Latest Irish and international news supplied by RTE.ie Copyright © RTÉ Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:55:40 +0100 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:55:40 +0100 General News http://www.rte.ie/images/logo_rss_goog.gif http://www.rte.ie Waterford City Council voted Independent John Halligan in as mayor last night with 12 votes. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:57:16 +0100 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0616/localelection.html Sinn Féin has won the final seat on Cavan County Council by just one vote. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:00:22 +0100 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0612/localelection.html The race for the last remaining seat on Laois County Council has ended - six days after the election. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:24:44 +0100 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0612/laois.html The returning officer at the Portlaoise electoral count has ordered a fresh count of all votes for the final Portlaoise seat on Laois County Council. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:33:42 +0100 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0610/election.html The three seats in the North West European constituency were filled in the early hours of this morning. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:39:46 +0100 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0609/euroelection.html Declan Ganley of Libertas has conceded that he will not take a seat in the European elections and will 'bow out of political life'. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:24:25 +0100 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0608/euroelection.html All 883 seats have been filled in the local elections. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:45:02 +0100 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0608/elections1.html The Tánaiste says coalition parties sustained a political 'lashback' in the local and European elections as a result of recent decisions. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:12:04 +0100 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0608/electionreax.html Sinn Féin's Bairbre de Brún has topped the poll and been elected on the first count in Northern Ireland's European election. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:20:17 +0100 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0608/northelections.html European conservatives have decisively beaten socialists in EU elections marred by record low turnout. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:21:08 +0100 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0608/eupolitics.html Fine Gael's Mairead McGuinness has been elected to the European Parliament on the first count in the East constituency. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:12:49 +0100 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0606/euroelection.html Maurice Ahern, the defeated Fianna Fáil candidate in the Dublin Central bye-election, has conceded that he will lose his city council seat too. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:23:51 +0100 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0607/elections1.html Centre-right parties retained control of the European Parliament in an election that ended with a record low turnout. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:09:23 +0100 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0606/eupolitics.html There were mixed outcomes in the elections held elsewhere in the EU yesterday. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:56:55 +0100 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0607/eupolitics1.html George Lee took the Dublin South bye-election on the first count yesterday, while Maureen O'Sullivan (Ind) won in Dublin Central. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:05:09 +0100 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0606/byeelection.html Fine Gael is to table a motion of no confidence in the Government in the Dáil next Tuesday. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:36:33 +0100 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0606/elections.html The Government's handling of the economy influenced the voting decision of more than three quarters of voters. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:57:55 +0100 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0606/electionpoll.html George Lee has won the Dublin South bye-election on the first count, while Independent Maureen O'Sullivan won in Dublin Central. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:00:52 +0100 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0606/byeelection.html Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has said he will move a motion of no confidence in the Government when the Dáil meets on Tuesday. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:25:54 +0100 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0606/elections.html An RTÉ exit poll shows that FF is likely to lose its seat in Dublin, while FG may balance the loss of its second seat in East by snatching a surprise second seat in the South. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:53:58 +0100 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0606/euroelection.html The Government's handling of the economy influenced the voting decision of more than three quarters of voters. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:44:56 +0100 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0606/electionpoll.html Northern Ireland looks set for a dramatic series of European election results as official figures confirmed a major drop in voter turnout. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:05:36 +0100 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0606/nipolitics.html Voting is continuing in the European Parliament elections. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:37:11 +0100 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/stories/2009/0606/eupolitics.html