DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland is voting Friday in a parliamentary election that will decide the next government — and will show ...

The veteran criminal had opened up a seemingly unassailable lead over rival Marie Sherlock in Dublin Central by Sunday ...

Can a boring election also be surprising? In a year of anti-incumbent anger, Ireland votes for more of the same ...

An alleged Dublin gangland figure known as "The Monk" came close to being elected to the Irish parliament Sunday, just weeks after he was arrested in Spain for alleged money laundering.

Gerry “The Monk” Hutch said he would “consider” running again for the Dáil after he was beaten to the final seat in Dublin ...

The gangland figure missed out on the last seat in the Dublin Central constituency to the Labour Party’s Marie Sherlock.

Unlike many European countries, Ireland does not have a significant far-right party, but anti-immigrant independent ...

Ireland’s two long-dominant center-right parties looked likely to form a new government as results came in from a fractured ...

Last week, Gerry Hutch lodged his papers to stand as a candidate for Dublin Central in the Republic’s upcoming general election. A notorious figure, ‘The Monk’ is reported to have been the ...

Officials confirmed last week that Hutch, better known as "The Monk", was on the ballot for ... questioned Hutch's commitment to the inner city. "If Gerry Hutch wants to be a political leader ...

Officials confirmed last week that Hutch, better known as "The Monk", was on the ballot for the Nov. 29 vote ... questioned Hutch's commitment to the inner city. "If Gerry Hutch wants to be a ...