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

A relative of The Monk said he was 'not too bothered” about losing out and would shortly leave for his second home in Spain ...

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

The veteran gangster – named in the High Court by the Criminal Assets Bureau as the head of the Hutch Organised Crime Gang - ...

Speaking to reporters in Cork on Sunday night, Mr Martin said it had been a “good day for Fianna Fail”. Hours earlier, he said he needed to take a walk to think through the possibilities around ...

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.

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 center-right Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.

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 ...