Fianna  Fáil and Fine Gael are on track to form a new coalition in Election 2024 without the support of a third party, it emerged last night.

Despite having spent the last four years in Government, the Green Party is potentially facing a total wipeout in the current election.

The shape of the next government is emerging. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have both reiterated their view tonight that they want to form a stable government.

The Fianna Fáil leader said it is still 'too early' to determine what type of government will be formed, despite another Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil coalition looking the most likely outcome

The leaders of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin were taking part in a debate just days before the general election.

The protracted process of counting votes in Ireland’s General Election will begin as an exit poll put the three main parties virtually tied.

Exit poll indicates Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil are heading back into power – but which smaller grouping will join them? It’s that Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin are bunched together as the three main parties, and they’re running neck and neck — hard as those necks are.

As nearly 3.7m voters head to the polls, what does the path to power look like for Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael?

Stakes were high for the main political parties of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin going into this election, with polls showing them neck and neck.

The exit poll put the left wing Sinn Fein on 21.1%, the centre-right Fine Gael of Prime Minister Simon Harris on 21.0% and like-minded coalition partner Fianna Fail on 19.5%. Fine Gael and Fianna Fail pledged ahead of the election to seek to form a coalition without Sinn Fein,