Mary Lou McDonald

Close-fought races and the tantalising prospect of power brought relief for the victorious but crushing lows for those rejected by the electorate

Brian Stanley says he and his campaigners ‘defied the odds’ by getting over the line as an Independent candidate

Fianna Fáil leader says he sees clear path to government while Fine Gael leader expresses confidence that his party will play significant role in Coalition formation talks

Simon Harris’s encounter with care worker Charlotte Fallon stood out as a pivotal moment in a campaign for which the political parties seemed oddly unprepared

Election 2024: Everything will be revealed over the course of this weekend. But in the meantime, we learned a few things during this bumpy campaign

Over 100,000 new registrations in the two weeks before the closing deadline add to the unpredictability of an election few are confident of calling

Rival parties pressed on possible coalition arrangements in final campaign events before polling day

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

Election 2024: Last poll of general election campaign has biggest parties almost tied

Sinn Féin leader’s ‘chatty’ campaign trail style a world away from Dáil barbs

Major building companies and subcontractors in New York and New Jersey among biggest donors to Friends of Sinn Féin

Leaders’ debate fails to change dynamic of uncertain election campaign

Television: Miriam O’Callaghan did her best to add pep to this tedious chinwag but we ended up with pure lethargy

Election 2024: None of three party leaders landed a decisive blow on rivals during final RTÉ debate

This was always going to be the danger phase, as a bored and bolshie electorate gets ready to go to the polls

Election 2024: Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald trade blows in final TV debate before election

Dublin gangland figure Gerard Hutch says his campaign for election in Dublin Central is ‘genuine and truthful’

Simon Harris claims Fine Gael wanted to ‘offer information’ to broadcaster after his controversial exchange with disability carer

Irish Times poll shows a total of 43% of voters favour a coalition between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael as optimal choice

State’s short-term future is shaped simultaneously by wild optimism and existential anxiety

‘I don’t think fair people will judge me on 40 seconds,’ Harris says following backlash over disability worker interaction

Latest Irish Times/B&A Ipsos poll shows sharp drop in support for Fine Gael and modest boost for Sinn Féin

Poll shows Fine Gael is in trouble and will need a dramatic turnaround in the first few days of the week to arrest the decline

Social Democrats, Labour and Greens jostling for position among smaller parties

Election campaign trails can tell us a lot about what leaders are thinking

Sinn Féin manifesto's bizarre plans for an investigation into RTÉ’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza are part of a worrying pattern

When Labour is preaching prudence, you know we’ve got a problem

It is not clear why exactly Sinn Féin believes such a review is required. It doesn’t appear to know itself

Mary Lou McDonald outlines how a government led by the party would prioritise a united Ireland

Election Daily podcast with Hugh Linehan

While plans differ between some parties on housing, the cost of living and taxes, all of them agree on a few basic tenets around housing

Sinn Féin leader makes pledge to voters, expresses regret over party scandals, and says she will be a ‘mindful’ taoiseach

Séamus Dooley said he would write to Mary Lou McDonald over ‘implied criticism’ of broadcaster

Election 2024: While manifestos should be taken with a large pinch of salt by the electorate, they are the raw ingredients for government formation talks

Party says it will ‘peer review’ RTÉ's objectivity in coverage of international conflicts, including ‘the Israeli genocide in Gaza’

Sinn Féin leader says moment ‘where history meets opportunity’ has arrived, encouraging voters to remove Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil

Television: Occasional sparks insufficient to draw viewers out of their pre-election stupor

Labour sets out six ‘key missions’ party will have if part of next government, relating to issues including housing, climate and health

John McGahon was sued in High Court for assault and battery by Breen White following incident outside Dundalk pub in 2018

A record 248 women have put themselves forward seeking to take a Dáil seat, up 53% on total for 2020