Ireland Polls

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  UK Election: Number Of Seats, Candidates, Voters And Polling Stations

  Here are some of the key numbers as UK voters go to the polls Thursday in a general election predicted to see the ruling Conservatives dumped out of office after 14 years.

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  Ireland Tipped To Repeal Abortion Ban By A Landslide

  Counting begins on Saturday in Ireland's historic referendum on abortion as exit polls showed an overwhelming vote in favour of liberalising some of the strictest laws in Europe.

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  Indian Woman's Image Leads 'Yes' Camp In Historic Irish Abortion Poll

  Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old Indian-origin dentist, who died in 2012 after her requests to terminate a 17-week pregnancy were denied, has become a face of an abortion campaign in Ireland, which will hold a referendum on May 25 on liberalising its abortion law.

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  Ireland Faces Possible Deadlock After Tight Election

  Ireland faced the prospect of political deadlock on Saturday, after the first exit poll from the election indicated the governing coalition has failed to win enough votes to secure a second term.

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  Ireland Votes Amid Austerity Anger, Fears Of Hung Parliament

  Ireland's voters were deciding Friday who should lead their economically rebounding nation for the next five years, with polls suggesting the outcome could be a hung parliament.

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  Ireland Votes in Historic Referendum on Gay Marriage

  Ireland goes to the polls on Friday to vote on whether same-sex marriage should be legal, in a referendum that has exposed sharp divisions between communities in this traditionally Catholic nation.

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  Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party Secures 8 Seats, Eyes UK Balance of Power

  Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party retained eight seats in Britain's parliament on Friday and said they would consider supporting a minority Conservative government in exchange for a package of financial and political concessions.

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  As UK Election Looms, Ireland Fears 'Brexit'

  With elections looming in Britain, the Irish government has taken the unusual step of beginning a campaign to warn its biggest trading partner against leaving the European Union.

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  Conservative Party Fields Indian-Origin Candidate for UK Polls

  A 31-year-old Sikh politician will be the first Indian-origin candidate to contest in the UK General Elections from Northern Ireland on May 7.

• Ireland's Labour Party Leader Quits After Bad Election

  The foreign minister and deputy premier of Ireland, Eamon Gilmore, says he's quitting as leader of the Labour Party after a terrible showing in local and European elections.

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  Brazilians out to boost nation with Confederations Cup success

  World football body FIFA voiced confidence earlier that authorities can ensure security during Wednesday's game despite the fact Belo Horizonte was the scene of an ugly 70,000-strong protest last Saturday. More than 1.5 million Brazilians have demonstrated against poor public services and corruption in recent days and some marches have turned v...

• Ireland abortion row: Report on Savita Halappanavar's death to be published

  Ireland will publish a long-awaited report into why a miscarrying woman died in an Irish hospital after being refused an abortion, authorities said on Thursday as an opinion poll suggested strong public support for extending abortion rights.

• Irish ruling party stares at worst defeat in 80 years

  Ireland's ruling Fianna Fail party faced its worst defeat in nearly 80 years, an exit poll predicted on Saturday, as a tidal wave of voter anger swept the Fine Gael Opposition into power and crushed the party that dragged Ireland to the edge of bankruptcy.The exit poll for national broadcaster RTE showed Fianna Fail sinking to a shocking 15.1 perce...