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This turned into an intriguing race. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon and Fine Gael Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe were re-elected as expected but the battle for the final seat went down…

Sinn Féin has a Goldilocks problem. It’s timing with the electorate is never quite right. After polling well in the lead-up to the 2019 European and local elections, the party’s vote slumped. It lost a third of its local authority…

A Government pledge to increase the amount of money paid to Garda recruits, in a bid to get more people to apply to join the force, has been criticised as not going far enough by the largest Garda staff body.…