The incumbent centre-right parties Fianna Fail and Fine Gael looked set Monday to retain power in Ireland as vote counting in the European Union member's general election continued, with coalition talks looming.

Ireland election: Centre-right parties set to hold power

Vote counting for Ireland’s national election continued on Sunday (Dec. 1) morning. An exit poll suggested a very close contest among the country’s three biggest political parties.

Ireland election: Vote counting enters second day as top parties vie for lead

Ireland began voting Friday in a closely-fought general election with the incumbent coalition neck-and-neck with opposition party Sinn Fein after a campaign marked by rancour over housing and cost-of-living crises.

Ireland votes in closely fought general election

What’s next for Northern Ireland after Sinn Fein’s historic win?

Ireland’s parliament picked veteran opposition leader Micheál Martin as prime minister on Saturday to head the first ever coalition uniting the two parties that have battled each other for power since a civil war nearly a century ago.

Martin named new Irish prime minister, vows to tackle deep recession

Nationalist party Sinn Fein won the popular vote in Ireland's general election, ballot counts revealed Sunday, with the one-time political wing of the IRA disrupting a duopoly of centre-right parties which have historically controlled the Republic.

Sinn Fein surges as most popular party in Irish election

The exit polls showed that Left-wing Irish nationalists Sinn Féin received support in an election on Saturday, tying it with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar's party but unlikely to emerge with the most seats

Ireland Exit polls: Sinn Fein surge leaves three main parties tied