Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has been elected on the fifth count in Dublin West.

Government formation after the general election looks set to be thrown into chaos as an exit poll tonight predicted that the three big parties are tied.

The motion said the councillors have “a responsibility to show leadership in efforts to improve the civility of public discourse on political matters”.

Powersharing is returning to Northern Ireland after Sinn Fein joined the DUP in backing a deal to re-enter devolved government together.

Voting is continuing in the final hour of this year’s General Election.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses who were in the area between midnight and 3am yesterday to contact them.

Concerns from a leading charity over the lack of supports for thousands of children and adults with disabilities is a “ huge cry for help” and a call to action, the Taoiseach has been told.

Good police work involves gardaí using their own discretion, including “squaring” minor prosecutions for members of the public who gardaí may depend on when investigating more serious crimes, a former garda has claimed.

There is no need for patients, hospitals or healthcare professionals to stockpile medicines ahead of Brexit, according to the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA).

70,000 households could face charges of up to €500 from Irish Water for excessive usage.

Fianna Fáil have retained the top positions in the new Kerry County Council, with support from Fine Gael and Labour and three independents.

The victim of the attack, a man in his 40s, looked for shelter in the busy Lidl supermarket where he was soon assisted by Dublin Fire Brigade paramedics before being rushed to hospital.

The chances of a snap general election being called this summer in the aftermath of the European elections appear to have dissipated after Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil both slumped in a detailed voter exit poll.

In the final of a five-part series, Kevin O’Neill profiles the competitive Cork City South-East constituency.

The race for Áras an Uachtaráin is officially underway.

Sinn Féin Northern Ireland leader Michelle O'Neill has broken her leg, her party has confirmed.

The Department of Housing is to be urged to let local authorities build council houses with downstairs bathrooms and bedrooms so they are readily usable for tenants who become disabled or too frail for stairs.

The Oireachtas committee on the Eighth Amendment is set to recommend a straight repeal of article 40.3.3, its complete removal from the Constitution, and for any future abortion laws to be decided solely by the Dáil.

Mary Lou McDonald looks set to become the next Sinn Féin President after a number of other contenders ruled themselves out of the race.

The DUP has ruled out any immediate return of the powersharing Executive at Stormont.

A report on allegations that working conditions at Casement Aerodrome caused some workers’ ill health has failed to address some of the core issues, writes Joe Leogue.

The UK Government has said talks to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland remain a priority, despite scepticism from a senior Democratic Unionist that they are a "waste of time".

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has made an early case for decriminalising the possession of drugs just as a high-level expert group is tasked with examining the issue.

Ireland was front and centre at the EU summit on Brexit over the weekend, writes Juno McEnroe. Observers claim it was a political coup for Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the Government.

The Democratic Unionist Party is ready to fight another snap election in Northern Ireland if necessary, a senior party member has said.

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams and the leader of the party in the North, Michelle O'Neill, have helped to carry the coffin of Northern Ireland former deputy first minister Martin McGuinness to his home in Derry.

Northern Ireland’s political leaders have traded angry words in the last televised debate of the Assembly election campaign.

Minister for Children Katherine Zappone is under pressure to explain why she failed to inform Cabinet colleagues about false sex abuse allegations against whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe.

A senior Democratic Unionist has revealed that four family members run boilers under the controversial green energy scheme at the centre of Stormont's powersharing crisis.

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Under-fire Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has insisted that she was “not privy to, nor did she approve of any action”, designed to target any whistleblowers in the force.

Cork City Council’s decision not to increase the local property tax (LPT) next year means it will be €777,000 better off — but local householders will face hikes of up to €70 each as a result, depending on the valuation of their home.

Update 3.25pm: Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has called for the closure of the Sellafield nuclear plant in England.

Sinn Féin has confirmed that a review of salaries for its Oireachtas members is under way.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny promises there will be “no immediate change” to the free flow of people, goods or services between Ireland and Britain following the British vote to leave the European Union.

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Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams used his speech at Sinn Fein’s ard fheis at the weekend to launch a critique, not against the caretaker government, but against Fianna Fáil and Micheál Martin.

We all know that Gerry Adams is the “elephant in the room”. He/Sinn Féin do not respect the laws of the land or even Dáil Éireann.