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Ireland faces weeks of talks to form a government
When will Ireland form its new Government?
With the Irish General Election 2024 done and dusted, questions now turn to when Ireland will form its new Government. Tanaiste Micheal Martin says a new Irish Government before Christmas is unlikely.
Why Ireland’s government was one of the few worldwide to be re-elected this year
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have been rewarded by voters who believe they have managed the economy well. Buoyed by strong corporation tax receipts, Ireland is running a budget surplus of at least €23 billion (£19 billion). As a result, all parties have committed to substantial increases in public expenditure, both current and capital.
With election decided, Ireland faces weeks of talks to form a government
Ireland has proved a partial exception to the anti-incumbent mood in elections around the world. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, which have dominated Irish politics for a century, remain in the driving seat, though their combined share of the vote has declined to just over 40%.
Ireland set for another coalition Government as General Election counting continues
However, no one party fielded enough candidates to win the majority in the Irish General Election 2024, paving the way for another coalition Government - the outgoing Dáil Éireann, elected in 2020, saw Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, and The Green Party come together in a coalition.
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Green Party's experience shows the limits of government formation in Ireland
Real climate action, a just transition, and a renewed social contract will not come from the status quo; they will come from those willing to break with it, writes Seán McCabe
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Ireland remains bottom of the class for defence spending in Europe, new figures show
Country allocates about half the amount — calculated as a percentage of national wealth or GDP — as neutral Malta and less ...
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Simon Harris 'hopes' Ireland can drop legacy legal case against UK Government
Simon Harris said he sensed a willingness by the UK's new Labour Government to engage intensively to find a common approach ...
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Ireland's Central Bank said it cannot stop the sale of Israel's war bonds
News and analysis on business, money and jobs from Munster and beyond by our expert team of business writers.
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Ireland's incumbent parties look likely to hang on to power after a fractured election
Results from Ireland's election suggest the two dominant center-right parties look likely to form a new government ...
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Sinn Féin has a narrow lead in Ireland's 2024 election, an exit poll suggests. Housing and the cost of living weighs on Irish minds.
Sinn Féin, the former political arm of the IRA, is hoping Ireland's 2024 election will bring it to power for the first time ...
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Ireland headed for coalition government, exit poll suggests
An exit poll in Ireland's parliamentary election suggested the three biggest parties have won roughly equal shares and the ...
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