Counting votes in an Irish election is often a lengthy process, but Ireland's STV system means votes aren't wasted and, its ...

The three largest parties were virtually neck-and-neck heading into the vote, according to the latest opinion poll.

Polls open across the country at 0700 GMT and close at 2200 GMT as voters choose new members of the 174-seat lower chamber of parliament, the Dail, in Dublin.

We are in danger of putting ourselves out of the running to capitalise on the next phase of economic development ...