted and the results calculated – common goals will be negotiated and a coalition formed. The shape of ...

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

The Republic of Ireland elects its government using a system of proportional representation known as the single transferable ...

Sinn Féin, the former political arm of the IRA, is hoping Ireland's 2024 election will bring it to power for the first time ...

In a northeast neighborhood of the capital city, deprivation and affluence exist side-by-side, and many voters feel ...

Ballot boxes were opened at 9 a.m. (0900GMT) at count centers across the country, kicking off long hours, or even days, of ...

Irish Prime Minister and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris, center, accompanied by his wife Caoimhe and children Cillian and ...

The three largest parties were virtually neck-and-neck heading into the vote, according to the latest opinion poll.

The failure of Sinn Fein to enter government in the Republic of Ireland – combined with the party’s drop in vote share in ...

The polls are set to open for the Irish general election. Polling stations will be open between 07:00 and 22:00 local time on ...