Promises made by the Sinn Fein pro-Irish unity party to tackle a housing and cost-of-living crisis and stop young people leaving the country have bolstered its popularity ahead of a general election on Friday.

The leaders of Ireland's three main political parties take part in the final election television debate ahead of Friday's polling day [PA Media] The two main parties in the outgoing Irish government have again ruled out Sinn Fein as a potential coalition ...

Sinn Fein's polling collapse from government-in-waiting to likely also-rans at an Irish election next week looks set to rob Irish nationalists of a potentially transformative moment in their pursuit of a united Ireland.