Labour Party

Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin ‘have the right number of candidates this time’ in election

Sinn Féin president insists party’s election strategy is on track and ‘we are in it to win it’

A race for the magic number across 43 constituencies to rule the largest Dáil in history

The number of seats has risen from 160 to 174, and the only certainty is that there will be plenty of skirmishes and subplots in the electoral battle

Limerick City constituency profile: Biggest issue is concern over services at University Hospital Limerick

Election 2024: Almost half the candidates also contested the race to become Ireland’s first directly elected mayor

Clare constituency profile: Battle between two Fianna Fáil candidates may be about to play out again

Election 2024: Michael McNamara would have been a shoo-in in the Clare constituency but it looks as though he has decided to remain in Europe

Limerick County constituency profile: Difficult to see any result other than the return of three incumbents

Election 2024: Pressure on services at University Hospital Limerick a major concern in the county

Cork East constituency profile: Sinn Féin fancy their chances as Labour lose retiring vote-getter

Election 2024: In the Cork East constituency Fine Gael face uphill battle to secure two seats

Dublin West constituency profile: Fine Gael Senator has decent chance of picking up Varadkar seat

Election 2024: Sinn Féin TD Paul Donnelly should be returned, but it might be a big ask for the party to take two seats

Dublin Mid-West constituency profile: Bellwether will show if voters are moving to anti-immigrant candidates

Election 2024: Sinn Féin hopeful of gaining two seats despite dwindling poll numbers

Tipperary North constituency profile: Michael Lowry will probably top the poll for the seventh election in a row

Election 2024: Local elections results suggest Labour is in reasonably good health here and Alan Kelly is a big beast

Dublin Fingal East constituency profile: Three incumbents will prove hard to shift in new three-seater

Election 2024: Stardust campaigner Antoinette Keegan running as a National Party candidate

Cork South-West constituency profile: Holly Cairns faces scrap for her seat

Election 2024: Sinn Féin cannot be ruled out in this sprawling rural constituency

Cork South-Central constituency profile: Battle for fifth seat is wide open

Election 2024: Micheál Martin's stomping ground has long been seen as a bellwether reflecting national trends

Tipperary South constituency profile: Final seat likely to be battle between Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin

Election 2024: Fianna Fáiler-turned-independent Mattie McGrath is favourite to return

Dublin South Central constituency profile: Sinn Féin’s reversal of fortunes has put paid to a second seat for them

Election 2024: Sinn Féin's Aengus Ó Snodaigh was just shy of two quotas in 2020

Kildare South constituency profile: Fianna Fáil senator may benefit from Sinn Féin in-fighting

Election 2024: Fine Gael junior minister Martin Heydon seeking re-election and should get over the line handily enough

Sligo-Leitrim constituency profile: A good weathervane of how impactful Independent Ireland will be in 2024 election

Election 2024: Edel MacSharry, cousin of Marc, should take a seat in this largely unchanged constituency

Dublin Bay North constituency profile: Element of randomness as Haughey, Bruton and Ó Ríordáin votes will scatter

Election 2024: Constituency has lost territory to Dublin North West and gained Balgriffin

Dublin Central constituency profile: Clare Daly’s entry into the race will squeeze all candidates on the left

Election 2024: If the far right are to make a breakthrough to the Dáil, it could be here

Wicklow constituency profile: One of the bear pits of Election 2024 after loss of territory to neighbouring area

Election 2024: Taoiseach Simon Harris will be safe but bringing home a running mate is not assured

Tribute paid to retiring TDs as Dáil completes final rush of legislation

Questions raised about ‘unaccountable’ €2m funding for Secret Service in €104bn Appropriations Bill

Trumpian vibe as Kemi Badenoch faces Keir Starmer in House of Commons

New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch faces Labour prime minister Keir Starmer in the Commons for the first time

General election 2024: Trump victory may fuel fear of change in Irish voters

Who will win? A return of the Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Green coalition is now one of the more likely outcomes

Green Party to promise new migration agency to overhaul approach to asylum seekers

Party’s election manifesto to propose new body called the Asylum and Integration Agency which would bring together functions carried out by existing agencies

Ireland’s Covid ‘evaluation’ will avoid UK’s ‘gotcha’ moments - but critics say it looks tokenistic

Government officials believe it is entirely unfair to compare Ireland’s handling of the pandemic to that of the UK

General election: Cap of €200 on childcare fees and 30,000 extra places promised by Labour

Extra staff and improved pay sector proposed at party’s policy launch

‘Nobody represents me’: At Galway book club, general election voters pessimistic about next chapter of government

Election issues discussed include Green Party being ‘too city based’, Government paying ‘lip service’ to Gaza conflict, housing and homelessness

The general election war rooms: Who’s who behind the parties’ election campaign teams?

Strategies, slogans and manifestos are being finalised behind the scenes as polling day looms

What will the election tax promises mean for your pocket?

Parties will make a raft of pledges during the election campaign - but voters would be wise to be sceptical about their delivery

There’s never been a better moment for a new left alliance to emerge

In recent polls, a coalition of left parties has 28 per cent of the vote in the capital compared with 13 per cent for Sinn Féin

Local property tax to remain the same next year for Dublin city homeowners

Council agrees to keep 15 per cent reduction in 2025, with increases expected from 2026

Will Simon Harris announce a general election on the tarmac at Dublin Airport next week?

The rumours are swirling but never mind the noise: the general election campaign has already begun

Budget 2025: Opposition calls for election as Coalition defends budget ‘bonanza’ in face of fierce criticism

Labour says budget was ‘all glitter and full of shiny gimmicks’; Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said she ‘wants to see a full restoration’ of barristers fees

Budget 2025: Double child benefit payment; petrol and diesel prices to increase; series of personal tax cuts

The final cost of living package will now come in at just shy of €2 billion, well in excess of the €1.5bn expected

Coalition parties are ‘serial wasters’ of taxpayers’ money, Sinn Féin says

Budget 2025: Labour hit out at ‘lack of imagination’ while Social Democrats call budget ‘a giveaway on steroids’

Sinn Féin seeks lower taxes and €4 billion more spending than Coalition plans in budget

Budget 2025: Party promises to abolish Universal Social Charge for workers earning €45,000 or less

Abolishing college fees not a priority if returned to Government, say Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil

Sinn Féin and Labour express support for scrapping €3,000 student registration charge, but two main Government parties say boosting student grants is more equitable

Thousands of Ukrainians affected if accommodation scheme ended - Minister

Labour leader says Sinn Féin’s call for restrictions on housing scheme amount to ‘new low in political vernacular’

The Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll: the full results in charts

Support for Fine Gael increases as Sinn Féin drops to lowest level since last election with Fianna Fáil just behind in third

Jump in support for Fine Gael puts it seven points ahead of Sinn Féin and eight points ahead of Fianna Fáil

Combined vote for Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party is 51 per cent: sufficient to see the current Government returned if a general election were held tomorrow.

Irish Times poll: Approval rating for Simon Harris surges as Mary Lou McDonald’s declines sharply

The results of latest Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll are likely to intensify pressure on Mr Harris to call an election after the Budget

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