Erskine Childers, the fourth President of Ireland, died suddenly, after being in office for just under 18 months ...

Door knocks, hustings and TikToks, the General Election 2024 campaign is well under way… follow all the news and views from the Irish Independent on each day of the campaign right here Women for ...

Fine Gael and Labour have launched their own General Election manifestos, with pledges made around tax cuts, housing, health ...

Taoiseach Simon Harris also defended that some children from more affluent areas could have over €53,316 in a State-backed ...

A record number of women have been confirmed to run in the general election after registration closed over the weekend ...

Her stark warning comes as Fianna Fáil tries to row back from its manifesto pledge to legalise drugs for personal use.

Sinn Féin has vowed to decrease the price of a tank of petrol by €7 over the course of a five-year government term. The ...

Simon Harris has called on the Sinn Fein leader to publish the party’s manifesto ahead of the first leaders’ debate on Monday ...

Labour’s General Election candidate Cllr Michael 'Chicken' Brennan in Tipperary South supports Labour’s launch of a ...

At noon on Saturday the deadline for candidates to step forward in the Sligo-Leitrim constituency passed, here is a look at ...

Ireland’s most unlikely general ­election candidate, Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, wants to be very clear about two things.

Taoiseach Simon Harris has said he “wants to make it very clear” that Fine Gael will not leave the door open to potential ...