03 December 2024 - Fianna Fáil emerges as largest party in Irish election
Fianna Fail largest party in Ireland as counting finishes
Niamh Lynch (Sky News, 02/12/2024)
Fianna Fail is the largest party in Ireland on 48 seats out of 174 in parliament, with Sinn Fein on 39 and Fine Gael on 38.
Ireland election results: How the country voted as majority of seats declared
Albert Toth (The Independent, 02/12/2024)
Voters across Ireland cast their ballots in the country’s general election on 29 November. First preference vote shares indicated that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are set to continue their coalition as support for Sinn Féin declines.
Ireland’s government duo needs only a little help to stay in power
Shawn Pogatchnik (Politico, 02/12/2024)
During Ireland’s election campaign, the centrist heavyweights in government — Prime Minister Simon Harris’ Fine Gael and Foreign Minister Micheál Martin’s Fianna Fáil — worried they’d be left with too few lawmakers to maintain their stable partnership.
Here’s the real story of the Irish election: beneath the appearance of calm lies a storm
Fintan O'Toole (The Guardian, 02/12/2024)
The best description of Ireland’s political landscape after Friday’s general election might be: strangely familiar. The familiar bit is easy.