Key election 2024 battles: maps show where Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin hope to gain - and may lose - seats With transfers unpredictable, gains and losses are expected to happen at the margins in fiercely-contested multi-seat constituenciesThu Nov 28 2024 - 14:17
Sligo-Leitrim constituency candidates list: A good weathervane of how impactful Independent Ireland will be in 2024 electionElection 2024: Edel MacSharry, cousin of Marc, should take a seat in this largely unchanged constituencyThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:33
Roscommon-Galway constituency candidates list: Battle for the final two seats between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn FéinElection 2024: Death of Fine Gael candidate John Naughten casts shadow over contestThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:33
Mayo constituency candidates list: Addition of extra seat may help Rose Conway-Walsh retain Sinn Féin seat Election 2024: Retirement of poll-topper Michael Ring leaves at least two openingsThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:30
Longford-Westmeath constituency candidates list: Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran in contention to retake seat after phenomenal vote in JuneElection 2024: Question mark over Sinn Féin seat after large vote in 2020 but poor local electionThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:30
Kerry constituency candidates list: You can be guaranteed the Healy-Raes will be re-electedElection 2024: Sinn Féin has solid voter base, particularly in the north and northwest of the countyThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:26
Galway West constituency candidates list: Can Gráinne Seoige inherit vote from retiring poll-topper Éamon Ó Cuív?Election 2024: Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell finished third in 2020 but may face a bigger battle this time aroundThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:26
Galway East constituency candidates list: This is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing constituencies of the 43 Election 2024: Both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are eyeing two seats, with Sinn Féin in running for last seatThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:26
Dublin South-West constituency candidates list: Green Party seat looks most vulnerable in this left-leaning five-seaterElection 2024: Sinn Féin’s Seán Crowe won almost 30 per cent of the vote in 2020Thu Nov 28 2024 - 09:17
Dublin South-Central constituency candidates list: Sinn Féin’s reversal of fortunes has put paid to a second seat for themElection 2024: Sinn Féin's Aengus Ó Snodaigh was just shy of two quotas in 2020Thu Nov 28 2024 - 09:16
Wicklow-Wexford constituency candidates list: Creation of new constituency welcomed in its two major townsElection 2024: Arklow has never had its own Dáil deputy in the century since the State was foundedThu Nov 28 2024 - 08:55
Election 2024 live updates: Simon Harris ‘not sure’ if he will canvass with Fine Gael candidate John McGahon in LouthLeaders’ debate fails to change dynamic of uncertain election campaignWed Nov 27 2024 - 20:26
Leaders’ debate fails to change dynamic of uncertain election campaignElection 2024: None of three party leaders landed a decisive blow on rivals during final RTÉ debateWed Nov 27 2024 - 08:35
‘We’re opposed to ethno-nationalism’: Aontú's Peadar Tóibín on election prospectsElection profile: Morally conservative party proposes child benefits from fourth month of pregnancy to discourage abortionWed Nov 27 2024 - 06:00
Leaders’ debate: Harris, Martin and McDonald clash on economy, housing and potential coalitionsElection 2024: Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald trade blows in final TV debate before electionWed Nov 27 2024 - 00:37
Fine Gael sees a silver lining ahead of tonight’s election-defining debateIrish Times poll shows a total of 43% of voters favour a coalition between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael as optimal choiceTue Nov 26 2024 - 08:31
No Fianna Fáil 2011-type disaster for Sinn Féin but repeat of their 2020 success looks unlikelyHostility to Sinn Féin over immigration has dissipated in its strongholds but the party has not yet captured the momentum of its successful 2020 general election campaignTue Nov 26 2024 - 02:00
Election 2024: Latest poll results show momentum is with Sinn Féin, says McDonald‘I don’t think fair people will judge me on 40 seconds,’ Harris says following backlash over disability worker interactionMon Nov 25 2024 - 17:52
Fine Gael support drops as Harris’ halo slips Poll shows Fine Gael is in trouble and will need a dramatic turnaround in the first few days of the week to arrest the declineMon Nov 25 2024 - 08:04
Crucial weekend in election campaign as bland as an Uncle Colm monologue on Derry GirlsYour essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Nov 22 2024 - 16:51
Sinn Féin accuses Fine Gael of ‘blatant lies’ in attack ad claiming it will ‘raid’ rainy-day fundsFinance spokesman Pearse Doherty insists party will not touch €16bn pool as has been claimed by Minister Paschal DonohoeWed Nov 20 2024 - 19:34
Simon Harris doubles down on defence of John McGahon despite widespread criticismTaoiseach argues that criminal acquittal over attack and not civil court damages is the relevant testTue Nov 19 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024: Bitter clashes between Simon Harris and Mary Lou McDonald in TV debateTen party leaders set out their stall on 10th day of general election campaignTue Nov 19 2024 - 00:07
John McGahon and the ‘vicious’ Dundalk fight that has caused people to question his candidacyA widely circulated video shows the Fine Gael candidate striking Breen White several times in the headMon Nov 18 2024 - 18:26
Election 2024: Fine Gael branded ‘McCreevy and Cowen tribute act’ after promising splurgePolitical opponents accuse party of seeking to buy general election with expensive spending commitmentsMon Nov 18 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024: Extra €52bn spending proposed in Fine Gael manifesto is ‘secure and sensible’, Harris says Taoiseach rejects suggestion that plans for tax cuts, pension increases and other outlays like ‘throwing snuff at a wake’Sun Nov 17 2024 - 13:18
‘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
Row between former partners after Fianna Fáil claims Fine Gael made ‘no progress’ while in charge of justiceMinister for Justice Helen McEntee said that if it was deployed it would have expedited the investigation into the Dublin riots last NovemberFri Nov 15 2024 - 17:55
If you want to know what’s going to happen in Election 2024, these four constituencies tell the storyResults from Dublin Bay North, Dún Laoghaire, Kildare North and Clare should signal how the overall general election result plays outFri Nov 15 2024 - 11:05
Donnelly defends Government response to shortfalls in University Hospital LimerickMinister for Health says an additional 3,000 beds will be provided to the midwest region under the current planThu Nov 14 2024 - 17:39
Fine Gael’s €860m childcare plan promises extra benefit payment and 30,000 new early learning placesLike other parties, Fine Gael has also pledged that parents will pay no more than €200 per month per childWed Nov 13 2024 - 19:40
Fine Gael pledges to deliver over 300,000 homes over next six yearsParty says it will ensure about 50,000 homes are built each year under €40bn planMon Nov 11 2024 - 11:48
Holly Cairns will lead SocDems campaign from west Cork as her baby’s due date precedes the election The Social Democrats leader says a Minister for Disability is the party’s first red line in any government negotiationsMon Nov 11 2024 - 07:23
Fine Gael’s 11% VAT plan branded ‘laughable’ as parties trade insults over election pledgesGeneral election campaign kicks off with new promises from parties on the cost of doing business and crime strategiesSat Nov 09 2024 - 21:52
Trump win in US will impact elections here and in Europe, says Ivana BacikLabour leader concerned toxic nature of presidential contest may be seen during Irish general election campaignSat Nov 09 2024 - 19:12
Gráinne Seoige defends ad campaign on cancer care: ‘I will never apologise for standing up for women’s health’Fianna Fáil Gráinne Seioge candidate’s ad highlights poor cancer outcomes in GalwaySat Nov 09 2024 - 15:23
Death announced of former senator Billy Lawless who built successful pub business in Chicago Galway native was nominated to the Seanad in 2016 by then taoiseach Enda KennyFri Nov 08 2024 - 14:53
Incidence of bovine TB has increased significantly in past 12 months, say expertsOutbreaks in almost 6,000 herds in 2024 has been ascribed to the expansion of the dairy herd and associated intensification of the sectorThu Nov 07 2024 - 18:53
Harris and Martin block Green proposals for €3bn Climate and Nature fundCoalition partners say it was premature for Minister of the Environment to earmark money to specific areas without consultationTue Nov 05 2024 - 18:54
Former RTÉ broadcaster David Davin-Power ‘showed bravery to the bitter end’, son tells funeral MassFormer RTÉ northern editor and political correspondent died last weekend after short illnessTue Nov 05 2024 - 17:07
Ireland set to approve its first full Ambassador from PalestineCabinet also expected to approve new AI strategy and will hear of reduction in waiting times to see consultantTue Nov 05 2024 - 06:00
The unravelling of a housing minister: Eoghan Murphy opens up about sleeping pills, manic running, anxiety and tearsFormer minister for housing Eoghan Murphy’s account of his failures (and failings) is candid, unforgiving, unfiltered and utterly brutalSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:00
David Davin-Power, former RTÉ correspondent, dies aged 72Dublin-born broadcaster was presenter on RTÉ Radio’s Morning Ireland and served as Northern Ireland editorThu Oct 31 2024 - 20:44
Case for ‘Gluas’ light rail in Galway identified by feasibility studyPotential for as many as 7.5m passengers each year but costs estimated to be in excess of €1.23bnWed Oct 30 2024 - 14:22
Taoiseach will nominate chair for long-awaited Covid evaluation committeeSimon Harris was speaking on way into meeting in Government BuildingsWed Oct 30 2024 - 12:45
Cabinet to push forward with final legislation next week, clearing way for electionElection 2024 countdown to begin as Ministers are expected to greenlight measuresWed Oct 30 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin seeks distance from scandal - and the solution is policy, policy, policyDavid Cullinane’s health policy runs to 120 pages with big reform promises and a proposed €4.4 billion increase in budgetWed Oct 30 2024 - 06:00
Brian Stanley responsible for his ‘bad behaviour’, not Sinn Féin, says Mary Lou McDonaldSinn Féin leader says the party will select an alternative candidate to contest Laois constituency in general electionTue Oct 29 2024 - 14:19
A week of clearing the decks at breathtaking speed in readiness for an election Your essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Oct 25 2024 - 18:09
Clare Daly to switch constituency and run as Dublin Central candidateElection 2024: Former MEP to run in four-seater where TDs include Mary Lou McDonald and Paschal DonohoeThu Oct 24 2024 - 12:43
