European Election

Geert Wilders predicted to win 25% of vote on June 6th

Pair to run in Midlands-North West constituency as Welsh seeks second term in European Parliament

Mr Markey replaced Mairead McGuinness as MEP in 2020 following her appointment as EU Commissioner

Former jockey and Dancing with the Stars winner seeking support for Midlands North West run

Academic and housing policy commentator to run in Midlands-North-West constituency

European People’s Party gathering in Romania with Ursula von der Leyen set to be backed to seek second term as commission president

High-profile candidates are contesting seats for the bigger parties, but differing attitudes to second-tier elections can throw up unexpected results

Academic and housing policy commentator is seeking to run in the Midlands North West constituency

Fine Gael leader in Seanad aims to retain seat held by Frances Fitzgerald, who is retiring at next election

Offaly TD edged out nearest rival by 70 votes in Mullingar count

IHREC boss Sinead Gibney to leave post in March and was previously a candidate for the party in lead up to 2020 general election

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will not be drawn on whether he will push for second term for Fine Gael colleague Mairead McGuinness

Laois and Offaly will transfer from South constituency as Ireland prepares to elect 14 MEPs next June

‘I don’t want only five per cent of people doing things for the environment’ - Ossian Smyth

Brussels votes are a distorted mirror, with anti-establishment sentiment to the fore. Can Sinn Féin wrestle it from longtime independents?

Fine Gael meeting hears proposal to hold special party forum to discuss income tax ideas

Information was revealed to Labour leader, Ivana Bacik, in answer to parliamentary question last week

European parliament’s constitutional committee has provisionally recommended extra seat

Five key EU jobs up for grabs as multilateralism faces unprecedented threats

Four Dáil vacancies created following European Parliament elections

Lynn Boylan urges party discussion on question of entering government

Independents’ victories are form of direct democracy which should be promoted

Hague Letter: In some quarters, his political obituary is already written

Fine Gael politician will not return to European Parliament unless UK leaves union

Defeated Sinn Féin MEP says people need to give party leader time to ‘find her feet’

Sitting Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada concedes defeat and abandons recount

Good turnout and swing from ultranationalism enhance Europe’s sense of legitimacy

Europe is now split between the politics of behaviour and the politics of identity

Party has momentum on climate change, but faces old questions of purity versus participation

The rejection of e-voting looks wiser with every passing year

Irish contributions will increase if UK leaves union but benefits are worth the cost

Returning officer denies logistical nightmare and that process is ‘democracy in action’

It appears as if the Brexit saga has acted as a cautionary tale across the continent

Ireland’s two extra MEPs will have to wait until Britain leaves EU

Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has sought recount as she faces losing seat

Party’s growth creates problems for restoration of an Assembly that cannot accommodate it

Taoiseach claims party will return five MEPs as recount called in Ireland South

Europe Letter: Vlaams Belang’s success raises questions on government formation

Eamon Ryan and Terence Flanagan are beacons for struggle leading to success

SF candidate Martina Anderson re-elected to Europe, along with Alliance’s Naomi Long