The planned building of an incinerator at Ringaskiddy is the wrong option because of new binding EU recycling targets, Labour’s Sheila Nunan has warned.

The Disability Federation of Ireland wants public services such as housing, education, transport and health to be open and accessible for people with a disability.

Major row occurred between party candidates Billy Kelleher and Malcolm Byrne over the divide

Labour leader Brendan Howlin is confident that his party will bounce back from a "dreadful" showing in the local elections in Cork in 2014.

Three-time MEP Marian Harkin has confirmed she will not seek re-election to the European Parliament and said the size of her constituency and a tough travelling schedule are two of her reasons for stepping back from politics.

Mario Draghi steps down as head of the ECB at the end of October and the field of candidates to replace him has narrowed. Here are the leading contenders to take over from “Super Mario”

Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly has admitted that he is "worried" about the forthcoming European elections after it emerged that his running mate Deirdre Clune secured about one-third more delegate votes than him at Sunday's selection convention.

Chris Bond, who represents Dublin South West on the party’s national executive, stepped down at the same time as party chairman Joe O’Connor and vice chair Carly Bailey.

Fine Gael have confirmed that they will be putting forward two candidates for the upcoming European Elections with former Rose of Tralee Maria Walsh joining Mairead McGuinness on the ticket for the Midlands North-West constituency.

Former junior health minister and Fine Gael TD, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, is to seek an MEP seat in the Ireland South constituency, having been asked by the Taoiseach to do so.

It projected that the centre-right Christian Democrat EPP group would remain the largest party ahead of the centre-left Socialist S&D.

Fianna Fáil have selected Barry Andrews to represent the party in the Dublin constituency for the upcoming election to the European Parliament.

Google is giving political organisations in Europe free access to tools that tackle online attacks and disruption ahead of upcoming EU elections in May.

The European Union — despite all its faults, shorthand for the peace and prosperity most of us enjoy today — is under attack on many fronts.

The Labour Party has selected former Minister Alex White to contest the Dublin constituency in this May's European Parliament elections.

Last month Fianna Fáil’s Brian Crowley topped the poll in Ireland South with an incredible 180,000 votes.

Fianna Fáil's John McGuinness says a leadership heave against party leader Micheál Martin is not on the agenda "at the moment".

Marian Harkin has been returned to the European Parliament after a ballot recheck in the Midlands North West constituency.

A Labour backbencher has said the party needs to replace all five of its cabinet ministers.

Officials in Castlebar have begun rechecking votes in the Midlands Northwest European constituency.

A full recount will take place 10am in the morning in the Midlands North-West European constituency following the announcement of the count eight in Castlebar just before midnight.

Matt Carthy is the third MEP elected for the Midlands North-West constituency

Fianna Fáil's Thomas Byrne has been eliminated in the Midlands North West European election following the results of the sixth count.

Fianna Fáil’s Kieran Hartley has been eliminated after the 11th count in the Ireland South European election constituency.

The result of the fifth count in the Midlands North West European constituency has elected Fine Gael's Mairead McGuinness for the European parliament.

Independent candidate and Ballyhea Says No campaigner Diarmuid O'Flynn has been eliminated after the 10th count in the Ireland South European election constituency.

Sitting Fine Gael MEP Jim Higgins has been eliminated after the fourth count in the Midlands Northwest European election constituency.

It's still too close to call for the fourth seat in Ireland South, with the gap between Fine Gael TD Simon Harris and Senator Deirdre Clune unchanged overnight.

The Green Party's Grace O'Sullivan has become the latest candidate to be eliminated in the race for the final two seats in Ireland South.

Counting in two of Ireland's European Parliament constituencies is resuming around now.

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan’s bid for a Dublin European seat failed after Independent MEP Nessa Childers made a surprise comeback and relieved Fine Gael minister Brian Hayes managed to cling onto the third and final seat.

Sinn Fein's Liadh Ni Riada has been elected to the European Parliament for the Ireland South Constituency.

Nobody has been elected as a result of the third count in the Midlands North West Constituency.

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Eamon Gilmore has announced his intention to step down as leader of the Labour Party this afternoon. His resignation will take effect as soon as a successor is chosen.

Enda Kenny has said he is aware that Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore is about to make a statement, but said he does not know what is in that statement.

Labour leader Eamon Gilmore is to face two motions of no confidence, it has emerged.

Sinn Féin are on course to have four MEPs on the island of Ireland after a resounding electoral success which also trebled their number of councillors.

Fianna Fáil’s Brian Crowley has been elected on the first count in the Ireland South constituency this afternoon.

Sinn Féin candidate Liadh Ní Riada has today paid tribute to her family and colleagues as she awaits confirmation of her election in Ireland South.

A second day of counting in the European election gets under way today with a former minister awaiting a recount in a battle for a seat.

Counting will resume in Cork this morning as efforts to elect four MEPs in Ireland South continues.

Labour is looking at a potential disaster in the next General Election unless drastic changes are made, according to former party advisor and CEO of Barnardos, Fergus Finlay.

Far-right and Eurosceptic parties have made sweeping gains in European Parliament elections, triggering what one prime minister called a political "earthquake" by those seeking to slash the EU's powers or abolish it altogether.