With the three main parties now within two percentage points of each other, Sinn Féin has regained its confidence and for good reason, writes Elaine Loughlin

Lucinda Creighton points out she gets welfare benefits that she does not need, echoing a host of economists who say paying the same benefits to everyone leaves the poorest behind

Election 2024: A wily tit-for-tat has kept the attention on Micheál Martin and Simon Harris at the expense of Sinn Féin

The parties have a list of issues that could trip them up, but the real test will be how they deal with the unexpected issues and known unknowns that could scuttle election contenders 

Voters can be cruel and fickle in equal measure when it comes to elevating or ejecting political representatives. Will they be willing to give their former TD another chance?

The addition of any candidate on a ballot paper will almost always change the dynamics, especially when it comes to transfers and the sequencing of eliminations, writes Elaine Loughlin

Before the latest revelations exploded into the public domain, Sinn Féin had been sitting at 18%; a poll due out on Sunday will be tightly watched

What will Ireland’s relationship with the US look like in 10 years’ time?This was the final question posed to Taoiseach Simon Harris during an event to mark a century of diplomatic ties with the US held in the impressive Riggs Library at Georgetown ...

With minds firmly focused on the electorate, briefings placed a particular emphasis on party gains

The party has plummeted from a high of 37% this time two years ago to below the 20% mark — and yet members continue to insist that a term in office is within the party’s grasp.