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Dogfight set for Wicklow constituency, but is Donnelly in trouble?
'I don't know what he's at': McDonald 'gobsmacked' at Martin's comments about the Troubles
It's (almost) over: McDonald looks confident, Harris ramps up fear factor and Martin keeps cool
The party leaders have been busy today making their final appeal to voters before polls open tomorrow.
At a glance: The candidates have been making their last-ditch attempts to earn your vote
Programme for Government: How the outgoing coalition did on some of its key promises
Clontarf to city centre cycle lane opens, but some express ‘frustration’ over missed deadlines
Here's what Ireland's political parties are promising for renters and prospective homeowners
FactCheck: Are a third of hotels and B&Bs outside the M50 used to house asylum seekers?
Waterford TD apologises for 'upset' caused by projecting election ad onto palliative care building
Who's running in your constituency? Find out with The Journal's candidate database
Should schools close for polling day?
Trump discusses migration with Mexican president amid tariff threat
Far-right parties form National Alliance in bid to win general election seats
In South Sudan with aid boss John Rynne: 'The maps drawn in colonial times are starting to erode'
Niall O’Connor travelled to South Sudan and the Sudan border to report on the forgotten African crisis. This is his third dispatch from the region.
Independents do not provide stability to coalitions, says Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman
We read manifestos so you don't have to: Here's what the 3 big parties promise on 3 key areas
Where do the main parties (and former minister Alan Shatter) stand on inheritance tax?
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Micheál Martin really doesn’t like being asked about Sinn Féin
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TikTok approved 'obvious' election-related disinformation ads, including in Irish language
'Prices are bedamned': Kanturk locals on the election and the Taoiseach's supermarket slip-up
The Journal headed for the town today and spoke to local people to get their view on the fallout from the one real standout moment from an otherwise insipid campaign.
Harris 'not sure' if he'd ask Fine Gael candidate John McGahon to canvass with him in Louth
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say it's adjusting to 'new situation' after truce
Von der Leyen's new EU Commission gets green light from MEPs
Fine Gael's Noel Rock says 'public can decide' if Dáil work conflicts with past lobbying career
Here is where Ireland's political parties stand on Gaza
Many Irish voters feel passionately about the Palestinian cause and want their public representatives to do more on the issue.
Displaced people return to south Lebanon after Israel and Hezbollah agree to ceasefire
Who's 'jiving' into Government? No clear answer as gloves fail to come off in final TV debate
McDonald says FF and FG can’t be allowed ‘jive’ their way back into Government Buildings.
Leaders squeeze in jabs late in debate, ruling out Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil working with Sinn Féin
The leaders of the three biggest parties took part in the RTÉ Prime Time debate this evening.
Player ratings: How would you rate the party leaders in tonight's RTÉ debate?
Tributes paid to former Fine Gael minister Gemma Hussey after her death aged 86
FactCheck: Image of Simon Harris poster saying 'more waste, it wasn't me' has been doctored
Simon Harris faces more questions over contact with RTÉ over carer clip
Clare Daly defends criticism of government over ‘single male’ asylum seekers in East Wall
Gardaí launch enquiries into 'divisive' anti-immigration election posters in Dublin
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Soc Dems say Bluesky accounts posting under their names are fake
At a glance: Leaders prepare for final (and crucial) debate tonight as canvassing continues
Have you decided how you'll vote in the general election?