Aspiring Laois TDs were left in no doubt that retaining Ireland's derogation from the EU Nitrates Directive is the top issue for local farmers voting in this General Election. They were told that its ...

Many Irish voters do not make up their minds until the final days of the campaign, so the race for seats will be fascinating ...

The Irish general election happens on Friday. In times past, observers would be marking the rise of Sinn Fein; now the ...

Sinn Féin election candidate Rose Conway-Walsh has written to Mayo County Council and the Minister for Housing Darragh ...

This axiom now extends to events as wholesome and positive as a community gathering for the switching on of Christmas tree ...

The three main parties are deadlocked as the country heads towards the polls, with Fianna Fáil holding the most slender of leads over Fine Gael and Sinn Féin. While Micheál Martin’s party edged ahead ...

A little over a year ago, the leader of Sinn Fein, Mary Lou McDonald, looked like a shoe-in to become Ireland’s next prime minister (taoiseach). As the country heads to the polls on Friday, her ...

It shows that support for the Fianna Fail party is at 21% ahead of polling day, only slightly ahead of their coalition ...

Fine Gael, led by Simon Harris, shows signs of stabilizing in support before the Irish general election. The party fell slightly in opinion polls but remains in contention to lead a coalition ...

A slide in support for Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris' Fine Gael party showed signs of stabilising in the last opinion ...

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald poses with an old republican election poster while canvassing for the general election in ...

The establishment parties are taking the chance to sweep up votes while Sinn Fein struggles to regain its footing.View on ...