Election claims number of ministers’ seats as Fianna Fáil’s Stephen Donnelly look set to lose outFianna Fáil Minister for Health won just 6 per cent of first preference votes as his Cabinet colleague and constituency rival Simon Harris topped the pollSun Dec 01 2024 - 22:25
Independents line up with enthusiasm to agree deals to support the next government Electorate did not back Independents at level suggested by polling during the campaign but they could still play major role in 34th DáilSun Dec 01 2024 - 20:46
Election 2024 key race alerts: We analyse the counts that matter mostElection 2024: As the next Dáil and government begin to take shape, here are races telling the story of the electionSun Dec 01 2024 - 15:52
Majority of Independent voters would have backed candidate even if they were in a political party - exit pollElection 2024: Results indicate identity of candidate is slightly more important to voters than political partySat Nov 30 2024 - 15:00
More than half of voters made up their minds during election campaign, according to exit poll53 per cent of respondents also view most politicians as trustworthySat Nov 30 2024 - 10:01
Irish Times political reporters pick their moments of the 2024 election campaignSimon Harris’s encounter with care worker Charlotte Fallon stood out as a pivotal moment in a campaign for which the political parties seemed oddly unpreparedSat Nov 30 2024 - 06:00
Exit poll suggests Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will be in driving seat to re-establish coalitionSinn Féin could well finish first in the popular vote for the second time in a row, but face another five years in oppositionSat Nov 30 2024 - 00:04
Election 2024 updates: Simon Harris conducts last-minute Dublin canvass as campaign enters final stretch Mary Lou McDonald signals that Sinn Féin voters should give transfers to Social Democrats and People Before ProfitThu Nov 28 2024 - 20:53
General election: Mary Lou McDonald indicates Sinn Féin voters should transfer to Social Democrats or PBPRival parties pressed on possible coalition arrangements in final campaign events before polling dayThu Nov 28 2024 - 19:16
Offaly constituency candidates list: Even without a Cowen in the race, it would be big upset if Fianna Fáil lost outElection 2024: Former Sinn Féin member Carol Nolan says there are no safe seats in newly recast three-seaterThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:32
Limerick County constituency candidates list: Difficult to see any result other than the return of three incumbentsElection 2024: Pressure on services at University Hospital Limerick a major concern in the countyThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:29
Limerick City constituency candidates list: Biggest issue is concern over services at University Hospital LimerickElection 2024: Almost half the candidates also contested the race to become Ireland’s first directly elected mayorThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:28
Laois constituency candidates list: All eyes on Sinn Féin and their former party colleague Brian Stanley Election 2024: Former Fine Gael minister for justice Charlie Flanagan has decided not to contest the electionThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:28
Kildare South constituency candidates list: Fianna Fáil senator may benefit from Sinn Féin in-fighting Election 2024: Fine Gael junior minister Martin Heydon seeking re-election and should get over the line handily enoughThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:28
Kildare North constituency candidates list: Transfers between Coalition parties could see one of them return second TDElection 2024: Impending retirement of Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy sees a gap open up in the constituencyThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:27
Dublin West constituency candidates list: Fine Gael Senator has decent chance of picking up Varadkar seatElection 2024: Sinn Féin TD Paul Donnelly should be returned, but it might be a big ask for the party to take two seatsThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:17
Dublin Fingal East constituency candidates list: Three incumbents will prove hard to shift in new three-seaterElection 2024: Sinn Féin’s Ann Graves will have an uphill battle if she is to take a seat in the constituencyThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:12
‘T’was the day before polling: Will politicians get a stocking full of votes or lump of coal?Election 2024: Last poll of general election campaign has biggest parties almost tiedThu Nov 28 2024 - 08:25
Election’s youngest candidates: ‘Give me one chance. If I’m no good get rid of me’ The oldest and youngest candidates in the campaign give their reasons for standing in Election 2024Thu Nov 28 2024 - 06:00
Taoiseach refuses to be drawn if Fine Gael claimed worker who confronted him had Sinn Féin allegianceHarris and Fine Gael have come under mounting pressure to provide more detail on who contacted RTÉWed Nov 27 2024 - 20:40
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns doing ‘incredible job’ campaigning while pregnantSenior party TD Jennifer Whitmore: ‘Women have babies ... we have to support them if we want more women to run’Wed Nov 27 2024 - 19:00
Bertie Ahern on campaign trail for Mary Fitzpatrick in his old stamping roundRapprochement between the pair evident as senator seeks to win back seat for Fianna Fáil in ultra-competitive Dublin Central constituencyTue Nov 26 2024 - 19:00
Election crucial for economy ‘like no other in my lifetime’, Paschal Donohoe says Minister for Public Expenditure says political stability is key due to growing instability across the worldTue Nov 26 2024 - 16:29
Sinn Féin plan for affordable homes will meet lending requirements, Ó Broin saysPlan ‘would provide banks with the exact same security as the current government schemes do’, says party’s housing spokesmanMon Nov 25 2024 - 15:05
Disability worker says she was ‘shaken’ and in tears after exchange with Simon HarrisTaoiseach says he ‘feels really bad’ about an interaction with Charlotte FallonSat Nov 23 2024 - 21:00
Dublin ‘still has its challenges’ a year on from riot, says Minister for JusticeSome 56 ‘persons of interest’ in rioting now identified after Garda release of 99 imagesSat Nov 23 2024 - 20:20
Taoiseach says dinner meeting between Donohoe and Ryanair boss was not lobbyingSimon Harris said he does not think he has ever met Michael O’LearySat Nov 23 2024 - 18:07
Minister for Justice praises Nikita Hand’s bravery after victory in civil action against Conor McGregorSupport across the political spectrum for Dublin woman who was awarded almost €250,000 in damages after High Court jury found that she was raped by Conor McGregorSat Nov 23 2024 - 15:01
Sinn Féin asks Sipo if it declared previous election spending correctlyParty’s online spending has significantly decreased over the course of the general election campaign, new figures showSat Nov 23 2024 - 06:00
How much does it cost to run a general election campaign?Election 2024 has the potential to be the highest-spending election of recent yearsSat Nov 23 2024 - 00:01
Paschal Donohoe defends dinner meeting with Ryanair boss Michael O’LearyFine Gael Minister insists it is possible for him to have a purely social dinner meeting with airline chiefFri Nov 22 2024 - 16:04
Is a left-wing party alliance dead in the water?Inside Politics: Fine Gael leader raises concerns about stability of a coalition involving four, five or even six partiesFri Nov 22 2024 - 07:59
Bacik dismisses ‘glitterball budget’ as she promises Labour will protect household incomesLabour leader says one-off payments ‘simply not sustainable as a way of addressing a cost-of-living crisis’Fri Nov 22 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024 live updates: Fianna Fáil says Dublin not safe under Fine Gael justice ministers as it launches manifesto for cityGreen Party promises a new Office of Punctuality and Reliability to oversee public transport servicesThu Nov 21 2024 - 17:12
Temperatures plummet on election campaign trail amid blizzard of political promisesWhile plans differ between some parties on housing, the cost of living and taxes, all of them agree on a few basic tenets around housingThu Nov 21 2024 - 08:09
Greens and Labour clash over track record as Coalition junior partnersRoderic O’Gorman said his party ‘with 12 TDs has been able to deliver more’ than Labour with 37Wed Nov 20 2024 - 18:07
More than €6bn hole in Sinn Féin affordable housing plan, claims Fianna FáilOpposition party reacts to FF over record destitution, rising house prices and ‘out of control’ rentsMon Nov 18 2024 - 18:32
Junior minister’s remarks on McEntee’s maternity leave replacements ‘completely misinterpreted’, says TánaisteFianna Fáil and Fine Gael embroiled in election campaign row over law and orderMon Nov 18 2024 - 17:09
Dublin Fingal West constituency candidates list: Louise O’Reilly should retain seat for Sinn Féin as Labour in with good chanceElection 2024: Third seat in Dublin Fingal West constituency likely to be fight between Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine GaelMon Nov 18 2024 - 14:41
‘Everything costs more now.’ Meet the Irish Times voter panel for General Election 2024Housing, the cost of living and immigration top our reader panel’s priority list as they weigh up who to vote forSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
Labour pledges to extend free GP care to all children and deliver 300 hospital beds per yearThe party plans to focus on ‘four key achievable areas’Fri Nov 15 2024 - 19:00
‘Biggest fights’ for Greens in government were on climateO’Gorman makes remarks as free solar panels for low-income households feature in both Green Party and Social Democrats’ respective climate action election pledgesThu Nov 14 2024 - 17:28
Election map explainer: how has it changed and how are counties and parties affected?Election 2024: Last year’s constituency review shook up Dáil battlegrounds around the countryWed Nov 13 2024 - 17:00
Sinn Féin spends more on online ads than other parties combinedElection 2024: Party headquarters spends €91,000 on advertising with Meta and Google over the past four monthsWed Nov 13 2024 - 09:36
Voters’ choice on rival affordable housing plans comes down to State owning land or stake in the homeCompeting proposals from Sinn Féin and Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil have sparked claim and counterclaimWed Nov 13 2024 - 06:00
Help with cost of fixing broken dishwashers and bikes under Green election pledgeParty is promising to cover 50% of repair costs up to a maximum payment of €100 to the person with the broken item as part of effort to reduce wasteTue Nov 12 2024 - 06:00
Ryanair boss remarks about teachers put Fine Gael on the defensive Election race steps up a gear as Michael O’Leary’s controversial comments spark criticism from across political spectrumMon Nov 11 2024 - 02:00
Fianna Fáil signals more cash to bring above-shop units into housing supply Party intends to recruit 5,000 gardaí over five years and grant additional powers including dispersal ordersMon Nov 11 2024 - 00:00
Election 2024: Fine Gael launches plan for 300,000 new homes by end of decade Taoiseach says €40bn plan would use most of Apple tax case windfall, and pledges to raise Rent Tax Credit by 50%Mon Nov 11 2024 - 00:00
Labour leader cites worrying accounts of abuse on election 2024 campaign trailParty chief Ivana Bacik emphasises need to ensure ‘kindness and decency’ in politics after several incidentsSun Nov 10 2024 - 19:00
