After a long and anxious wait, Mr Harris, along with Fianna Fáil health spokesman Stephen Donnelly and Green Party councillor Steven Matthews, took the final three seats in Wicklow in the 15th count.

Cavan-Monaghan was the final constituency to elect their TDs last night with the final two seats in the 33rd Dáil going to Fianna Fáil.

Fianna Fáil will be the biggest party in the 33rd Dáil after the counting finished in General Election 2020 with Cavan-Monaghan the final constituency to announcing their result just before midnight.

Count centres across the country have reopened this morning as Day 2 of the count gets underway.

"Lyric already has close ties with practitioners in UL as part of the huge cultural contribution the station makes to Limerick and the Mid-West.”

The Public Services Card is in breach of several aspects of data-protection law, according to the state's watchdog.

Fianna Fáil has accused Communications Minister Denis Naughten of acting like ‘ Comical Ali’ by refusing to allow an immediate review of the Government’s broadband plan because he believes it is still on track.

There have been calls for the next government to be comprised equally of men and women, in the spirit of commemorating 100 years since women were allowed vote for the fist time.

Fianna Fáil began the New Year behind. The difference is more important than the five seats that separate the two main parties in the Dáil.

As the political parties and Independents digest the measures announced in Budget 2018, we bring you their comments and reaction.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has faced a rural mutiny from his TDs who have vented their frustration over the confidence and supply deal.

Health Minister Simon Harris has called for a “speedy conclusion” to investigations into the deaths of two newborn babies in a public hospital amid claims the tragedies are linked to chronic under-funding.

A record number of women will form part of the new Dáil as gender quotas put more females on the ballot papers.

Number of seats: four. Electorate: 99,178 as of last election

Despite a marked improvement in the local elections, women still account for just 20% of local councillors, write Adrian Kavanagh, Fiona Buckley, Claire McGing, and Noirín Clancy

A driver and co-driver were among those taken to hospital after a car-rally crash in Co Cavan that killed two spectators.