# General Election
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Last week
14th April 2024 - 20th April 2024
This month
April 2024
top tip
Bertie Ahern says election should be in mid-June and gives his top tip to Simon Harris
13 Apr
27.3k
92
Last month
March 2024
Fine Gael
Simon Harris rules out early general election, says coalition will run its full term
24 Mar
16.0k
AS IT HAPPENED
Govt insists election not needed in wake of Varadkar resignation
“After seven years in office, I am no longer the best person for that job,” Leo Varadkar said today.
Varadkar’s resignation as Fine Gael leader is effective immediately, but he will stay on as Taoiseach until his successor is elected by the party
A general election is not likely to be called, despite mounting pressure from the opposition
Fine Gael is expected to elect a new leader before the party's Ard Fheis on 6 April
Updated
20 Mar
156k
249
Resignation
Tánaiste 'surprised' by Varadkar's resignation, says coalition Govt should go full-term
20 Mar
9.1k
Departure
Fine Gael TD Ciarán Cannon announces he will not contest next election, citing ‘toxicity’ in politics
19 Mar
29.1k
174
stepping down
Former British PM Theresa May to step down from Parliament at next UK general election
8 Mar
12.4k
41
Courts
Local election candidate denies alleged row involving slash-hook and criminal damage
7 Mar
19.6k
The Daily Poll
Poll: Which party would you vote for if there was a general election tomorrow?
3 Mar
60.0k
200
General Election
Green Party is willing to 'work with every party' to form government, Eamon Ryan says
2 Mar
20.1k
135
This year
2024
Portugal
Two-week campaign leading to Portugal election kicks off, with populists hoping to make impact
25 Feb
8.0k
47
Wexford
Fine Gael TD Paul Kehoe will not contest his seat in the next general election
12 Feb
13.8k
30
General Election
Bangladesh PM Hasina wins re-election in vote boycotted by main opposition party
Updated
7 Jan
10.5k
24
General Election
Leo Varadkar says Govt 'not planning' general election this year, but doesn't rule it out
7 Jan
13.4k
91
Last year
2023
Analysis
'Don't let the populists in': Warnings of left-wing Govt tax hikes at FG conference
18 Nov 2023
19.1k
117
Fianna Fáil
Martin intends to lead Fianna Fáil into next general election, still enjoys 'the thick of it'
5 Nov 2023
10.9k
83
The Daily Poll
Poll: Which party would you vote for if there was a general election tomorrow?
5 Nov 2023
79.4k
271
ff ard fheis
FF, FG and Greens could get enough votes to form next government, says Tánaiste
4 Nov 2023
12.4k
112
Vote counting
New Zealand's National Party to take power after Labour Prime Minister concedes election defeat
Updated
14 Oct 2023
20.8k
38
stepping down
Former Labour leader Brendan Howlin says he will not run in next general election
Updated
6 Oct 2023
18.1k
134
Analysis
Fianna Fáil needs to ask itself an uncomfortable question: can it do business with Sinn Féin?
13 Sep 2023
18.6k
214
Fine Gael
'It has been a privilege': Richard Bruton announces he will not run in the next general election
Updated
5 Sep 2023
30.2k
123
And we're off
From 'Wixford' to Foxrock, TDs are anxiously surveying their future right now
30 Aug 2023
11.7k
23
electoral commission explainer
We're about to find out how many more TDs Ireland is getting - here's why
27 Aug 2023
14.2k
64
General Election
Varadkar says he isn't going anywhere and slaps down suggestions of early election next spring
31 Jul 2023
14.4k
68
The Daily Poll
Poll: Would you like to see a general election before the end of the year?
16 Jul 2023
55.3k
150
Re-election
People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith announces she will not be seeking re-election
10 Jul 2023
25.6k
57
General Election
Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan to stand down at next general election
19 Apr 2023
12.9k
14
THE MORNING LEAD
'I'm absolutely focused': Eamon Ryan intends to lead Greens into next General Election
22 Mar 2023
12.3k
63
SIPO
Sinn Féin to amend 2016 election spending returns after 'oversight' on declaring outstanding bill
25 Jan 2023
20.0k
56
SIPO
Tánaiste questioned over Donohoe controversy: 'I’m going to wait to see what Paschal has to say'
Updated
19 Jan 2023
25.1k
42
SIPO
Explainer: Why is Paschal Donohoe in hot water over his expense declarations?
16 Jan 2023
17.1k
48
All time
General Election
John Lahart TD says he doesn't expect Micheál Martin to lead Fianna Fáil into the next election
18 Jul 2022
14.3k
28
General Election
Voters cast their ballots in Hungary election with PM Orban vying for fourth consecutive term
3 Apr 2022
10.6k
30