Ireland South Constituency

News, analysis and results from the five-seat Ireland-South European Parliament constituency

European elections: Fianna Fáil’s Barry Andrews tops the poll in Dublin constituency

FG’s Regina Doherty comes in second but candidates placed third to sixth separated by less than 5,000 votes after first count

Far right make significant gains across Europe in elections

French president Emmanuel Macron calls snap parliamentary election after heavy loss to far right

Local and European elections: What to watch out for as results come in on day two of the count

Ireland's election results: Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Green Party set to be close to the 50% won in 2020 general election, which would be a remarkable result

Local election results: Hundreds of seats yet to be filled as FF and FG set to battle it out to be largest party

Election results: Sinn Féin will make gains in comparison to 2019 result but TD David Cullinane says ‘obviously we expected to do better’

Local and European elections: Sinn Féin’s facing a difficult weekend but Independents, not Government parties, profit

Election results: Independents the big winners as voter volatility and declining party loyalty show more prominently in our politics

European Elections: Millions go to the polls to elect 720 members to EU parliament

Far-right parties projected to make sizable gains but mainstream groups remain on course to win solid majority

Election counts to begin following campaign marred by intimidation and abuse

Gardaí investigating assaults and instances of intimidation, while research finds majority of those taking part in such actions are influenced by far-right rhetoric

At least €423,000 spent on online advertising for political parties and candidates in lead-up to polling day

Sinn Féin spent €166,800 with Meta and Google, with Fine Gael’s online advertising costing €75,900 and Fianna Fáil spending €74,900 over three months

Local and European elections: Voter turnout reaching 50% as polling stations shut

Counting will begin in the local elections on Saturday and the European elections on Sunday

When should we expect to see the final result of the European elections?

On Saturday staff at the counting centres throughout the State will separate European ballots from local election ballots

European election candidates raise €90,000 for campaigns through online crowdfunding

All fundraising must comply with the Standards in Public Office Commission guidelines

How did Ireland’s MEPs perform in Europe over the last five years?

Coalition-building across political groups more important in European Parliament than in the Oireachtas

Ireland South: ‘It’s too big’ - Issues facing MEP candidates are as broad as the constituency

Five-seat constituency stretches from Bray to west Cork and from the Cliffs of Moher to Hook Head

How’s the election going? Harris effect, Sinn Féin wobble and a peculiar public mood a week out

This day next week, Ireland goes to the polls to elect councillors, MEPs and a mayor for Limerick. Here’s the state of the nation

‘Once you don’t vote for Ursula von very Leyen’: Sinn Féin candidate tests support in heartland

Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion says housing and cost of living are main issues on the doorsteps rather than migration

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