Local Elections

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

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

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

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’

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

Local elections saw three figures calling for tighter immigration controls elected to council. This will complicate the business of local government and traditional voting structures

Our immersion in the parochial pool is entertaining but the wider picture gets lost

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

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

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

Ireland is in 22nd place out of the EU 27 for the number of women in local politics

Elections 2024 leave gender breakdown among representatives largely unchanged

Social Democrats win seven seats on local authority, with close battle between Sinn Féin and Aontú candidates in Newbridge

Deputy leader warns Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael that the climate crisis ‘is way too important to toy around with’ during elections

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

Fergus Finlay, an adviser to former Labour leader Dick Spring, said he was surprised at the ‘animosity’ to the idea of merging from the Social Democrats

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

Tom McDonnell is a joint founder of Éire Saor in Newbridge, Co Kildare

As counts neared completion on Monday, here’s a guide to who had a good – and bad – June 7th election

Fianna Fáil’s dominance of politics in the county continues as party takes eight of 19 available seats

Ciarán Cuffe and Clare Daly lose their European Parliament seats

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

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

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

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

Gender balance shattered on local authority as Fine Gael celebrates a huge haul of councillors in south Dublin

Well-known personalities especially sought-after for Continental ballots due to vast constituencies and media-driven campaign

Father-and-son team elected in Tallaght

Sinn Féin doubles numbers on local authority as Fianna Fáil loses three seats and Fine Gael drops one

Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin win 10 seats each, but performance of mica-focused party a major talking point

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael lose seats but still take 20 between them as Aontú makes a breakthrough in the county

Sinn Féin gains second seat on local authority after dramatic end to count in Tullow electoral area

Sinn Féin strategy of running seven candidates fails to pay off, with party holding two seats rather than gaining ground

People Before Profit’s Paul Murphy accuses Government of using immigration in local elections to hide ‘failures’

Members of Healy-Rae family top poll in three electoral areas, with an affiliated candidate elected in another

Slow race towards European Parliament restarts this morning as counts in Dublin, Midlands-North-West and Ireland South resume

Fine Gael gains two seats to double its representation as some new blood comes on to local authority