Taoiseach Simon Harris will ask President of Ireland Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Parliament ahead of a polling date on ...

Once that happens, it’s every party for themselves with the Coalition partners, Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens ...

A general election must be called in the Republic of Ireland before the term ends on March 2025. The taoiseach has faced ...

The vote had to be held before the current coalition government’s five-year mandate came to an end in March 2025.

The most fragmented Dáil ever eventually threw up a Government which brought together the two old enemies, Fianna Fáil and ...

As Taoiseach Simon Harris seeks dissolution of the Dáil today, Political Reporter Sandra Hurley looks back on the challenges ...

It will bring to an end the four-and-a-half-year lifespan of the historic Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Green Party coalition ...

The big story in this five seat constituency has been the decision of Fine Gael Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, to stand down from politics. Current TDs (five seats): The big story ...

Galway East could be set for a big shake-up with one long-time TD bowing out and Sinn Féin in with a chance of winning a seat ...

Sinn Fein harnessed anti-establishment feeling last time, but the new wave of populists in the South, who are more likely to ...

Meanwhile, Fine Gael stalwart Charlie Flanagan, who secured the fourth seat last time round in Laois-Offaly, is not running, ...