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The Sunday Business Post RED C poll found the results would be largely the same for most of the political parties

Poll: Results would be similar in second election

A new opinion poll suggests there would only be minor changes to the general election outcome if voters were asked to go to the polls again.

News • 13 Mar 16

Both Enda Kenny and Micheál Martin have been ringing around Independent TDs in recent days canvassing their support

Kenny's Independents bid in doubt

"This week has been like watching stray dogs sniffing around one another, to check each other out." This was one wily observer’s take on the antics at play, as efforts to form a coalition look set to take some time.

Election 2016 • 05 Mar 16

Sinn Féin's Paul Hogan and Fine Gael's James Bannon both failed to win a seat this morning

Penrose seat secures Labour Dáil speaking rights

Willie Penrose has been elected in Longford Westmeath, securing the Labour party's speaking rights in the Dáil and bringing an end to counting in the General Election.

Election 2016 • 03 Mar 16

Tom Barry said Mr Kenny has to be held to account like football managers who don't deliver results

FG will 'fully engage' with other parties - Kenny

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said his party will engage fully with other parties, groups and independent deputies to ensure the establishment of a government.

Election 2016 • 02 Mar 16

While the polls were mostly right, there are some obvious differences between the Poll of Polls figures and the actual first preferences of the election

Polls and Predictions - The Reckoning

Michael Marsh, Emeritus Professor, Trinity College Dublin, takes a look at what the polls got right - and wrong- in the run up to Election 2016.

Election 2016 • 01 Mar 16

Joan Burton said the electorate did not vote for the proposition of a Fine Gael and Labour government

Burton says Labour leadership a matter for members

Leader of the Labour party Joan Burton has said she will not be deciding about her future as party leader until she knows the outcome of the party in terms of seats, and until a new government is formed.

News • 28 Feb 16

Founded in Clonmel in 1912, the Labour party is the oldest the State

Labour in struggle to retain Dáil speaking rights

Labour had 33 seats when the Dáil dissolved and as we already know it took a serious thumping in Friday’s poll.

Election 2016 • 29 Feb 16

Joan Burton faces a difficult time as Labour losses mount

Labour facing the worst of times

Today marks the worst of times for the Labour party. This morning’s RTÉ Exit poll placed the party on 7% - the same level of support it won at the local elections in 2014, writes Conor McMorrow of RTÉ's political staff.

News • 28 Feb 16

The 32nd Dáil is slowly beginning to take shape.

Election 2016: At a glance

As the 32nd Dáil begins to take shape, It's been a tumultuous day in count centres across the country.

Election 2016 • 28 Feb 16

A poll indicates first preference support for Enda Kenny's Fine Gael is at 24.8%

Poll suggests very 'disappointing day' - Fine Gael

Reacting to the exit polls, Fine Gael has said it is a "very disappointing day from the Government's point of view".

Election 2016 • 27 Feb 16

Alex White said a study has shown Labour kept two thirds of its election commitments

White defends Labour's 'protection of vulnerable'

Alex White has defended Labour's role in government and told RTÉ's Morning Ireland that a study has shown that the party had kept two thirds of its 2011 election commitments.

Election 2016 • 25 Feb 16

Labour leader Joan Burton has again asked voters to think twice when they cast their ballots

Labour: Don't choose 'old wine in new bottles'

Labour has made a final plea to voters to choose a party that offers "solid, sustained progress and reform" rather than a "liberal Nirvana" or a right-wing FG/FF coalition.

Election 2016 • 24 Feb 16

Joan Burton is good with kids, warm and natural

Blog: Burton fighting hard to weather storm

Joan Burton arrived in Shellybanks Educate Together National School in bright sunshine. Her smile was as sunny as the morning, writes RTÉ’s Katie Hannon.

Election 2016 • 22 Feb 16

Richard Boyd Barrett has forecast a move from civil war politics

AAA-PBP: Labour is in 'deep, deep trouble'

The smaller parties of the left have been buoyed by the latest opinion poll which shows them pulling ahead of the Labour Party in vote share for the first time.

Election 2016 • 22 Feb 16

The figures suggest the odds of a deadlocked Dáil are increasing

Poll suggests drop in support for Labour and SF

A poll for The Irish Times has found a drop in support for Labour and Sinn Féin, with Fianna Fáil and Independents improving their position.

News • 22 Feb 16

Speaking at a press conference this afternoon, Joan Burton said Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats would do little or nothing for workers

Burton asks 'progressive voters' to back Labour

The Labour party has set out in more detail its plan for putting money back in workers’ pockets by addressing the issue of income tax and PRSI.

Election 2016 • 21 Feb 16

Alex White said the party has a track record of prevailing and kept many of their 2011 General Election promises

Alex White defends Labour's record in Government

Minister for Communications Energy and Natural Resources Alex White has defended Labour's record in Government following a dip in support for the party indicated in this weekend's opinion polls.

News • 21 Feb 16

Enda Kenny was in Clare, Labour were in Dublin, Fianna Fáil unveiled its priorities for Dublin, and the Sinn Féin leadership met in the capital

Busy day of press events and election rallies

As well as trying to make sense of a glut of opinion poll data, the parties engaged in a busy day of press events and election rallies today.

Election 2016 • 21 Feb 16

From dodgy band posters to pinches of salt, the election campaign rumbles on

Election 2016 weekend review: Part Two

A recap of some of the highlights from this week's campaign.

Election 2016 • 21 Feb 16

Michéal Martin hit back at Fine Gael and Labour in a speech in Castlebar tonight

Martin slams 'arrogant', 'out-of-touch' Government

Fianna Fáil Leader Michéal Martin has stepped up his attacks on the Government parties with his most trenchant charges of the General Election campaign directed at Fine Gael and Labour.

Election 2016 • 19 Feb 16

Fine Gael has said it would require schools to publish annual reports including exam results

Fine Gael proposes publishing school reports

School league tables could become a reality in Ireland under proposals contained in Fine Gael's election manifesto

Election 2016 • 18 Feb 16

Not in knots - Adams hits back at tax criticism

'Tomfoolery' - Adams hits back at tax criticism

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said he won't be lectured to by a Labour Junior Minister and described the criticism of him as tomfoolery.

Election 2016 • 18 Feb 16

Will Goodbody breaks down the election pledges on science and technology

Science and Tech pledges under the microscope

With Election 2016 now just around the corner, the focus on policy and issues is intensifying, writes RTÉ Science and Technology Correspondent Will Goodbody.

Election 2016 • 18 Feb 16

SIPTU says achieving a left-of-centre government would require all who say they are on the left to work together

SIPTU says next govt will not be left-of-centre

The country's largest union has said it acknowledges there is "no feasible prospect" of a left-of-centre government emerging from the forthcoming election.

Election 2016 • 17 Feb 16

Joan Burton was 'all hands on deck' during Monday night's leaders' debate on RTÉ

Tánaiste is, hands down, not Downton Abbey type

Tánaiste Joan Burton has admitted that she is "not the Downton Abbey type".

Election 2016 • 17 Feb 16