Sinn Féin

Fianna Fáil’s Jim O’Callaghan says his party and Fine Gael can form a stable government with support of ‘reliable’ Independents

Plus: Keith Duffy in a falling out over knees, Enda Kenny artfully backs a winner, and it turns out RTÉ and Sinn Féin can feel at home with each other after all

Development comes after Labour and Social Democrats shun ‘common negotiating platform’ in advance of government-formation talks

How the veteran Fianna Fáil leader dragged his party into the 21st century and won his place as taoiseach

In Dublin’s north inner city support for the veteran criminal known as the Monk shows how ‘disaffected’ locals are

TDs bringing experience from all walks of life make up the incoming Dáil, including the first born in the 21st century and a man elected the year Ronald Reagan entered the White House

From manifesto-stitching to partnership, and from Independents’ day to confidence-and-supply: people at the heart of previous talks recall how the deals were done

Former police officers defend the force they served, but feel increasingly forgotten

Five candidates set to be in race including Fianna Fáil’s Sean Ó Fearghaíl who is eyeing up a third term in the chair

Post-election, readers have their final say on the 2024 general election, giving their thoughts on the campaign, issues that influenced their vote, and what the immediate future holds

Labour and Social Democrats to hold first post-election meeting about how to proceed after increasing their Dáil numbers, as divisions between the parties emerge

The justice portfolio, VAT rates, the proposed department of infrastructure and savings account for newborns are among potential pinch points in negotiations

Finish line in sight for pact between EU and group of South American countries, says European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen

Leader says there is a ‘spectrum’ of views within the parliamentary party on entering a coalition

Concerns that Sinn Féin’s electoral setback will destabilise Stormont miss the point. The party is at greater risk of endlessly shirking difficult decisions

Misgivings among Martin’s TDs over Fine Gael leader’s plan for a department of infrastructure

Marian Harkin ‘hugely grateful’ after rollercoaster count

Sinn Féin leader believes Fianna Fáil ‘shaping up themselves with Fine Gael as a junior party’ to form coalition

Efforts to modernise and fix ‘work of fiction’ register will take time before ‘big health warning’ on turnout figures no longer needed

Some in the Dublin establishment and media regard demands of regional Independents as ‘parish pump’ but concerns of urban TDs as ‘progressive’ and ‘socially concerned’