FF’s Crowley, SF’s Ní Riada and FG’s Kelly and Clune elected in four-seater constituency

EU establishment may be forced to confront the growing gulf between voters and institutions

Opinion: Parliamentarians hoped to boost the ailing profile and legitimacy of the European Parliament

Raw emotion racks count centre while Taoiseach tries to get Gilmore on phone

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan failed to win a seat while Sinn Féin’s Lynn Boylan topped poll

Marine Le Pen’s National Front achieving a historic win in France

Party leader Nigel Farage describes result as ‘an earthquake’ in British politics

Opinion: Swing to Sinn Féin and Independents could signal future instability

Who stole our perky Taoiseach and sent a weary man in his place?

UK has seen ‘an earthquake’, Farage says after storming performance

Tsipras calls for early national elections as Golden Dawn rises to third position in European vote

While mainstream parties hold balance of power, protest vote is substantial

Front National trounces mainstream French parties with 25 per cent of the vote

Seven of the country’s 96 seats projected to go to new eurosceptic party

National Front takes 25% of the vote and boasts it is ‘first party of France’

Analysis: Country voted for swingeing economic repair now punishing the Government for doing so

55 per cent of boxes opened in sector of the Midlands North West constituency

Independent candidate Luke Ming Flanagan has performed well according to early tallies

Opinion: Turnout change is the key thing to watch

Deputy leader John McCallister says he can no longer work with party leader

Counting underway in 11 new council areas with Belfast and Derry recording highest turnout

Nigel Farage’s UKIP grabs seats from Conservatives and Labour in UK local elections

Lynn Boylan is a mystery candidate, but has rocketed to the top of the polls

European Parliament candidates objected to news report of election poll

Northern Ireland people voting to elect three MEPs and 462 councillors

Opinion: The European Parliament elections are usually ignored in Britain, but this time they matter

Battle for third European seat between Mary Fitzpatrick, Eamon Ryan and Emer Costello, with FF candidate appearing to have slight edge

Dublin West byelection candidate Ruth Coppinger pledges support for homeless

Enda Kenny appeals to voters to protect stability built up by the Government

The young-looking Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil candidates try to persuade people to vote

An online tool lets voters compare their views to those of political parties

As some celebrate Eurovision win, others take a darker view of Europe

Focus will be on whether nationalist parties make gains at expense of unionists

Ming Flanagan has chosen whistleblower Garda John Wilson as his replacement

Strategists believe focus on northside is Emer Costello’s only chance of remaining MEP

The party’s effort to combat allegations of racism descend into chaos

How Fianna Fáil navigates ‘the grey area of the overlap’

Youth unemployment and job creation among issues discussed

Northern Ireland constituency profile: Alex Attwood has outside chance of regaining John Hume’s seat