I had previously believed that the health of the labour market would have had a major bearing on the outcome of the February general election, but that belief was naive.

HERE’S a question: how could the main political parties spend millions on the February general election and yet not declare a single political donation in the year leading up to it?

Counting in the election for Ireland’s ninth president is underway.

The overall vote turnout to elect Ireland's ninth president is understood to have been just under 50% when polls closed tonight.