The horrifying toll exacted by the Irish election process was shockingly visible over the last stretch in the heavily-lined ...

The veteran criminal had opened up a seemingly unassailable lead over rival Marie Sherlock in Dublin Central by Sunday ...

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

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

An alleged Dublin gangland figure known as "The Monk" came close to being elected to the Irish parliament Sunday, just weeks after he was arrested in Spain for alleged money laundering.

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are in a tight race to become Ireland’s next taoiseach, leaving Sinn Fein locked out of power ...

The gangland figure missed out on the last seat in the Dublin Central constituency to the Labour Party’s Marie Sherlock.

Ireland's election results have yet to be finalized, but exit polling suggests a coalition government between the ...

Fianna Fail nevertheless appears on track to significantly increase its seat lead over Fine Gael compared with the last election when the parties were much closer to parity. Social Democrats deputy ...

Unlike many European countries, Ireland does not have a significant far-right party, but anti-immigrant independent ...

Ireland’s two long-dominant center-right parties looked likely to form a new government as results came in from a fractured ...