Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party is locked in a virtual dead heat with Sinn Fein in the general election, suggesting his decision to go to the country early didn’t yield the advantage he predicted.

Ireland’s complex system involves voters ranking candidates by preference - meaning ballots need to be counted several times, which can take days. | ITV National News

Sinn Fein has suffered a significant fall in its share of the votes in Ireland’s general election, it is now confirmed.

Ireland - November 30, 2024 As vote counting begun following Ireland's general election on Friday, exit polls show a neck-and-neck race between the country's three major political parties, with Sinn Fein,

An exit poll in Ireland's parliamentary election released late Friday suggests the three biggest parties have won roughly equal shares and the country is headed for another coalition government.