Communication is emerging as a main issue for the party as a whole, not just its leaders
What will the party do if it finds itself as the power broker after general election?
Parties will pore over results in the coming weeks to discern trends for the next general election
All four Fianna Fáil candidates in the Tuam area were successful
Fine Gael’s Eddie Hoare took seat following recount that lasted more than 10 hours
Support for independents falls as Labour, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael all gain seats
Poor results for Solidarity - People Before Profit and Sinn Féin
Mannix Flynn tackles People Before Profit for acting like Isis
Controversial councillor John O’Donnell tops poll in electoral area
Left-wing alliance could have major say in formation of next government
Eamon Ryan and Terence Flanagan are beacons for struggle leading to success
Independent Turlough McGovern receives highest number of first preference votes
Minister of State John Paul Phelan confirms move after majority of voters back proposal
Total of 107 candidates running in 55-seat constituency
Taoiseach say his focus is on Brexit and on the budget, ‘so nobody need plan for an early election
Green Party councillor Steven Matthews topped poll in four-seater
Lorna Bogue wins Green Party’s first seat on Cork City Council since 2004
Disappointing result for former GAA president Liam O’Neill
Women likely to secure less than a quarter of all seats in local government despite increase
Successes for Social Democrats, Greens and Labour in 40-seat constituency
Poll dominated news agenda for two days ‘as if it was gospel’, says Darragh O’Brien
Emer Tóibín, sister of Aontú leader, was third seat for party nationally
Independent councillor took fifth and final seat in South East Inner City
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil dominate, taking six and five seats respectively
Fianna Fáil perform strongly but council chairman fails to make the cut
All 40 candidates announced with strong peformances for FF, FG and SF
Total of 63 candidates running in 30-seat constituency
Veteran councillor Blaise Hannigan loses out in final count
Three FF candidates and former party councillor take four of six seats in one area
Louise Heavin and Hazel Smyth join nine Fianna Fáil and five Fine Gael councillors
Total of 62 candidates running in 33-seat constituency
Fianna Fáil secure an impressive 48% of vote in Carlow local electoral area
Total of 44 candidates running in 24-seat constituency
Sinn Féin maintain strong presence with six seats in the county
Total of 92 candidates running in 40-seat constituency
Retired garda, and founder of the Irish Democratic Party, wins seat
Green leader Eamon Ryan to work with all parties on climate-friendly goals and policies
Taoiseach acknowledges party performed below expectations, particularly in Dublin
Kevin Daly and Seamus O’Neill fail to retain Glencullen Sandyford and Dundrum
Taoiseach says FG under-performed against expectations in local elections
Major gains in Dublin demonstrate sustained political recovery of Micheál Martin’s party
Gerry Adams said vote management issues had cost the party
‘Others could pull the plug on the government’, says Leo Varadkar
Veteran Gerry Dolan re-elected after close finish
Total of 33 candidates running in 18-seat constituency
Total of 79 candidates running in 40-seat constituency
Some hard thinking and hard choices await Mary Lou McDonald
No sign of prejudice after ‘knocking every day for the last six months on every door’
Green election victories for Chu and partner Patrick Costello
Labour is still struggling to find relevancy and faces an uphill battle to gain seats
Taoiseach says Green wave shows electorate want Government to ‘act faster’ on climate
Green Party has on a massive scale taken Fine Gael’s urban support base
As a Green wave sweeps the local elections, here is our guide to the names you need to know
SF leader says it was always going to be challenging to top party’s 2014 tally
Fianna Fáil leader pays tribute to Greens and says ‘we are positive about the future’
Two candidate strategy in Midlands North West appears to have failed spectacularly
Surge in support comes just a few short years after Green Party was rejected by voters
First count unlikely to be completed by midnight so plan to start afresh next day
Keep up to speed with our ultimate guide to the European, local and referendum votes
Politicians in the main parties believe 2014 was the high water mark for harder left parties
Voting on Friday took place in more than 6,500 polling stations across the country
Fine Gael makes complaint to gardaí amid surge in number of postal votes in Sligo
Polls opened at 7am for local and European elections and divorce referendum
Polling today will provide a necessary health check of Irish democracy
Separate Garda inquiry under way into claims forms were stamped without voter present
‘I’ve Voted’ stickers designed by artists including Maser to encourage youth turnout
‘I’ll chain myself to those trees before I let them cut them down’ says one resident
Local election candidates have experienced racism online and had posters taken down
Pet poop one of the biggest complaints facing urban local election candidates
Cllr June Murphy told council of her own experience of domestic abuse
Micheál Martin says FF will not follow FG instruction in banning pacts with Sinn Féin
‘In my 25 years, nobody from Fine Gael has ever called to the school or even phoned’
Politicians oppose plans for batch transportation procedures for votes on May 24th
Just 8.4% of funds flow through local government compared with Denmark’s 66%
Party headquarters sends directive to local leaders urging them not to enter pacts
Fine Gael accused of dishonesty over spending on big projects
BusConnects, rural broadband and property tax are some of the issues that keep cropping up at Dublin doorsteps
On the canvass with six parties, climate change and broadband also dominate talk
Hundreds of local, European candidates have signed the Community Matters pledge
Social Democrats launch disability manifesto as candidate highlights library inaccessibility
Cork votes on Friday on whether it needs an elected mayor. Is it ready to make the decision?
In advance of next week’s local and European elections, we look at parties’ child poverty initiatives
There are precedents of results in local and European elections signalling a transformation in Irish politics
Mullingar-based married mother of two running as Independent in Longford
Analysis: Party aims to reverse dip in polls by showing concern for rural communities
Ex-SF TD criticises former party for asking London to legislate on abortion
With two weeks to elections timing of major spend in rural Ireland good for Fine Gael
Two weeks before elections 50 visitors enjoy ‘an evening of refreshments, food and music’
Paul Reid departed to become director general of the Health Service Executive
Breakdown of latest Irish Times poll numbers indicates growing support for both parties in Dublin
More than 500 female candidates are contesting the local elections, many of them under 35
Gap in backing for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil smallest in 2½ years while Sinn Féin also slips
Bad news for Taoiseach Leo Varadkar whose personal satisfaction rating continues to fall
Voters who care about the right to life must send a message to smug pro-choice parties
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