Counting has begun in the Irish general election, as exit polls suggest a close contest between the three major parties.

Ballot boxes were opened at 9 a.m. (0900GMT) at count centers across the country, kicking off long hours, or even days, of ...

Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party and coalition partner Fianna Fail look set to return to government after the Irish election, ...

Sinn Féin, the former political arm of the IRA, is hoping Ireland's 2024 election will bring it to power for the first time ...

Ireland's main opposition Sinn Fein looked on course to win the most votes at a general election by the narrowest of margins ...

Sinn Fein has won Ireland’s election, according to exit polls on Friday night, but looks certain to be shut out of power by ...

Outgoing coalition partners Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, however, claim they are well placed to return to power following ...

Sinn Féin were in jubilant form as the count commenced but the Greens were dispirited as the tallies were counted. Video: ...

We will have live updates from the Waterford count centre, considered one of the bellwether constituencies, below through the ...

Irish premier Simon Harris has said Fine Gael will gain seats in the General Election despite a further fragmentation of ...

8pm: In Count 4 of the Dublin Fingal West constituency, Sinn Féin's Louise O'Reilly was the first to be elected. There were ...