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Séan Kelly elected in Ireland South and counting continued in Dublin and MNW
One elected, thirteen to go.
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Ireland's first MEP of 2024 elected as Fine Gael's Séan Kelly returned in Ireland South
It court take four more counts before his fellow sitting MEP, Billy Kelleher of Fianna Fáil, gets through.
On The Journalthe dust settles
McDonald: It's 'obvious' Sinn Féin ran too many candidates but party ready for general election
Midlands-North-West
Long story: The waiting game continues in Castlebar as counters wade through 'toilet roll' ballots
Five MEPs will be elected from among the 27 candidates.
On The JournalLocal elections 2024
Greens lose both their seats on Galway City Council as Labour and Social Democrats make gains
On The JournalLocal elections 2024
SocDems double seats on Dublin City Council as Fianna Fáil lose top spot to Fine Gael
On The JournalRisk
Macron says French will 'make the right choice' in snap election, as far right makes gains in EU
Going full termPressure on coalition to cut and run with early election, but leaders say they're going all the way
On The JournalLocal elections 2024
Fianna Fáil set to dominate Cork City Council after winning almost a third of the seats
grafting
Election post-mortem: Evidence of FF and FG ground game crucial as SF may rue how renters voted
A polling day poll found voters were most likely to have met a Fianna Fáil candidate.
What Next
Five key takeaways on what went wrong for Sinn Féin and what it needs to do to up its game
The party needs to spell out clearly what alternative it is offering the electorate.
On The Journaldirect provision
Refugees struggling to transition from IPAS accommodation and into mainstream housing
As it happened
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael top EU poll in Dublin as council results disappoint Sinn Féin
Pressure on NetanyahuIsraeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz quits coalition government over war strategy
fg vs sfTaoiseach says local elections an 'unmitigated disaster' for Sinn Féin and rules out early election
On The JournalKeeping it in the Family
Three members of Healy-Rae family re-elected in Kerry as Howth-Malahide elects a Haughey
Back in action'We never went away, but we're back': Fine Gael's Michael Ring says party has had 'great election'
On The JournalLocal elections 2024
McDonald admits Sinn Féin 'disappointed' by local election results and needs to 'reflect'
On The JournalIn Pictures
Winners, losers and some worried faces: here's all the drama of the count so far in 11 pictures
Happy faces, sad faces and a lot of watching and waiting: here’s the story of the count centres in pictures.
European elections‘Big potential for a recount’ in Midlands-North-West, according to Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan
bad day at the polls'It hasn't been our day': Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin must 'reflect' after poor local election result
Liveblog
Over 100 councillors elected (out of 949) on first day of counting
Counting has been suspended in centres around the country and will resume on Sunday morning.
Polling trends showing Sinn Féin losing ground appear to have been borne out
Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe said the idea that Fine Gael is “a tired party” has been “shattered by the results that we're seeing”
in it to win
The story of the count so far: Good news for everyone, unless you're Sinn Féin
As it stands, Fine Gael may sneak ahead to become the biggest party in local government.
fighting words
Coalition bullish and sticks the boot in, saying predictions of SF-led Govt ‘have been shattered’
Questions are being asked today around whether Sinn Féin has run too many candidates across the country.
election securityGovernment websites hit with cyber attack day before elections, pro-Russian hackers suspected
On The Journalgnarly
'Not a green wave, not a wipeout', MEP Ciarán Cuffe says as he faces tough battle to hold seat
On The JournalThe Irish People
Electoral Commission unable to act over unflagged use of AI by far-right party in election posts
On The Journalintimidation
Racism, doxxing and assaults among dozens of incidents of abuse of 2024 election candidates
