European Election

The question needs to be asked why Ireland, on the geographical periphery of the EU, is facing 30,000 claims for international protection each year

The European Parliament is an increasingly powerful institution from which a huge share of our laws and regulations derive – so why do some politicians seem to regard it as expensive training wheels?

‘An absolute privilege’: Ryan steps down as Green Party leader and will not run in next election

Sinn Féin must present voters with a left-wing coalition option to stay true to its message of ‘change’

IT Sunday: Athletics success flies in the face of funding levels; Brianna Parkins writes about why she is leaving Ireland

While people may remain silent in public on controversial issues, in the polling booth things may be different

Mary Lou McDonald complained Sinn Féin was being blamed for Government failures. She should ask herself why voters now associate her party with the establishment

While his detractors argue that Bardella lacks substance, his message increasingly resonates with voters, and not just those who fit the mould of the stereotypical far-right supporter

Elections in Ireland used to be predictable, but not any more. These elections saw Sinn Féin’s shock nosedive, FF and FG holding firm, and Independents having their day

Finglas community ‘has a lot of love to give and gives it out in plenty’ but feels ‘forgotten about and ignored’

October 18th or 25th mooted as TDs from main parties seek to capitalise on the outcome of the local and European elections

One big task for the party ahead of a general election will be to present a more concrete vision of the change it keeps talking about

Le Pen could repeat her EU election performance in two weeks’ time, leaving French politics in gridlock. There could be consequences for Ireland

Outgoing Ireland South MEP says he was ‘demonised’ by media as Fianna Fáil’s Cynthia Ní Mhurchú takes final seat in five-seat constituency

Maria Walsh, Nina Carberry and Ciaran Mullooly elected in Midlands-North-West following distribution of Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan’s surplus

Marathon counts across the country saw candidates elected in the local and European elections

Barry Cowen elected on 20th count overnight, as Maria Walsh, Nina Carberry and Ciarán Mullooly also set for Brussels

Imagine anyone calling Margaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel and Indira Gandhi ‘the girls’

Coalition’s standing will hardly have improved after the usual winter hospital crisis and a further influx of asylum seekers

‘A blind man on a galloping horse would have told you that you were putting up too many candidates,’ said one senior Northern republican

Figures suggest Social Democrats was most transfer-friendly party, while Sinn Féin voters transferred least to other parties and candidates

Election results: Barry Cowen expected to be elected alongside Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan as Midlands-North-West counting continues

European election: Counting nears conclusion as new team of MEPs emerges

Midlands-North-West MEP secured his third consecutive term in this year’s European elections

Elections 2024 leave gender breakdown among representatives largely unchanged

Millions of voters across Europe no longer think the EU represents their interests. There are two things it must do

The party may move economically left and socially right in the Republic - but it needs to stay the course in Northern Ireland

About €60,000 was spent on campaign by Social Democrats’ candidate who sold car to help fund bid

Lack of alternative parties means Independent candidates attracting disaffected voters

Luke Ming Flanagan leads the pack in Castlebar as battle for three Ireland South seats comes down to four candidates

Negotiations continue as European Parliament groups seek to recruit non aligned MEPs

The 28-year-old National Rally president has outshone his mentor Marine Le Pen on the campaign trail

A total of 27 candidates fighting for five seats

23 candidates contesting five seats

The elimination of the minnows will clarify the picture in Ireland South and Midlands-North-West

Ciarán Cuffe and Clare Daly lose their European Parliament seats

Mary Lou McDonald confidence of ‘nailed-on gains’ in UK election seems questionable

All attention is on when a general election should be called. Waiting until next spring carries risks – but so does an autumn election

I gave the most obnoxious candidate 27, then started down from number 1. But a final review revealed I had awarded two number 12s

Andrews, Doherty, Boylan, Ó Ríordáin elected as MEPs in Dublin; John Moran becomes country’s first directly elected mayor in Limerick