Sinn Féin incumbent Ruairí Ó Murchú was the first to be elected on day two of the count, alongside his party colleague Joanna ...

Media scrutiny of the Senator was reignited with his selection as a Fine Gael candidate in the Louth constituency.

The Louth count has been suspended after the ninth count which led to the elimination of Thomas Clare (Ind) on 482 votes and ...

Roderic O’Gorman secures solitary Green Party seat, Aontú gains second TD while Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch loses out ...

Fianna Fáil is predicted to become the biggest party in the Dail with 45 seats, Sinn Féin the second largest with 40 and Fine ...

Catherine Ardagh of Fianna Fáil has been elected to the Dail at her third attempt. She was the first TD elected out of the ...

Taoiseach Simon Harris had said he was ‘not sure’ if he would canvass with McGahon had he visited Louth during the election ...

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

The country’s deputy premier Micheal Martin encouraged people to brave the wet and windy weather and to use their vote.

Irish premier Simon Harris said he expects a ‘fascinating couple of days’ after he submitted his ballot minutes after polling stations opened.

The Taoiseach said he hoped voters would not judge him on the basis of a criticised encounter with a disability care worker in Co Cork.