MORE than 680 candidates ran, ­millions of us turned up to cast our votes and, after three days of counting ballots, 174 TDs ...

FIANNA FAIL’S 10-seat advantage over Fine Gael must be reflected in the makeup of the next coalition, Micheal Martin declared ...

Anti-corruption group Transparency International UK is calling for new light to be shed on the influence of big money on ...

Conspiracy theories alleging that the General Election was rigged are being spread in fringe circles, including by party ...

Micheal Martin said his party had mandated him to begin negotiations with others to form a government that ‘can last the full ...

Mary Lou McDonald has said that she plans to contact Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin in the days ahead following the ...

If government ends up as a three-party coalition it’s up to Sinn Féin in the Dáil and northern nationalists to press for ...

“Let the merry dance play out,” a Fianna Fáil TD said, while a Fine Gael TD said: “There’s only one show in town and that’s ...

Fifty years ago this Sunday dozens of disaffected members of Official Sinn Féin formed the Irish Republican Socialist Party ...

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin also said it was unlikely that a new administration would be formed before Christmas.

Fianna Fáil TDs have already started speculating how many extra ministries their 10 seats over Fine Gael should secure if ...

With Fianna Fáil having ten more seats than Fine Gael in the 34th Dáil, Political Correspondent Paul Cunningham assesses what ...