Sinn Fein wins Irish election but looks set to be shut out ... - Yahoo News
12 hours ago · Sinn Fein has won Ireland’s election, according to exit polls on Friday night, but looks certain to be shut out of power by its rivals after failing to get enough votes to enter government for the first time.. Mary Lou McDonald’s party was predicted to get 21.1 per cent in an election that hangs on a knife-edge, with its nearest rival …
Sinn Fein and Fine Gael neck and neck to be largest party in Ireland ...
12 hours ago · Sinn Fein have picked up 21.1% of the vote, with Fine Gael on 21% and Fianna Fail on 19.5%, the poll by RTE, The Irish Times, TG4, Trinity College Dublin and Ipsos B&A suggests.
Polls open in close-run election to choose Ireland’s new …
1 day ago · Opposition party Sinn Fein achieved a stunning breakthrough in the 2020 election, topping the popular vote, but was shut out of government because Fianna Fail and Fine Gael refused to work with it, citing its leftist policies and historic ties with militant group the Irish Republican Army during three decades of violence in Northern Ireland.
Exit poll shows Irish coalition parties set for re-election, Sinn Fein ...
12 hours ago · The exit poll put the left wing Sinn Fein on 21.1%, the centre-right Fine Gael of Prime Minister Simon Harris on 21.0% and like-minded coalition partner Fianna Fail on 19.5%.
What's at stake in Ireland's election? - CBS News
22 hours ago · Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Fein, campaigns and talks to the media before the Irish general election, Nov. 28, 2024, in Dublin, Ireland. Dan Kitwood/Getty
High-spending Irish coalition eyes re-election as rival Sinn Fein ...
1 day ago · Ireland's two main governing parties looked on course to return to power as polls opened on Friday, thanks to a giveaway October budget and a loss of momentum by opposition Sinn Fein - a result ...
A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Muddies Election Race
4 days ago · Yet Sinn Fein has been stung by the anti-immigrant sentiment that has swept Ireland and other European countries, thanks partly to social media. In keeping with the party’s left-wing heritage ...
Sinn Fein's Michelle O’Neill makes history as first Irish nationalist ...
Feb 3, 2024 · An Irish nationalist has made history by becoming Northern Ireland's first minister. Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill was nominated Saturday as first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists.
Sinn Fein hails ‘new era’ as it wins Northern Ireland vote
May 7, 2022 · BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — The Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein, which seeks unification with Ireland, hailed a “new era” Saturday for Northern Ireland as it captured the largest number of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time in a historic win.
Sinn Fein struggles deal blow to nationalists' united Ireland dream
Nov 21, 2024 · Sinn Fein are an absolutely vital part," said Colin Harvey, a human rights law professor at Queen's University, Belfast, and board member of Ireland's Future, a group that promotes debate around ...