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Kerry election candidate jailed for contempt over social media comments about garda
Kerry election candidate jailed for contempt over social media comments about garda
Michelle Keane also ran as an independent candidate in the Castleisland LEA in June and polled just under 1,000 first-preference votes, but failed to get a seat

Wed, 11 Dec, 2024

Serious coalition talks begin as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael prepare for meeting
Serious coalition talks begin as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael prepare for meeting
alks kicked off last night when Fine Gael deputy leader Helen McEntee met with her Fianna Fáil counterpart Jack Chambers to discuss the structure and format for the talks

Wed, 11 Dec, 2024

Accessibility and canvassing near polling stations among issues highlighted with June elections
Accessibility and canvassing near polling stations among issues highlighted with June elections
The Electoral Commission said that 'significant structural issues' were unlikely to have been remedied for the local and European elections

Tue, 10 Dec, 2024

Fergus Finlay: Our government formation system is wonky but also precious
S Fergus Finlay: Our government formation system is wonky but also precious
Our imperfect democracy seems to be the best we can do. And it’s always going to be that way

Tue, 10 Dec, 2024

ieExplains: How do you get elected to the Seanad?
ieExplains: How do you get elected to the Seanad?
The election to the upper house of the Oireachtas is taking place, with all seats to be filled by January 30 

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

General Election
What's ahead for the left as the new Dáil takes shape?
With Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael likely to dominate large swathes of the next Dáil, Paul Hosford looks at the options available to the left and whether it can build an alternative

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

Assisted dying bill
Sarah Harte: Our ageing voters deserve dignity and respect
Our infrastructure is creaking, and our population is expanding fast

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

General Election
S Fergus Finlay: Three words for Labour on government formation — Don’t. Don’t. Don’t
It was social democracy that founded the welfare state, led the fight for equal pay and rights for women, and insisted on the right of workers to join trade unions

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

The Green Party’s reward for climate action? Electoral evisceration
The Green Party’s reward for climate action? Electoral evisceration
The good news is that both the Social Democrats and Labour have placed environmental protection and climate action at the centre of their political agendas, writes John Gibbons

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Terry Prone: Nothing quite like the silent calm of career extinction for election losers
Terry Prone: Nothing quite like the silent calm of career extinction for election losers
With almost 700 candidates running in 43 constituencies there was always going to be more losers than winners in the general election

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Comment: Kamikaze Green Party sacrificed itself for climate goals 
There is much talk that climate was not a priority issue in this election. However, much has changed in the political landscape since 2020, writes Cara Augustenborg

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Elaine Loughlin: Without a direct road map, voters found it difficult to back Sinn Féin's unclear alternative
Elaine Loughlin: Without a direct road map, voters found it difficult to back Sinn Féin's unclear alternative
Mary Lou McDonald’s drop in support leaves the onus of her vision of a proposed alternative Government upon the shoulders of smaller parties

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Election 2024: Hutch supporters wanted a 'plague on all your houses'
Fight went all the way, but Labour's Marie Sherlock wins final seat 

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Election 2024: Independents could offer an alternative route to coalition deal
Election 2024: Independents could offer an alternative route to coalition deal
Across the country, particularly in rural constituencies, voters opted for Independent TDs, with 16.8% of first preferences cast in favour of a non-party candidate, including 3.6% opting for candidates under the Independent Ireland banner.

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Mick Clifford: Micheál Martin began this comeback in 2011 when he stayed to rebuild Fianna Fáil
Mick Clifford: Micheál Martin began this comeback in 2011 when he stayed to rebuild Fianna Fáil
Cork South-Central veteran could have fled in 2011. But he stayed, did the hard yards, and oversaw Fianna Fáil's evolution into a medium-sized party that is set to take office again

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Here are the 10 things we learned from Election 2024
Generational divide among voters, celebrities failing to succeed, and how the centre-left stayed strong

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Election 2024: Fractured far-right candidates fizzle out
Election 2024: Fractured far-right candidates fizzle out
While immigration was a major issue during the local elections, exit polls showed just 6% of people interviewed cited it as the main issue in the general election campaign

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Octogenarian Bill as sprightly as ever after 52 years of vote counting 
Octogenarian Bill as sprightly as ever after 52 years of vote counting 
At 81, the Bishopstown man is probably the oldest vote counter in the country 

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
'I've been running all my life': Media joins Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch in a chaotic jog as he flees RDS
Dublin Central's criminal candidate eventually turned up at the count centre on Sunday with a documentary film crew in tow

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Election 2024: Locals nonplussed by the Monk's close call in Dublin Central
Election 2024: Locals nonplussed by the Monk's close call in Dublin Central
Walking through North Strand and Ballybough on Sunday, people were not surprised the Monk was in with such a strong chance of nabbing a seat

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Elaine Loughlin: Buoyant Fianna Fáil eyeing up the 'magic 50' 
Elaine Loughlin: Buoyant Fianna Fáil eyeing up the 'magic 50' 
Fianna Fáil has always had a weakness in the capital, but is set to make gains this time around.

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Mick Clifford: We must address threats to democracy
S Mick Clifford: We must address threats to democracy
We are lucky to enjoy democracy in Ireland. However, it faces major challenges if people feel abandoned by the State

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

Elaine Loughlin: Three-party deadlock means it'll be a long road to forming a government
Elaine Loughlin: Three-party deadlock means it'll be a long road to forming a government
Election 2024: With less than two percentage points separating Sinn Féin, Fine Gael, and Fianna Fáil in the exit poll, a coalition of four or more parties could well be the only option

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

North South Ministerial Council
Jim Power: Life for next Government is going to be trickier
The ongoing crisis in housing costs will continue to have the most visible impact on popular sentiment

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
The general election campaign is over and it's time to face the music
The first indication of the success or otherwise of each party's campaign will come at 10pm today, when an exit poll result is announced

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Six things we learned on the campaign trail today
Election 2024: Six things we learned on the campaign trail today
One of the more bizarre encounters of the campaign took place on Thursday, as Tánaiste Micheál Martin canvassed in Greystones alongside Stephen Donnelly

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Serious caucasian old elderly senior couple grandparents family counting funds on calculator, doing paperwork, savings, paying d
Election 2024: Housing and health among key issues for older voters
Statutory homecare funding would mean financial supports, using a similar approach to the Fair Deal scheme for nursing home care

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

AI survey
Hospital care should have been the issue of Election 2024
Imagine a never-ending economy class flight with no entertainment and you have a close picture of many of our hospitals. These are not the places of care or sanctuary they should be, writes Professor Rónán Collins

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
O'Gorman claims inaction of housing minister led to reliance on hotels for asylum seekers
Green Party leader hopes party will return to Government to ensure climate targets are met

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Michael Moynihan: Some advice to new TDs in Leinster House — if you’re from Cork then own it
S Michael Moynihan: Some advice to new TDs in Leinster House — if you’re from Cork then own it
The more obscure place names from Cork you mention the better

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Six things we learned on the campaign trail today
Six things we learned on the campaign trail today
Labour today kicked off with accusations that Fine Gael are launching “Operation Fear”, while at the same time splurging on their own “hare-brained schemes”

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Election too close to call after leaders' debate, Micheál Martin says
Election 2024: Election too close to call after leaders' debate, Micheál Martin says
Fianna Fáil leader accused other parties of spending 'much of their time on negative attacks', saying this had escalated in recent days as 'they have seen how positively Fianna Fáil is being received'

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Richard Boyd Barrett — Pushing the message that a left government is possible
Election 2024: Richard Boyd Barrett — Pushing the message that a left government is possible
Mr Boyd Barrett said People Before Profit was the only party pushing the message a left government 'is possible' and his party would not 'prop up a Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael government'

 Listen | Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

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Clare Daly assembles all-star team to rally support in Dublin Central's 'group of death'
Clare Daly assembles all-star team to rally support in Dublin Central's 'group of death'
In a four-seat constituency, there is agreement openly from candidates that Mary Lou McDonald and Paschal Donohoe will take two. But for those two remaining seats, there is no real consensus

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Healy-Rae brothers on course to keep their seats, according to TG4 constituency poll 
Healy-Rae brothers on course to keep their seats, according to TG4 constituency poll 
Michael Healy-Rae's whopping 27% of the vote puts him far ahead of any other candidate, and suggests he will be amongst the highest vote-getters in the State on Friday

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Scaffold poles surrounding the partly tiled roof with dormer windows of a new bungalow being built, against a blue sky.
Election 2024: Renting — No party has a plan to increase supply in the private rental sector
My message to the next Dáil: Housing expert Ronan Lyons says the big gap in all parties' housing plans is the private rental sector

 Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

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Pre-election meeting hears calls for more A&Es in West Clare ‘death zone’
Pre-election meeting hears calls for more A&Es in West Clare ‘death zone’
Researcher Sinéad Madden told heated Ennis meeting the HSE could reduce UHL’s ED burden by over 38,000 each year 

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Six things we learned on the campaign trail today
Brian Leddin's song and Lorraine Clifford-Lee's water were some of the lighter moments from the general election campaigns today.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

New poll sees Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin in confident mood
New poll sees Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin in confident mood
Sources from within Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin say their parties are now eyeing extra seats following a slump in support for Fine Gael in the latest Irish Times/IPSOS B&A poll.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Somebody needs to have farmers' backs
Election 2024: Somebody needs to have farmers' backs
Friday's general election is coming at a pivotal time for Irish agriculture 

 Listen | Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

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General Election 2024: The Irish political system is 'stacked in men's favour'
General Election 2024: The Irish political system is 'stacked in men's favour'
Gender imbalance in politics highlighted, with days to go to the General Election

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Terry Prone: Election 2024 has been boring — this week, that could change
S Terry Prone: Election 2024 has been boring — this week, that could change
The danger in an election as unprecedented in its boredom level is that, towards the end, something blows up that changes the entire ballgame...

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Farming — 'There is genuine fear out there among farmers... Trust is gone'
Election 2024: Farming — 'There is genuine fear out there among farmers... Trust is gone'
Cork dairy farmer Sean Moher tells Emer Walsh the industry needs reassurance from the next government on issues including the nitrates derogation and speedier delivery of schemes such as ACRES

 Listen | Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

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General Election Ireland 2024
Gareth O'Callaghan: People are wondering if they will bother to vote at all
The biggest shock next week could be the number of politicians who lose their seats. Nor would it surprise me if the turnout was the lowest ever

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Greens are better for farmers than Independents, Clare candidate says
Election 2024: Greens are better for farmers than Independents, Clare candidate says
TADGH McNALLY joined Green Party senator Róisín Garvey on the campaign trail in the Clare constituency

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

Historic buildings in Kilkenny Ireland
Trump Mark 2 means the next Government must seriously support domestic industries
Tourism Chief Eoghan O'Mara Walsh is clear on what the next Government must prioritise

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

Taoiseach's interaction with care worker 'defining moment' of election campaign
Taoiseach's interaction with care worker 'defining moment' of election campaign
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said that after 14 years in Government, Fine Gael has forgotten that the decisions taken at Cabinet have lived consequences out on the ground.

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

‘My Message to the next Dail’ Podcast: Colin Sheridan on resolving the middle east crisis
‘My Message to the next Dail’ Podcast: Colin Sheridan on resolving the middle east crisis
In this episode Colin Sheridan – Irish Examiner writer and former member of the Irish Defence Forces - sets out what he feels needs to be done by the next government, whoever they may be, to help resolve the growing crisis in the middle east.

 Listen | Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

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Support for Fine Gael drops four points in latest opinion poll
Support for Fine Gael drops four points in latest opinion poll
The Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll shows that Fine Gael is down four points to 22% of support, with Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil on 20% each

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

Irish election
S Elaine Loughlin: Untargeted payments do not help to tackle child poverty
Lucinda Creighton points out she gets welfare benefits that she does not need, echoing a host of economists who say paying the same benefits to everyone leaves the poorest behind

 Listen | Sat, 23 Nov, 2024

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