Who are the parties behind Irish politics?
Politics in Ireland has traditionally been dominated by two parties - Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Both parties emerged following a split in nationalist opinion over the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty. Sinn Féin has become the main opposition party after making significant gains in 2020 and topping the popular vote,
Irish General Election 2024: A look at the major parties ahead of polling
The Irish General Election 2024 will be held this Friday, November 29 - here, an overview of the major political parties running candidates. What parties are running in the Irish General Election 2024?
Final seats to be filled in Irish general election
The final seats in the Irish general election are expected to be filled later on Monday. Only a small number of seats separate the three major parties with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael best placed to form a coalition government. However, Sinn Féin insists it will still be involved in the coalition talks.
Irish government parties buck worldwide election trend
As the complex counting continues, unpredictability has given way to clarity in Ireland’s election. It looks like the country has bucked the trend across the world, in a year of numerous elections, by putting the outgoing centrist government parties in prime position to go back into power.
Irish General Election 2024: Counting complete, all Dáil seats filled
The Irish General Election 2024 results are in and the top three political parties in Ireland remain unchanged since 2020.
Irish election: Final results show centre-right parties’ coalition options
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael can form a majority coalition with as few as two other deputies – provided they're able to renew their agreement.
Irish centre-right parties seek coalition deal as Trump threat looms
Ireland's two large centre-right parties are set to begin their search for a coalition partner this week after Friday's election looked likely to leave them just short of the 88 seats needed to govern,
Ireland’s incumbent parties look likely to prevail after a fractured election
Ireland’s two long-dominant center-right parties looked likely to form a new government as results came in Sunday from a fractured national election, though with a reduced vote share and complex coalition negotiations ahead.
Ireland election puts big-spending parties on track to retain power
Ireland prepared on Sunday to reshuffle the same big parties into a new government after a general election returned incumbents that have channelled record corporation tax receipts into higher spending.
Ireland's centre-right parties close in on re-election, likely to need new partner
Ireland's two large centre-right parties looked set to be returned to power after an election on Friday, but will likely need at least one smaller partner to secure a majority, raising questions over the stability of the next government.
Ireland’s Ruling Parties Set to Hold Power After Tight Election
Ireland is heading for a return of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party and Fianna Fail, as voters bucked a recent international trend of ousting incumbent parties.
Fianna Fáil leads close Irish general election count
More than half of the Irish parliament's seats are filled, with the Fianna Fáil party leading a tight three-way battle in the ...
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Irish Political Parties Unveil Vision Ahead of Pivotal Election
Fine Gael, Fianna Fail, and Sinn Fein—have released their manifestos detailing policies and funding plans ahead of the ...
Ireland election: Incumbent center-right parties likely to retain power, but left-wing Sinn Fein holds water
Ireland's election results have yet to be finalized, but exit polling suggests a coalition government between the ...
Irish election 'too close to call', says taoiseach
Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said it is "too close to call" how many seats his ...
Irish public happy with Status Quo as junior coalition partner takes brunt of anger – 6 key takeaways of Election 2024
MORE than 680 candidates ran, ­millions of us turned up to cast our votes and, after three days of counting ballots, 174 TDs ...