Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch is expected to leave for Lanzarote this week after narrowly losing his bid to be elected to the ...

The veteran criminal had opened up a seemingly unassailable lead over rival Marie Sherlock in Dublin Central by Sunday ...

Can a boring election also be surprising? In a year of anti-incumbent anger, Ireland votes for more of the same ...

Speaking to reporters in Cork on Sunday night, Mr Martin said it had been a “good day for Fianna Fail”. Hours earlier, he ...

At one level, the vote was an endorsement of continuity, but the stability in Ireland’s political center ground masked ...

An alleged Dublin gangland figure known as "The Monk" came close to being elected to the Irish parliament Sunday, just weeks after he was arrested in Spain for alleged money laundering.

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are in a tight race to become Ireland’s next taoiseach, leaving Sinn Fein locked out of power ...

The gangland figure missed out on the last seat in the Dublin Central constituency to the Labour Party’s Marie Sherlock.

Gerard Hutch, head of a crime family, recently ran for a seat in Ireland's parliament. Despite strong support in Dublin's deprived areas, he fell short, securing fifth place. Seen as a protest vote, ...

Ireland's election results have yet to be finalized, but exit polling suggests a coalition government between the ...

Ireland’s two long-dominant center-right parties looked likely to form a new government as results came in Sunday from a ...

Unlike many European countries, Ireland does not have a significant far-right party, but anti-immigrant independent ...