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

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

In a year when voters in many ­democracies have turned against incumbent politicians, the Irish have bucked the trend by ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

The two parties may be forced to seek a third coalition partner to reach the 88 deputies that guarantee the majority. The ...

The Fianna Fail leader looks set for a return to the role of taoiseach – a position he held between 2020 and 2022.