Counting has begun in the Irish general election, as exit polls suggest a close contest between the three major parties.

Outgoing coalition partners Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, however, claim they are well placed to return to power following ...

WGN Radio’s Jon Hansen chats with Ed Maher, co-host of The Worker’s Mic and Associate Executive Director of the National ...

With counting well underway in the Republic’s general election, the chance of a Sinn Fein-led government is ebbing away – ...

Ireland's economy depends on foreign direct investment and lavish corporate tax returns from mainly US tech and pharma giants ...

Voting in the Irish General Election continued into Friday evening after a quick campaign that focused on the country’s most ...

The country’s deputy premier Micheal Martin encouraged people to brave the wet and windy weather and to use their vote.

The leaders of the country’s main political parties have turned out to vote in what has been described as ‘crucial’ general ...

President-elect Donald Trump says Americans have given him a 'mandate' to enact sweeping change. But his share of the popular ...

Polls open across the country at 0700 GMT and close at 2200 GMT as voters choose new members of the 174-seat lower chamber of parliament, the Dail, in Dublin.

Ireland and the US have deep cultural links: up to 2mn Irish emigrated to America because of the 19th-century potato famine.

The Republic of Ireland elects its government using a system of proportional representation known as the single transferable ...