Irish premier Simon Harris has said Fine Gael will gain seats in the General Election despite a further fragmentation of Irish politics. Fine Gael won 35 seats in the 2020 election, but 18 of those TDs did not seek re-election in Friday’s poll.

Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said his party is in a position to do "very well" in the General Election. Mr Harris topped the poll in Wicklow, with 16,869 first-preference votes - well above the 11,

The outgoing Taoiseach admitted he was relieved when his party received 21% first-preference votes in the exit poll on Friday night

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party is locked in a virtual dead heat with Sinn Fein in the general election, suggesting his decision to go to the country early didn’t yield the advantage he predicted.

Ireland - November 30, 2024 As vote counting begun following Ireland's general election on Friday, exit polls show a neck-and-neck race between the country's three major political parties, with Sinn Fein,