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The 2016 Irish general election to the 32nd Dáil was held on Friday 26 February, following the dissolution of the 31st Dáil by President Michael D. Higgins on 3 February, at the request of Taoiseach Enda Kenny. [3]
21 February – Oliver Dingley qualifies for the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first Irish diver to do so since 1948 (68 years). [22] [23] [24] 17 April – Ellis O'Reilly becomes the first female gymnast to qualify for an Olympics representing Ireland. [25] [26] 22 June – golfer Rory McIlroy announces his withdrawal from the Olympics. [27]
Voters across Ireland cast their ballots in the country’s general election on 29 November and, with all seats counted, the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael coalition is likely to continue as support ...
This national electoral calendar for 2016 lists the national/federal elections held in 2016 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
The 25th Seanad was in office from 2016 to 2020. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 2016 general election to the 32nd Dáil on 26 February.
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NSD: European Election Database – Ireland Archived 23 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1992–2007; ElectionsIreland.org, produced in association with Seán Donnelly, author of various books on Irish elections
The events surrounding the formation of Ireland's government in 2016 took place during March, April and May of that year, following the general election held on 26 February, which failed to produce an overall majority for any of the country's outgoing political alliances and resulted in a hung parliament.