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Ireland votes in close-run election dominated by housing crisis

Polls show centre-right incumbents Fine Gael and Fianna Fail running neck and neck with leftist-nationalist Sinn Fein.

Al Jazeera

Irish premier casts vote with his family early as General Election under way

Simon Harris said he was hopeful – both for the outcome of the election and the future of the country.

Evening Standard

Ireland Votes In Closely Fought General Election

Ireland goes to the polls on Friday with the incumbent coalition parties neck-and-neck with opposition party Sinn Fein after a campaign marked by rancour over housing and cost-of-living crises.

International Business Times

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Irish voters head to polls in ‘too close to call’ General Election

The three largest parties were virtually neck-and-neck heading into the vote, according to the latest opinion poll.

The Independent UK

Top party leaders make final push for votes in Irish election

Leaders of the three biggest parties visited cafes, shops and reindeer in a final grab for votes.

Evening Standard

Parties make last-ditch attempts to attract votes on eve of election

The polls will open at 7am and close at 10pm on Friday.

Evening Standard

Labour leader says Fine Gael transfer push ‘smacked of desperation’

Taoiseach Simon Harris urged people to vote for ‘centrist’ parties.

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Fact check: The number of people seeking asylum in Ireland dropped in October

Data from October shows that international protection applications were around half in October compared to May, but only 25% lower than in June.

Evening Standard

Labour describes Fine Gael transfer push as ‘desperation’

The public will go to the polls on Friday and decide the political landscape for the next few years.

The Independent UK

Housing, immigration take centre stage as Ireland goes to the polls

As Ireland votes in crucial elections this Friday, the focus on housing, immigration and political accountability has run deep throughout campaigning. Voter discontent has set the stage for a potential shift in power among the country's long dominant parties.

Radio France Internationale

Who are the parties and leaders standing at the Irish general election?

Ireland is set to hold its first general election since before the Covid-19 pandemic

Evening Standard

Taoiseach urges public to consider government formation when voting

Simon Harris said it is not his place to tell people who to transfer their vote to but urged them to consider the make-up of the new government.

Evening Standard

Who will be Ireland’s next taoiseach? With only one day to go, it’s still wide open

With a housing emergency weighing heavily on voters’ minds, anything could happen at the polls on Friday, says journalist Justine McCarthy

The Guardian - UK

Sinn Féin optimistic but breakthrough unlikely in Irish election

Mary Lou McDonald’s party has risen to second place in the polls but analysts say the chances of victory are slim

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Evening Standard

Major poll puts Ireland’s lead parties near neck-and-neck

The General Election will be held on Friday.

Evening Standard

Harris dismisses ‘project fear’ approach to Sinn Fein

Irish voters head to the polls on Friday.

Evening Standard

Harris and Martin have ‘acute amnesia’ over records in government, says McDonald

The Sinn Fein president said the Fine Gael and Fianna Fail leaders were now ‘indistinguishable’.

Evening Standard

Leaders of Ireland’s main parties clash in final debate

The leaders of Sinn Fein, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail debated on RTE television.

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The Independent UK

Harris: Garda families ‘sickened’ by McDonald’s positioning as police champion

Mr Harris made the remarks after Ms McDonald had heavily criticised Fine Gael’s handling of the justice portfolio.

The Independent UK

Harris has ‘no knowledge’ anyone tried to get RTE to take down viral clip

The Fine Gael leader was asked about the controversy during the second and final TV leaders’ debate of Ireland’s General Election campaign.

The Guardian - UK

Irish PM’s party drops six points in pre-election polls amid ‘Simon slump’

Fine Gael had looked sure of victory on Friday before leader’s disastrous interaction with care worker

The Independent UK

Irish leader’s gaffe blows election wide open and leaves Starmer facing Brexit reset setback

Labour could be left reeling by result after Simon Harris’s party slumps in polls following gaffe compared to Gordon Brown’s 2010 ‘bigoted woman’ comments

The Guardian - UK

Ireland prices corporation tax loss from Trump policies at €10bn

Figure costed for three multinationals repatriating to US after nomination for commerce secretary hits out at Ireland’s tax regime

Evening Standard

Simon Harris says ‘all to play for’ in election despite Fine Gael polling slide

The Taoiseach said he hoped voters would not judge him on the basis of a criticised encounter with a disability care worker in Co Cork.

Evening Standard

Simon Harris says ‘entirely possible’ there will be Irish unity in his lifetime

The Fine Gael leader said it is his and his party’s aspiration for there to be a united Ireland, but it is not a priority for him.

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