Ursula von der Leyen has been elected as the next European Commission President.

The apparent triumph of Nigel Farage in the British political sphere has cast a huge shadow over a nation struggling to find its identity, writes Gordon Brown.

The European Union phobia virus has spread through the Tory party via infectious members such as Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg.

The European elections in England were a triumph for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party, which took 32% of the vote. There was real success for the Liberal Democrats and Greens as well, deep disappointment for Labour and the new Change UK party and disaster for the Conservatives.

Here’s some of the stories we published on IrishExaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

As voters prepare to cast their ballot in tomorrow's European elections, new analysis of Google search trends has revealed the issues and personalities that have sparked the most interest ahead of polling day.

On Friday, Irish citizens will be asked to cast their vote for candidates who will represent them in the European Parliament, as well as at local council level and a referendum on divorce legislation.

Shakespeare’s phrase from Hamlet, one of the great political primers of our civilisation, “hoist with his own petard”, seems all too pertinent for those who rule the country where he was born more than 500 years ago.

The EU saw this coming and is ready for Farage's 'Trojan horse', writes Charlotte O'Brien.

On the eve of elections that seem to carry particular weight for Israel and that troubled region, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories if he is re-elected tomorrow.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned that Ireland “cannot contemplate” a hard Brexit situation which will create a physical border with Northern Ireland amid growing fears Britain could crash out of the EU without a deal.

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Latest: Ireland has been "humiliated" by the EU, Nigel Farage said.

Anti-EU campaigner Nigel Farage says he will support any campaign which may emerge here to leave the EU, and accused Leo Varadkar of not working in Ireland’s interests.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has denied being involved in a “plot” to stop Britain’s departure from the EU, saying any decision to U-turn on Brexit can only be made by the British public.

Nigel Farage has revealed he is on the verge of backing a second British referendum on European Union membership to "kill off" the Remain campaign for a generation.

Leaders of the 27 remaining EU states are now expected to agree at a Brussels summit on Friday that the second phase can begin.

Failing to secure a Brexit deal with the European Union would put Britain at a "very big disadvantage", Hillary Clinton has claimed.

Ukip's new leader Henry Bolton has said the party has avoided becoming the "UK Nazi Party" with his election at the expense of a candidate who described Islam as "evil".

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is offering a "tougher line" on free movement than the Government, Nigel Farage has said, as he claimed the Tories had "sold out" their supporters.

Nigel Farage has distanced himself from reports that he is a "person of interest" in the FBI's investigation into possible collusion between the Kremlin and Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Vince Cable has warned that the Tories have "adopted wholesale" policies from Ukip as he unveiled a campaign poster featuring Nigel Farage's face superimposed on to the British Prime Minister's head.

There are few areas where the market, that unquestionable force, has failed as dramatically as in housing. That failure is evident in the private, social, and rental sectors.

The former Ukip leader said he would be able to use his profile in European politics to put "real pressure" on MEPs to back a "sensible deal" for the UK.

Latest: Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage says British politicians now need to speak to the people of Europe and sell the benefits of Brexit as part of the divorce discussions.

Latest: The Taoiseach has rebuffed Nigel Farage's call for him to apologise to President Donald Trump for accusing him of using racist language.

A former aide to Nigel Farage has been jailed for eight months in the US after pleading guilty to fraud.

Nigel Farage is sharing his London house with a French woman politician who heads a think tank at the centre of an investigation into the alleged illegal funding of Ukip, it has been reported.

Donald Trump hailed Nigel Farage as a "great guy" during his interview with Michael Gove for The Times in England.

Nigel Farage has been threatened with legal action over an extremism row with the husband of murdered MP Jo Cox following the Berlin terrorist attack.

Bob Geldof has said the European Union does not work. One of the highest- profile, celebrity pro-EU campaigners during the Brexit referendum, he said Brussels needs a radical overhaul.

Nigel Farage says he's in a good position to help Donald Trump's team - after the US president-elect said he should be an ambassador to the US.

Donald Trump urged Nigel Farage to oppose offshore wind farms at a recent meeting, it has been reported.

Nigel Farage said he is "very flattered" by Donald Trump's calls for him to become Britain's next ambassador to the United States.

The British Prime Minister will set out her response to the global changes signalled by Donald Trump's election victory in her first major foreign policy speech amid tensions about Nigel Farage's close links to the president-elect.

President-elect Donald Trump is embarking on the massive undertaking of creating a new administration as a circus-like atmosphere unfolds around his building in Manhattan.

Nigel Farage has insisted Donald Trump will have to deal with Theresa May, despite her top team being "rude" about him.

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Nigel Farage has rejected suggestions he bears some responsibility for an apparent spike in race hate after the Brexit vote, and claimed he had "destroyed" the far-right in Britain.

Things didn’t quite go to plan for Kay Burley of Sky News today as she attempted to interview Nigel Farage live on air.

Earlier this week, for the first time in my life, I took a call from a journalist with a Chilean newspaper seeking to understand Ireland’s economic growth rate of 26.3% last year.

Will last Sunday, for hurling, mark Swexit, asks PM O’Sullivan?

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Maybe it’s just me, but when a politician — particularly one as senior as the finance minister, and especially when that minister is wily old Michael Noonan — tells us that Britain reducing its corporation tax to 15% is no big deal, I begin to wonder what I’m not being told.