As Irish election winners tussle for positions of power, Donald Trump’s January 20 inauguration adds a sense of urgency in ...

​For more than three days we have been monitoring the Irish general election results. ​They are of huge cross-border ...

A split is emerging in the Labour Party over the prospect of going into government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

The “people have spoken”, and the intrigue in the political undergrowth begins. The big cats sniff about to secure a sweet ...

Ireland faces weeks of coalition talks before it gets a new government, as the country's two major centre-right parties work to form a stable administration.

Ireland has proved a partial exception to the anti-incumbent mood in elections around the world. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, ...

LONDON - Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, members of Ireland's incumbent governing coalition, have held on to power after the final ...

Fianna Fáil has won the most seats in the Dáil (lower house of parliament) following the Republic of Ireland's general ...

A coalition of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and a third element — possibly made up of Independents or another smaller party —  is ...

Fianna Fail is the largest party in Ireland on 48 seats out of 174 in parliament, with Sinn Fein on 39 and Fine Gael on 38.

ALL 174 seats of Dail Eireann have been filled after three days of counting – with Fianna Fail taking the last two seats in ...

If you're still undecided, here's our guide to the main parties and candidates who are likely to have a say in the ...