Sinn Fein leaders have insisted their party’s performance in Ireland’s General Election is not a setback for the campaign for Irish reunification. Party leader Mary Lou McDonald had vowed to deliver a ...

One conspiracy theory alleges criminal charges were dropped against a candidate for splitting ‘the nationalist vote’.

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Ireland’s election saw little enthusiasm for the ruling parties — but also a weakened score for opposition force Sinn Féin.

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Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have been rewarded by voters who believe they have managed the economy well. Buoyed by strong ...

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

The election was also marked by the failure of far-right candidates to enter Parliament for the first time. Ireland is one of ...

Ireland faces weeks of coalition talks before it gets a new government, as the country’s two major center-right parties work to form a stable administration. With all but a handful ...

Virtually everyone of voting age in Ireland can remember what happened in 2008, when the worldwide financial crisis destroyed ...

Voters across Ireland cast their ballots in the country’s general election on 29 November. First preference vote shares ...