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Ireland has ended a days-long marathon election count with the election of three MEPs in the final region to declare. Fianna Fail has doubled its presence in the European Parliament to four, with ...
After securing re-election, Irish party leaders face the challenge of trying to form the next government. ... Kevin Sharkey - BBC News NI in Dublin. December 1, 2024 at 2:51 PM.
Fianna Fáil has won the most seats in the Dáil (lower house of parliament) following the Republic of Ireland's general election. It won 48 seats while Sinn Féin - the main opposition party in ...
Dáil constituencies for the 2024 general election. The 2024 Irish general election to elect the 34th Dáil took place on Friday, 29 November 2024, following the dissolution of the 33rd Dáil on 8 November by President Michael D. Higgins at the request of Taoiseach Simon Harris. Polls were open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m UTC.
The election was held online over three days. Roderic O'Gorman won the election and became leader of the party on 8 July 2024. [1] Of the 3,425 votes available, O'Gorman received 984 votes, while Hackett received 912. [2] The party's deputy leadership election was held on 14 July 2024, [3] and was subsequently won by Róisín Garvey. [4]
Sinn Fein (21.1%), Fine Gael (21%) and Fianna Fail (19.5%) are virtually neck-and-neck in terms of first preference votes in the Irish General Election, according to an exit poll.
The election must take place on a date set by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 18 to 25 days (disregarding any excluded day) after the writs have been issued. [10] [11] [12] Elections are by single transferable vote (STV), with each constituency returning between three and five deputies, each called a Teachta Dála or TD.
In the 2020 Irish general election, Sinn Féin secured 24.53% first preference votes, while Fianna Fáil obtained 22.18% and Fine Gael got 20.86%. Polls closed at 22:00 local time in The Republic ...