Counting to resume as Government tries to dampen general election speculation

Counting will resume in the local and European elections later, with the first winning candidates in the European election poll set to be declared.

While the counting process following Friday’s three votes may still take days to complete, the political ramifications of the results so far have raised major questions for the leaders of the main parties.

Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens will undoubtedly be at least considering the option of calling an earlier-than-expected general election after performing better than many pollsters had predicted.

Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has insisted he has no plans to bring forward the timetable for an election from spring 2025, but he is likely to face intensifying calls from party colleagues to go earlier.

Meanwhile, Sinn Féin has already announced an internal review after a poor performance in the…

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