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Politics

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Gráinne Seoige defends her candidacy and a controversial election ad as 'absolutely factual'
Brian Stanley takes a swipe at Sinn Féin after snatching final seat in Laois
The final elimination, Sinn Féin candidate Maria McCormack, allowed Stanley to be elected alongside Fianna Fáil candidate Seán Fleming.
Gerry Hutch fails in election bid as Labour's Marie Sherlock wins nail-biting race in Dublin Central
Labour should not go into power with FF or FG, Ó Ríordáin says - but Bacik doesn't rule it out
Far-right fizzle: Fringe candidates face disappointment as election results come in
Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte loses her seat in Galway East
Ministers on the way out, and Monk on the way in? Five races to keep an eye on today
Donald Trump aims to make loyalist Kash Patel the next director of the FBI
After counting continued into the wee hours, here are the elections you missed overnight
Healy-Rae brothers set to return to Dáil following delays at Kerry count centre
Willie O'Dea reelected as counting continues in Limerick City despite ballot paper error
Gerry Hutch and Labour's Marie Sherlock to fight it out for fourth seat in Dublin Central
Two independents who quit Sinn Féin as TDs see support fall off a cliff
Five key takeaways from the first day of the election count
'It has to be my time': Willie Aird elected to the Dáil... after 45 years as a councillor
Charlie Flanagan’s retirement paved the way for Willie Aird to finally run for the Dáil.
Simon Harris optimistic on 'competitive' election results as he's re-elected in Wicklow
25 year-old Fianna Fáil candidate tops Galway East poll as Anne Rabbitte at risk of losing seat
Mary Lou McDonald re-elected in Dublin Central as Hutch gains greatest benefit from her surplus
Green Party struggling as junior ministers Joe O'Brien and Ossian Smyth eliminated
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
John McGahon unlikely to be elected and could be outpolled by Fine Gael running mate Paula Butterly
Micheál Martin first elected in Cork as his personal vote surges in South-Central constituency
Gráinne Seoige has failed to make an impact as a FF candidate in Galway West
Sinn Féin: great at elections, not so good at actually getting into government
McDonald says Sinn Féin would've benefitted from campaign continuing for 'one more week'
A good day for the Social Democrats as they hope to break into double digits for seat numbers
Fine Gael's Jennifer Carroll MacNeill of Dún Laoghaire becomes the first person elected to the new Dáil
A waiting game amid the bustle of the RDS, punctuated by a visit from an Oscar nominee
State of play: What we know about the election now that most tallies have been completed
Here’s the state of play this afternoon.
Stephen Donnelly looks to have a fight on his hands to hold his seat
Late flurry of results means we've over 30 new TDs - but it's going to be a long weekend
Here’s how the day played out.
Housing was the number one issue for voters yesterday (according to the exit poll, at least)
Has a politician 'scraped through' if they were elected in the later counts?
The votes have been cast, but when will we know the results?
If 2020 is anything to go by, it could be quite some time before we know who all the members of the next Dáil will be.
It's pretty much deadlock: FF and FG in driving seat if parties join forces once again
Limerick City candidates raise fears ballot paper error could render constituency vote void
Exit poll: Sinn Féin on 21.1%, FG on 21% and FF on 19.5% as SocDems edge out Labour
Will Northern Ireland allow assisted dying after Westminster backed a bill to make it legal?
Tonight Show hosts Claire Brock and Ciara Doherty announce departures from Virgin Media