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Sinn Féin optimistic but breakthrough unlikely in Irish election

Mary Lou McDonald’s party has risen to second place in the polls but analysts say the chances of victory are slim

The Guardian - UK

Major poll puts Ireland’s lead parties near neck-and-neck

The General Election will be held on Friday.

Evening Standard

Harris dismisses ‘project fear’ approach to Sinn Fein

Irish voters head to the polls on Friday.

Evening Standard

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Concerns over housing and immigration make for a volatile campaign in Ireland's election

Voters in Ireland go to the polls on Friday to elect a new parliament, and many are unhappy

The Independent UK

Harris and Martin have ‘acute amnesia’ over records in government, says McDonald

The Sinn Fein president said the Fine Gael and Fianna Fail leaders were now ‘indistinguishable’.

Evening Standard

Ireland's Election: Housing, Immigration, And Political Landscape

Explore Ireland's evolving political landscape with diverse candidates and pressing issues in the upcoming election.

Top News

Leaders of Ireland’s main parties clash in final debate

The leaders of Sinn Fein, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail debated on RTE television.

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Harris: Garda families ‘sickened’ by McDonald’s positioning as police champion

Mr Harris made the remarks after Ms McDonald had heavily criticised Fine Gael’s handling of the justice portfolio.

The Independent UK

Harris has ‘no knowledge’ anyone tried to get RTE to take down viral clip

The Fine Gael leader was asked about the controversy during the second and final TV leaders’ debate of Ireland’s General Election campaign.

The Independent UK

Irish PM’s party drops six points in pre-election polls amid ‘Simon slump’

Fine Gael had looked sure of victory on Friday before leader’s disastrous interaction with care worker

The Guardian - UK

Momentum is behind Sinn Fein, says Mary Lou McDonald

Ms McDonald canvassed in Dublin South Central ahead of Tuesday’s potentially crucial final leaders’ TV debate.

Evening Standard

Irish election: why one single party is unlikely to win – and what it means for the next government

The first leaders’ debate of Ireland’s current election campaign featured no fewer than ten party leaders. While this format was perhaps a questionable editorial choice, it was also simply a reflection of the now very diffuse – and quite messy – character of Ireland’s political system.

The Conversation

Irish leader’s gaffe blows election wide open and leaves Starmer facing Brexit reset setback

Labour could be left reeling by result after Simon Harris’s party slumps in polls following gaffe compared to Gordon Brown’s 2010 ‘bigoted woman’ comments

The Independent UK

Handing housing portfolio back to Fianna Fail would be a ‘catastrophe’ – SF

Housing spokesman Eoin O Brien said homelessness had risen by 380% since 2011.

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Simon Harris says ‘all to play for’ in election despite Fine Gael polling slide

The Taoiseach said he hoped voters would not judge him on the basis of a criticised encounter with a disability care worker in Co Cork.

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

Sinn Fein plan to review RTE’s objectivity ‘extraordinarily concerning’ – Harris

Mary Lou McDonald has insisted the manifesto pledge did not amount to political interference in the media.

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The Independent UK

Sinn Fein promises mini-budget and ‘real’ cost-of-living measures in manifesto

The party spokespeople attacked Fine Gael and Fianna Fail on housing and on ‘wasteful spending’.

The Independent UK

Fiery exchanges in the first televised leaders debate of Irish general election

Simon Harris and Mary Lou McDonald clashed several times during the wide-ranging and hotly-anticipated leaders’ debate.

Evening Standard

Harris and McDonald face scrutiny over handling of party controversies in debate

They were taking part in the first major TV debate of the Irish General Election campaign.

The Independent UK

Taoiseach and Tanaiste say they would shun coalition with Sinn Fein

Simon Harris and Micheal Martin were speaking during a televised debate involving 10 parties.

Evening Standard

Justice needs ‘new energy’ after 14 years under Fine Gael, says Jim O’Callaghan

The Fianna Fail politician and barrister said there was a ‘question mark’ over whether Fine Gael was the party of law and order.

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

Evening Standard

McDonald accuses parties of treating Sinn Fein voters as ‘second-class citizens’

Her comments came amid increasing focus on coalition permutations after the General Election in Ireland.

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