Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said it is "too close to call" how many seats his ...

Party sources tell the 'Irish Examiner' outgoing Tánaiste should take the helm for longer than Simon Harris despite Fine Gael ...

Deputy Irish premier refuses to rule out another term of rotating taoiseach - Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin also said it ...

Sinn Féin, the former political arm of the IRA, is hoping Ireland's 2024 election will bring it to power for the first time ...

Fianna Fáil has won the most seats in the Dáil (lower house of parliament) following the Republic of Ireland's general ...

As the complex counting continues, unpredictability has given way to clarity in Ireland’s election. It looks like the country ...

Taoiseach Simon Harris has led tributes to former senator and successful businessman Billy Lawless, who has died aged 73. Mr Lawless was originally from Galway but moved to Chicago in the 1990s ...

‘I am very conscious as Taoiseach of the country not to interfere in an election of another country.’ Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news ...

Taoiseach Simon Harris finally confirmed when he plans to dissolve the Dáil and call a General Election for the country on Wednesday, November 6. As per Irish law, the same Dáil shall not ...

He won a seat in the Irish Parliament in 2007 and became leader of his party, and therefore taoiseach, 10 years later. His father is from Mumbai and Mr Varadkar most recently visited India only a ...

Former Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) John Bruton has died after a long illness. In a statement, his family said the 76-year-old Fine Gael politician had died in the Mater Hospital in Dublin ...

Irish schools which function as polling stations ... as when those polled were asked who they believe will be Taoiseach after the general election, some 53 per cent chose Simon Harris.