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Sinn Fein seeks talks with Fianna Fail on forming new Irish government

Sinn Fein, Fianna Fail and the centre-right Fine Gael Party of Prime Minister Leo Varadkar secured just under a quarter of seats in parliament each, making it hard to form a government without a coalition.

Sinn Fein seeks place in Irish govt after electoral 'revolution'

A general election surge in support for Sinn Fein, once the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, upset Ireland's traditional two-party grip on power.

Protests planned as Northern Ireland matches no-government record

It has been 589 days since the Catholic-Protestant power-sharing administration in Northern Ireland collapsed over a botched green-energy project.

Power-sharing talks in Northern Ireland collapse

Northern Ireland's main political parties Sinn Fein and DUP have been in talks to form a government since an election in March but are yet to come to an agreement.