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Irish general election: 'Two party politics is gone' says Sinn Féin
Counting has begun in the Irish general election, as exit polls suggest a close contest between the three major parties.
Counting begins in Ireland's election as 3 parties battle for top place
Vote counting got underway Saturday in Ireland’s national election after an exit poll suggested the contest is a close-fought race among the country’s three largest political parties. Ballot boxes were opened at 9 a.
Exit Poll Shows Irish Coalition Parties Set for Re-Election, Sinn Fein Win Most Votes
The exit poll put the left wing Sinn Fein on 21.1%, the centre-right Fine Gael of Prime Minister Simon Harris on 21.0% and like-minded coalition partner Fianna Fail on 19.5%. Fine Gael and Fianna Fail pledged ahead of the election to seek to form a coalition without Sinn Fein,
Voters take to the polls in Irish general election
The polls have opened for the Irish general election. Voters are able to cast their ballot up until 22:00 local time to choose representatives to serve as Teachtaí Dála (TDs) in the Dáil, the lower house of the Oireachtas (Ireland's parliament).
Counting is underway in Ireland's election as 3 parties battle for top place
A marathon vote-counting exercise was underway Saturday in Ireland’s national election after an exit poll suggested that the contest is a close-fought race among the country’s three largest political parties.
Polls Open in Close-Run Election to Choose Ireland's New Government
After the 2020 election ended in a virtual dead heat they formed a coalition, agreeing to share Cabinet posts and take turns as taoiseach, or prime minister. Fianna Fail leader Mi
Irish parties plot path to government
The leaders of the three main Irish political parties have all been re-elected to serve in the Dáil (Irish parliament). Micheál Martin of Fianna Fáil, Simon Harris of Fine Gael, and the Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald have overcome their first obstacles in the Irish general election.
Irish coalition looks set for re-election despite strong Sinn Fein showing
Ireland's main opposition Sinn Fein looked on course to win the most votes at a general election by the narrowest of margins on Friday, but its two main centre-right rivals will likely have enough seats to govern again without it,
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Buswells Hotel manager bids farewell to his ringside seat to history in the ‘third house of the Oireachtas’
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Ireland heads to the polls after coalition government dissolved
People in Ireland are going to the polls Friday, as the country holds a general election to fill 174 seats in the Dail ...
How the Republic of Ireland will elect its next parliament
The Republic of Ireland elects its government using a system of proportional representation known as the single transferable ...
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Minister to repay Oireachtas after video shows her stuffing postbox with prepaid envelopes
Minister of State Anne Rabbitte has said she will reimburse the Oireachtas for prepaid envelopes used during the election campaign after a video emerged of her stuffing a postbox with hundreds of ...
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Viral post misrepresents 2014 video of Irish official criticizing Israel | Fact check
The video is a shortened version of a speech delivered on Sept. 3, 2014, in the Houses of Oireachtas, Ireland's parliament. The debate was held by the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade ...
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Letter: Oireachtas intent on eradicating everything that makes us Irish
In the pursuit of wealth, progressiveness and compliance, Ireland has an Oireachtas that has lost all moral and ethical compass, and all sense of decency. We cannot ignore the breakneck speed at ...
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Oireachtas committee criticises State's approach to tackling fraudsters
An increasingly common way for scammers to dupe people out of their money is through push payment fraud —when a person is tricked to send money from their account to one controlled by a fraudster.
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Joe Biden in Ireland: President says 'I'm at home'
In his speech to a joint sitting of the Oireachtas (both houses of the Irish parliament), he spoke of his pride in his Irish roots and support for the peace process in Northern Ireland.
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'We know the climate crisis is spiralling out of control', Oireachtas committee told
On Tuesday morning, Trócaire and Christian Aid spoke at the Oireachtas joint committee on the environment and climate action. READ MORE: Where your county stands on Irish attitudes to the climate ...
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Fine Gael confirms it expelled Cllr Patsy O'Brien after finding he sent pornographic material to female Oireachtas staff member
Fine Gael expelled Mayo County Councillor Patsy O’Brien after he was found to have repeatedly sent pornographic material to a ...