Politics

This month

December 2024

GE2024 the final stretch

We're down to the final 12 seats - here is who's fighting to get over the line

2 Dec

31.5k

GE2024 Wicklow

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly loses his seat in Wicklow in early morning final count

2 Dec

34.8k

who wants in

Former junior coalition members give their advice for government negotiations

2 Dec

8.4k

Joe Biden pardons son Hunter ahead of sentencing

2 Dec

33.5k

GE2024 foreign press

'Dodged a bullet': How international media reacted to Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch's narrow loss

2 Dec

52.5k

Let's talk

Who's going into this government, then? And who gets to be Taoiseach - and for how long?

Sources say Fine Gael will push for a rotating Taoiseach deal, while Labour are viewed as a preferred option, but option still open for independents.

Christina Finn

2 Dec

22.5k

As it happened

Full recount ordered in Tipperary North and recount also requested in Cork North-Central

Stay with us for updates.

Updated 1 Dec

181k

157

GE2024 not donn yet

'It's going to be tight': Stephen Donnelly battles to keep his seat in Wicklow as count continues

Updated 1 Dec

21.9k

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Dec 21

The count goes on

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

1 Dec

4.1k

his sweet surprise

Paul Gogarty: Ex-TD best known for 'most unparliamentary' outburst makes Dáil comeback

1 Dec

24.4k

last green standing

Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman holds onto his seat in Dublin West after nail-biting count

Updated 1 Dec

41.1k

156

Exit Poll

Ipsos B&A blames low turnout for errors in Friday night exit poll

Updated 1 Dec

33.4k

GE2024 fresh faces

How is Fine Gael faring after the exodus of senior figures? Here's a breakdown by constituency

Updated 1 Dec

12.2k

gone

Unsuccessful 'Monk' says he won't rule out another political run, as he jogs away from RDS

Hutch literally ran from the RDS this afternoon just moments before Sherlock won the seat.

Jane Matthews

reports from the RDS

1 Dec

20.0k

Louth

John McGahon concedes Louth election but says he got '150% support' from Taoiseach during campaign

1 Dec

7.2k

GE2024 ballot boxer

The Monk, the Cope, the... Chicken: How these nicknamed candidates fared in the election

1 Dec

8.0k

GE2024 Grá for Galway

Gráinne Seoige defends her candidacy and a controversial election ad as 'absolutely factual'

1 Dec

37.3k

Controversy

Brian Stanley takes a swipe at Sinn Féin after snatching final seat in Laois

The final elimination, Sinn Féin candidate Maria McCormack, allowed Stanley to be elected alongside Fianna Fáil candidate Seán Fleming.

Updated 1 Dec

22.9k

GE2024 elected

Gerry Hutch fails in election bid as Labour's Marie Sherlock wins nail-biting race in Dublin Central

1 Dec

46.9k

GE2024 Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Labour should not go into power with FF or FG, Ó Ríordáin says - but Bacik doesn't rule it out

Updated 1 Dec

14.5k

GE2024 Far-right fail

Far-right fizzle: Fringe candidates face disappointment as election results come in

1 Dec

26.2k

Galway East

Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte loses her seat in Galway East

1 Dec

27.8k

GE2024 GE24 Highlight

Ministers on the way out, and Monk on the way in? Five races to keep an eye on today

Updated 1 Dec

25.4k

Appointments

Donald Trump aims to make loyalist Kash Patel the next director of the FBI

1 Dec

15.4k

Across the line

After counting continued into the wee hours, here are the elections you missed overnight

1 Dec

45.2k

109

Kerry

Healy-Rae brothers set to return to Dáil following delays at Kerry count centre

Updated 1 Dec

29.6k

Last month

November 2024

Limerick

Willie O'Dea reelected as counting continues in Limerick City despite ballot paper error

Updated 30 Nov

15.5k

GE2024 The Monk

Gerry Hutch and Labour's Marie Sherlock to fight it out for fourth seat in Dublin Central

Updated 30 Nov

80.6k

218

GE2024 Unsuccessful

Two independents who quit Sinn Féin as TDs see support fall off a cliff

30 Nov

26.6k

GE2024 where things stand

Five key takeaways from the first day of the election count

30 Nov

24.0k

GE2024 Laois

'It has to be my time': Willie Aird elected to the Dáil... after 45 years as a councillor

Charlie Flanagan’s retirement paved the way for Willie Aird to finally run for the Dáil.

Updated 30 Nov

25.0k

elected

Simon Harris optimistic on 'competitive' election results as he's re-elected in Wicklow

30 Nov

11.0k

Galway East

25 year-old Fianna Fáil candidate tops Galway East poll as Anne Rabbitte at risk of losing seat

30 Nov

20.0k

elected

Mary Lou McDonald re-elected in Dublin Central as Hutch gains greatest benefit from her surplus

Updated 30 Nov

19.9k

it's not easy being green

Green Party struggling as junior ministers Joe O'Brien and Ossian Smyth eliminated

Updated 30 Nov

29.4k

good evening

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

30 Nov

4.0k

Louth Constituency

John McGahon unlikely to be elected and could be outpolled by Fine Gael running mate Paula Butterly

Updated 30 Nov

13.7k

back again

Micheál Martin first elected in Cork as his personal vote surges in South-Central constituency

Updated 30 Nov

9.9k

Celebrity candidate

Gráinne Seoige has failed to make an impact as a FF candidate in Galway West

30 Nov

48.1k

Podcast The Candidate

Sinn Féin: great at elections, not so good at actually getting into government

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