The gangland figure missed out on the last seat in the Dublin Central constituency to the Labour Party’s Marie Sherlock.

The veteran criminal had opened up a seemingly unassailable lead over rival Marie Sherlock in Dublin Central by Sunday ...

Can a boring election also be surprising? In a year of anti-incumbent anger, Ireland votes for more of the same ...

An alleged Dublin gangland figure known as "The Monk" came close to being elected to the Irish parliament Sunday, just weeks after he was arrested in Spain for alleged money laundering.

The gangland figure missed out on the last seat in the Dublin Central constituency to the Labour Party’s Marie Sherlock.

Gerard Hutch, head of a crime family, recently ran for a seat in Ireland's parliament. Despite strong support in Dublin's deprived areas, he fell short, securing fifth place. Seen as a protest vote, ...

Ireland’s two long-dominant center-right parties looked likely to form a new government as results came in from a fractured ...

Current Taoiseach, Mr Harris, dismissed talk of a Sinn Fein surge and said he was “cautiously optimistic” about where his party will stand after all the votes are counted. He was also elected as a ...

Ireland's election results have yet to be finalized, but exit polling suggests a coalition government between the ...

Unlike many European countries, Ireland does not have a significant far-right party, but anti-immigrant independent ...

An exit poll in Ireland's parliamentary election suggested the three biggest parties have won roughly equal shares and the ...