Michéal Martin, the leader of Fianna Fáil, is the frontrunner to be the next taoiseach (Irish prime minister).

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

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

Election results show that center-ground stalwarts Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have won 86 seats, two short of a parliamentary ...

Fine Gael members believe they could have picked up more seats had it not been for poor candidate selection, a failure to ...

With a Trump return to the White House looming, Ireland races to form government and repair US/Irish relations in time for St ...

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

Fianna Fail picked up 48 seats, with Sinn Fein on 39 and Fine Gael on 38 - paving the way for a similar coalition to the last ...

Taoiseach Simon Harris was elected on the first count on Saturday after topping the poll with 16,869 votes, exceeding the ...

Ireland’s election reaffirms its centrist political leanings, with no far-right breakthrough. As Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael ...

The two parties that have dominated Irish politics for a century have fallen just short of the combined number of TDs ...

Michael Martin’s party is the clear winner of the Irish general election – with an eight seat lead over rivals Fine Gael and ...