The boxes holding the ballots were opened at 9am at count centres across the country. They must first be sorted before counting formally begins, in a process which could last days because of Ireland’s ...

Seats filled: 09.51am Tallies after 15 boxes With just 15 boxes open, Taoiseach Simon Harris is out in front as the first tallies come in, with 1,173 votes. His running mate, Edward Timmins, has some ...

An exit poll in Ireland's parliamentary election released late Friday suggests the three biggest parties have won roughly ...

Vote counting in Ireland's general election gets underway Saturday with an exit poll indicating a tight finish between the three main parties.

The Taoiseach has said he expects a “fascinating couple of days” after he cast his vote in the General Election minutes after ...

The sitting Taoiseach, Simon Harris, had been confident enough in his position and that of his party, Fine Gael, that he ...

Ireland’s youngest ever prime minister, Simon Harris may have thought he had a victory in Ireland’s upcoming general election ...