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 ...

Gerry “The Monk” Hutch said he would “consider” running again for the Dáil after he was beaten to the final seat in Dublin ...

Current Taoiseach, Mr Harris, dismissed talk of a Sinn Fein surge and said he was “cautiously optimistic” about where his party will stand after all the votes are counted. He was also elected as a ...

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

Independent candidate and convicted criminal Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch runs away from the media at RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin, as ...

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

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

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

Door knocks, hustings and TikToks, the General Election 2024 campaign has officially come to a close… follow all the news and views from the Irish Independent right here Some voters combined ...