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

The parliamentary election will decide the next government, and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of ...

Ireland's two main governing parties looked on course to return to power as polls opened on Friday, thanks to a giveaway ...

Ireland began voting Friday in a closely-fought general election with the incumbent coalition neck-and-neck with opposition ...

The two main parties in the outgoing Irish government have again ruled out Sinn Fein as a potential coalition partner in the ...

Micheál Martin has denied Fianna Fáil performed a U-turn on its drug decriminalisation proposals. The Tánaiste said his party had instead offered a “clarification” that its manifesto pledge ...

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have been using Michael O’Leary to make party political broadcasts on their behalf while attacking the Green Party, Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has claimed.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have become further entrenched in a war of words on economic credibility, facing off over tax and spending commitments. On Tuesday, Minister for Public Expenditure ...

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has accused Fine Gael and Fianna Fail of treating her party’s voters as second-class citizens. Ms McDonald suggested her rivals’ outright dismissal of ...

Fianna Fáil was first out of the manifesto blocks on Monday, publishing a 200-page document at an event in the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin city centre. It’s a plan for a continuation of the ...

Not just because it has put Fine Gael on the defensive as the campaign gets into gear, but more so because it blew up at the most opportune time for Fianna Fáil as it launched its election manifesto.