Christopher Doyle is seeking a judicial review of a decision regarding his appeal relating to a failed security intelligence check and of the decision to suspend his identity card at Dublin Airport last December, rendering him unable to work.

The Regional Independents' influence is evident in the "deeply underwhelming" programme for government, according to a former Cabinet minister

Tánaiste Simon Harris received a barrage of emails after a viral incident where he was confronted by a carer in Kanturk during the election campaign

The ‘moratorium’ caused controversy after it emerged that a report into Fianna Fáil TD Robert Troy was withheld until after polling day

With elections in Ireland, the UK and the US, high profile court cases and big sporting events, 2024 was a big year for news

The programme for government should include switching off "toxic recommender systems on social media", according to a group that works to counter hate and disinformation

Judge McHugh noted the man had emailed an apology to the politician, which O'Gorman has accepted.

Talks about forming a new government following the general election are continuing

Ivana Bacik said notes taken during a meeting and shared with the media were inaccurate.

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Fianna Fáil's Catherine Ardagh has encouraged people to report any remaining posters to politicians, who can be reached via email or social media.

Sinn Féin’s Déise double was made out of a smart strategy with two strong candidates allied to favourable transfers

The Independent TD for Kerry said the meeting lasted an hour and it was “productive and positive”.

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are due to hold informal discussions on the formation of a government here while they are in Scotland

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said Fianna Fáil's negotiating team will be chaired by outgoing Minister for Finance Jack Chambers

Ms McDonald has reached out to the Social Democrats and Labour Party, but the numbers to make up a Sinn Féin-led coalition look unlikely

The Electoral Commission has admitted that as many as 500,000 people could be on the electoral register by mistake

A series of first-time candidates running in the General Election were eliminated in the early rounds of the count at the Waterford count centre at SETU. Despite the disappointment, the candidates have all put an optimistic foot forward.

What are the options available to Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael? And could a coalition be formed without them?

Fianna Fáil was the clear winner of the election, securing 48 of the Dáil’s 174 seats

Fianna Fáil was the clear winner of the election, securing 48 of the Dáil’s 174 seats

With only two of the Dáils 174 seats left to be decided, Fianna Fáil is the clear winner of Friday’s general election and is set to emerge with the most TDs on 48.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and Minister for Culture Catherine Martin were among the 26 politicians who failed to get re-elected

A return of a Fianna Fail/Fine Gael government looks odds on, but uncertainty remains oaround the make up of the other parties.

Fianna Fáil is on course to be Ireland’s largest party after the general election

Fianna Fáil looks on course to secure the most seats and had a stable vote in many areas

There is a number of big name TDs who are currently in danger, and will need a number of things to go their way to retain their seats.

The gangland figure missed out on the last seat in the Dublin Central constituency to the Labour Party’s Marie Sherlock.

Roderic O’Gorman said ‘that’s politics’ of Fine Gael and Fianna Fail’s criticism of the Green Party.

Ireland has a new electoral map with first-preference votes now counted in every constituency

Both were elected on the final count as it brings to a a close over 60 hours of counting in the general election.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael looked well placed to return to power but Sinn Fein insists it could be part of a new government of the left.

Simon Harris was elected with 16,869 first preference votes, well above the quota

Micheál Martin was comfortably elected on the first count after topping the poll in the Cork South Central constituency,

‘No matter what the results today there will be a strong Green Party in Ireland,’ Eamon Ryan told reporters

The incidents were documented in researh by Ciarán O'Connor from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and Edel McGinley from the Hope & Courage Collective

Counting on day one has come to a close in the general election, you can follow live updates again on Sunday morning.

Early tallies suggest Sinn Féin are well in the lead in the Waterford constituency. At over 35% of the vote, they are currently leaps and bounds ahead of Fine Gael at 18%, followed by Fianna Fáil on 15%.

The polls opened at 7am and closed at 10pm on Friday, with a total of 174 seats in the Dáil to be filled

Did you make up your mind by looking at party leaders, or were you swayed by a strong social media campaign?

Voting in the general election continued into Friday evening after a quick campaign that focused on the country’s most pressing issues.

Verification on Twitter used to be a sign of legitimacy, but since Elon Musk purchased the site, now X, anyone can purchase it

Turnout is expected to play a vital role in this year’s general election – even the furry kind.