Irish premier Simon Harris has said Fine Gael will gain seats in the General Election despite a further fragmentation of ...

Counting has begun in the Irish general election, as exit polls suggest a close contest between the three major parties.

So far, 36 of the 174 seats in the 34th Dáil have been won in Election 24. As Ceann Comhairle, Seán Ó Fearghaíl has been ...

The outgoing Taoiseach admitted he was relieved when his party received 21% first-preference votes in the exit poll on Friday ...

Outgoing coalition partners Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, however, claim they are well placed to return to power following ...

Mary Lou McDonald made it clear she wanted to engage with other parties about the 'possibilities of government' as Ireland's ...

Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party and coalition partner Fianna Fail look set to return to government after the Irish election, ...

As we go from evening to night, a clearer picture will emerge of the outcomes, and the transfers... and the stories of ...

This is it – the General Election 2024 count is ON… Follow all the latest news from our Irish Independent reporters in every ...

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Ireland's two large centre-right parties looked on course to be returned to power after an election on Friday, but they will ...

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