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Fianna Fail leader hails a ‘good day’ for party with two-thirds of seats declared in Irish general election

Fianna Fail is on course to be Ireland’s largest party after the general election

The Independent UK

Harris: Fine Gael ‘will gain seats’ amid further fragmentation of Irish politics

Simon Harris was elected with 16,869 first preference votes, well above the quota.

Evening Standard

Voting continues in Irish General Election

Voting in the Irish General Election continued into Friday evening after a quick campaign that focused on the country’s most pressing issues.

Evening Standard

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Irish political leaders urge people to vote in ‘close-fought’ General Election

The country’s deputy premier Micheal Martin encouraged people to brave the wet and windy weather and to use their vote.

Evening Standard

Irish premier casts vote with his family early as General Election under way

Simon Harris said he was hopeful – both for the outcome of the election and the future of the country.

Evening Standard

Ireland Votes In Closely Fought General Election

Ireland goes to the polls on Friday with the incumbent coalition parties neck-and-neck with opposition party Sinn Fein after a campaign marked by rancour over housing and cost-of-living crises.

International Business Times

Irish voters head to polls in ‘too close to call’ General Election

The three largest parties were virtually neck-and-neck heading into the vote, according to the latest opinion poll.

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Who are the parties and leaders standing at the Irish general election?

Ireland is set to hold its first general election since before the Covid-19 pandemic

Evening Standard

Who will be Ireland’s next taoiseach? With only one day to go, it’s still wide open

With a housing emergency weighing heavily on voters’ minds, anything could happen at the polls on Friday, says journalist Justine McCarthy

The Guardian - UK

Simon Harris says ‘entirely possible’ there will be Irish unity in his lifetime

The Fine Gael leader said it is his and his party’s aspiration for there to be a united Ireland, but it is not a priority for him.

Evening Standard

Ireland’s election: the parties, the voting, the issues and the likely result

Fine Gael is seeking an unprecedented fourth successive term in office and could well achieve it on 29 November

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Ireland’s general election: as always, this contest matters for Britain too

Editorial: Simon Harris has called a vote for 29 November because he is leading in the polls. But the current economic boom masks serious inequalities

The Guardian - UK

‘Time is right’ for Irish election, says Harris as candidates hit campaign trail

The parties have already began to set out their stall on housing, immigration and childcare as they vie for votes on November 29.

Evening Standard

Irish parliament dissolved for General Election

Irish premier Simon Harris said it had been the honour of his life to serve as Taoiseach.

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Election campaign to formally start in Ireland with dissolution of Dail

Taoiseach Simon Harris will ask President of Ireland Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Parliament ahead of a polling date on Friday November 29.

The Independent UK

Trump win will not trigger exodus of US companies from Ireland, says Harris

The Taoiseach acknowledged the risk of a transatlantic trade shock had increased.

The Guardian - UK

Taoiseach announces Irish general election for 29 November

Announcement comes as polls show Simon Harris’s Fine Gael and coalition partners Fianna Fáil in position to win fourth term

The Independent UK

Irish general election date confirmed for November 29

The highly-anticipated announcement kicks off a truncated campaign which will last mere weeks.

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The Guardian - UK

Irish prime minister plans to call general election this week

Simon Harris expected to dissolve parliament on Thursday or Friday, with election day likely to be at end of November

The Guardian - UK

Johnson’s Brexit left ‘wholly negative legacy’ across Ireland, says new SDLP leader

Claire Hanna lambasts arrogance of former PM and ‘stinking status quo’ in Stormont that has stifled ambition

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Why has Elon Musk been snubbed by the U.K.’s major investment summit?

It is understood that Musk wasn’t added to the list after he weighed in on race riots in the U.K. over the summer.

The Guardian - UK

‘She did not suffer a fool or hypocrite and loved a good laugh’: novelist Edna O’Brien

An email correspondence about Bosnian Serb war criminal Radovan Karadžić led to Ed Vulliamy’s unexpected bond with the Irish author, who died last week aged 93

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