A man in his early 40s has been charged and will appear in court at a later date after rival protest groups came face to face outside the Dáil this afternoon.

The party now stands at 20% for the first time since April.

Renua will continue to be able to claim more than €250,000 a year in taxpayers’ funding - despite not having any elected representatives.

Independent MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan is set to be re-elected this morning — but a neck-and-neck race lower down the pecking order last night saw Peter Casey come within a few hundred votes of an upset.

All four European parliament seats have been filled in Dublin but counting continues in South and Midlands-North West.

Being the son or daughter of a politician can get you elected, but may be an unfair point of comparison once you are in office, says Political Correspondent Elaine Loughlin.

European election candidates had spent almost €60,000 combined on Facebook advertising up to last Sunday, figures made available by the social media giant have revealed.

Joyce Fegan looks at the rising number of females on the ballot paper, and meets first-time candidates.

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Fianna Fáil MEP Brian Crowley’s controversial hold on his European seat is set to come under intense scrutiny this evening when a party colleague formally challenges him for the role.

Fine Gael’s referendum campaign will not use official party funds to pay for its pro-choice platform amid concerns from pro-life officials over their membership fees being targeted.

Renua Ireland has launched its referendum campaign with the slogan, 'Be My Voice'.

The latest political opinion poll brings good news for Fine Gael.

Fine Gael is showing a four-point lead over Fianna Fáil in the latest opinion poll.

The poll shows both parties making minor gains, while independent candidates lose out.

There has also been a modest rise for Sinn Fein, while independent candidates have suffered.

Political party Renua has announced it is now a pro-life party and has dropped its policy of affording a free vote to its elected officials on ‘matters of conscience’.

A year on from the last general election the ramshackle minority government continues to stumble from one damaging controversy to the next, writes Elaine Loughlin.

The biggest winners of this poll are unaligned independents.

Financial guru Eddie Hobbs is reported to have quit Renua, the party that failed to secure a single seat in the last general election.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have drawn level in a new opinion poll.

Almost half of voters believe that the new Government will survive for less than a year, according to a poll conducted since Enda Kenny was returned as Taoiseach.

Childcare, abortion, and support for small businesses will be key targets for newly elected Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell during her first term in the Dáil.

The big clear-out of Leinster House has begun after the public voted for a spring clean of TDs and ministers.

Lucinda Creighton saw fledgling party fail to return a single seat, writes Political Reporter Elaine Loughlin.

The good news for self-employed business owners now that polling day has arrived is that all parties have committed to addressing the imbalance between PAYE and non-PAYE workers with Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, and Renua adopting the strongest stances.

Question: Can you look forward 10 years and set out the sort of changes that you would have helped to bring about in wider society if given the mandate to do so by the electorate on Friday.

Question: Can you set out the initiatives you aim to target in the course of next government around the areas of mental health and disability services. 

Fianna Fáil has moved to block the rise of Sinn Féin by encouraging their supporters to transfer to the Labour Party.

The Renua leader Lucinda Creighton has promised to be a watchdog in government, and says a "grand coalition" of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil would lead to a "crony bonanza".

Paul Bradford admits it’s going to be an uphill battle for the fledgling party, writes Sean O’Riordan

A new opinion poll shows support for Fine Gael and Independents and others going up while Sinn Féin support is down.

RTÉ’s criteria were ‘sufficiently reasonable and impartial’

After topping the poll in the local election, Michael Collins is looking to the Dáil, writes Noel Baker