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Sinn Fein encourage people to vote for change
Sinn Fein encourage voters to vote for change on the canvas trail in Dublin.
President of Sinn Fein Mary Lou McDonald speaks to the media.
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Boris Johnson and Julian Smith meet with Stormont's new assembly speaker
Footage of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Northern Ireland secretary Julian Smith as they meet with Stormont's new assembly speaker Alex Maskey.
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CLEAN : Sinn Fein agree to restore N.Ireland government
Republican party Sinn Fein give their backing to a draft deal to restore Northern Ireland's devolved government after three years of collapse (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Sinn Fein's Paul Donnelly elected in Dublin West ahead of Leo Varadkar
Supporters break into song as Sinn Féin's Paul Donnelly is elected in Dublin west with 12,456 votes ahead of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will have to wait for before his seat is confirmed as he received 8,478 votes;...
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Irish election: Sinn Fein's Donnchadh O Laoghaire at Cork count
Sinn Fein Cork South Central candidate Donnchadh O Laoghaire reacts after early tallies indicate he has topped the poll ahead of Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin and Tanaiste Simon Coveney.
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Green Party leader retains seat in Irish General Election
Sinn Fein's president has vowed to work with like-minded parties to form Ireland's next government after a sensational General Election performance.
While it remains unclear whether it will ultimately be part of any future coalition,...
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Counting under way in Ireland's General Election
Counting is under way following Ireland's General Election.
An exit poll has indicated an extraordinary statistical dead heat between Fine Gael, Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail - with the three within a percentage point of each other.
The...
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CSinn Fein's Aengus O Snodaigh arrives at count centre to cheers
Counting is getting under way following Ireland's General Election.
An exit poll has indicated an extraordinary statistical dead heat between Fine Gael, Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail - with the three within a percentage point of each...
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Minister for Finance arrives at count centre following Irish election
Fine Gael's plan to make its handling of Brexit as a key part of its re-election strategy has backfired spectacularly for the party.
During the campaign, Fine Gael highlighted Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's success in preventing a hard border...
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Irish General Election: Sinn Fein's O Laoghaire beats Fianna Fail leader Michael Martin
Sinn Fein’s Donnchadh O Laoghaire has topped the poll in Cork South Central with 14,057 votes to become the first elected TD of the 33rd Dail, beating Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin.
Both are shown arriving at the count centre in...
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Counting gets underway in Ireland's General Election
Counting is getting under way following Ireland's General Election.
An exit poll has indicated an extraordinary statistical dead heat between Fine Gael, Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail - with the three within a percentage point of each...
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Mother of Paul Quinn at centre of political row
The mother of a murdered south Armagh man, Breege Quinn, has found herself plunged into the centre of a political row.
Sinn Fein’s response to the murder of Paul Quinn has become a major issue in the Irish General Election campaign,...
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Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin declines repeating his pre-election pledge not to work with Sinn Fein.
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin declines the opportunity to repeat his pre-election pledge never to do business with Sinn Fein.
Though he later cautioned observers not to “jump the gun” in interpreting his remarks as a signal an...
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Sinn Fein top the first preferences in Irish General Election
The shape of Ireland’s next government remains uncertain after a historic General Election saw Sinn Fein crash the long-standing domination of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael.
While counting will continue through Monday, and the final results...
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Who are the Irish election candidates?
Ireland is going to the polls on February 8 to decide who will lead it for up to five years.
Take a look at the three main party leaders: Leo Varadkar, Micheal Martin and Mary Lou McDonald.
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Ireland General Election round-up
A round-up of the final hours of campaigning ahead of people casting their votes in the 2020 Ireland General Election.
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CLEAN : Sinn Fein leader votes in Irish election
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald votes in the Irish general elections (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Leo Varadkar: Fine Gael preparing to go into opposition
Leo Varadkar has said his party is preparing to go into opposition in the new Dail.
After a six-hour parliamentary party meeting on Monday, the Fine Gael leader said he "relishes the challenge" to lead in opposition.
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CLEAN : I may be next Irish PM: Sinn Fein leader
Sinn Fein party leader Mary Lou McDonald celebrates winning the popular vote in Saturday's Irish general election (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Dublin residents react to Sinn Fein Irish election surge
With results still coming in Irish citizens react to the surge by Sinn Fein in the country's general election (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Sinn Fein 'serious' about setting up Government of change
Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty says the party are ‘deadly serious’ about setting up a Government of change and said it's time for other parties to stop shadow boxing.
He says they are willing to talk to all parties about forming a...
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CLEAN : General election in Ireland: Paul Donnelly arrives at Dublin West counting centre
On the day after the general election in Ireland Paul Donnelly candidate for Sinn Fein arrives at Phibblestown Community Centre Dublin (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Votes are counted in Dublin in Irish general election
People count ballot papers in Dublin in a general election forecast to put prime minister Leo Varadkar's party in a historic three way tie after a surge from republican party Sinn Fein (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Paul Quinn's parents speak of 'hurt and humiliation' ahead of meetings with politicians
The parents of murdered south Armagh man Paul Quinn give a statement outside Leinster House in Dublin, ahead of a series of meetings with political parties. They want Sinn Fein’s Conor Murphy to state that their son was not a criminal....