What's at stake in Ireland's election? - CBS News
1 day ago · Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Fein, campaigns and talks to the media before the Irish general election, Nov. 28, 2024, in Dublin, Ireland. Dan Kitwood/Getty
Polls open in close-run election to choose Ireland’s new …
1 day ago · Opposition party Sinn Fein achieved a stunning breakthrough in the 2020 election, topping the popular vote, but was shut out of government because Fianna Fail and Fine Gael refused to work with it, citing its leftist policies and historic ties with militant group the Irish Republican Army during three decades of violence in Northern Ireland.
Sinn Fein tops Irish exit poll, but coalition parties look set for re ...
1 day ago · Ireland's main opposition party Sinn Fein looked on course to narrowly win the most votes at a general election on Friday
Exit poll shows Irish coalition parties set for re-election, Sinn Fein ...
1 day ago · The exit poll put the left wing Sinn Fein on 21.1%, the centre-right Fine Gael of Prime Minister Simon Harris on 21.0% and like-minded coalition partner Fianna Fail on 19.5%.
High-Spending Irish Coalition Eyes Re-Election as Rival Sinn Fein …
2 days ago · DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's two main governing parties looked on course to return to power in an election on Friday thanks to a giveaway October budget and a loss of momentum by opposition Sinn ...
Sinn Fein struggles deal blow to nationalists' united Ireland dream
Nov 21, 2024 · Sinn Fein's polling collapse from government-in-waiting to likely also-rans at an Irish election next week looks set to rob Irish nationalists of a potentially transformative moment in their ...
Sinn Fein hope election will propel it to power in Ireland
3 days ago · Sinn Fein soared to more than 30 percent in the polls last year and appeared destined for power as the first left-wing government since Ireland gained independence from Britain in 1921.
A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Muddies Election Race
4 days ago · That sense of momentum accelerated in 2022 when Sinn Fein also won the largest number of seats in Northern Ireland’s assembly. Yet Sinn Fein has been stung by the anti-immigrant sentiment that ...
Sinn Fein's Michelle O’Neill makes history as first Irish nationalist ...
Feb 3, 2024 · An Irish nationalist has made history by becoming Northern Ireland's first minister. Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill was nominated Saturday as first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists.
Counting gets under way in Irish general election - BBC
22 hours ago · Exit polls in the Irish election suggest a close contest between the three major parties. Figures from Friday's exit poll show Sinn Féin slightly ahead of both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in first ...