How many seats required for majority Irish govement?

To form a majority government in Ireland, a political party or coalition of parties must secure at least 80 seats in the 160-seat Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish Parliament. This number represents more than half of the total seats in the Dáil, and it gives a party or coalition the power to pass legislation and form a government without needing to rely on support from other parties.

Since the 1930s, the two main political parties in Ireland have been Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. In recent decades, these parties have often formed coalition governments with smaller parties or independent members of the Dáil to reach the 80-seat majority threshold.