Social Democrats gain seat in Irish by-elections

Ireland’s governing centre-right Fine Gael and the Social Democrats, one of the country’s smaller centre-left parties, won two by-elections on Sunday, while the ​reputed head of a well-known crime family missed out on election again. The ‌result was a blow to left-wing Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein, which has established itself as one of Ireland’s [...]
2026-05-24 20:13:07