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- Overnight success comes after epic battle for new Labour MEP9 Jun 2009Crowley proves the acceptable face of Fianna Fáil as Kelly gets set for a new ball game, and Ferris heads home
- Socialist Joe sends Ryan back to the drawing board after long night's journey into dawn9 Jun 2009Without a detailed tally, nobody could predict who would win a tense race for the final seat, writes MICHAEL O'REGAN .
- DUP party faithful greet results with silent horror amid talk of treachery
9 Jun 2009Diane Dodds took the final seat for the DUP much to the fury of former party members, writes
DAN KEENAN . - Enda's double lap of honour hard to stomach for Fianna Fail as Greens left without a dock leaf8 Jun 2009Hard to find Fianna Fáilers with a good word for Brian Cowen’s leadership as the unthinkable happened, writes MIRIAM LORD
- Dublin's newest deputies share little - apart from winning touch
8 Jun 2009George Lee was all stardust and sound bites while Maureen O’Sullivan was resolutely low-key, writes
MIRIAM LORD - Cowen's brother takes seat in Tullamore as compensation for greyhound's losing streak
8 Jun 2009The Taoiseach survived a long dark night of results in Tullamore in the company of friends, writes
FRANK McNALLY - Opening boxes behind closed doors gets resounding No vote from Ganley
8 Jun 2009Libertas felt that excluding candidates and activists from process showed a lack of transparency, writes
KATHY SHERIDAN at the North West count centre in Castlebar, Co Mayo - Miriam Lord's Week6 Jun 2009Now that the voting is over and we await the results, here are our election awards
- Have you heard the one about the TD flattened by a lorry on Kildare Street?6 Jun 2009A MEMBER of Dáil Éireann is flattened by a lorry on Kildare Street. He arrives in Heaven and is met at the gates by St Peter.
- Social networking works for Bairbre
3 Jun 2009DAN KEENAN on the canvass with Bairbre de Brún : There are no no-go areas for Sinn Féin now. Ten years ago, it would have been different - High-speed mission to quip and grip
3 Jun 2009KATHY SHERIDAN on the canvass with Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher: The pace is relentless on the last-minute candidate’s hit’n’run tour of the North-West - MEPs deny 'secrecy' claim over vote linked to expenses receipts3 Jun 2009ANALYSIS: The voting record of Ireland’s sitting MEPs on a number of recent controversies provides important information, writes JAMIE SMYTH
- Choreography a key part of FG favourite's performance
3 Jun 2009HARRY McGEE on the canvass with Mairéad McGuinness: The favourite to top the poll is a slick operator well versed in the ways of political survival - Lots of blushing for Just George
3 Jun 2009MIRIAM LORD on the canvass with George Lee: The other parties hoped the hysteria about Fine Gael’s candidate would die down. It hasn’t - Gregory candidate says Tony's record is her record
2 Jun 2009On the canvass with Maureen O'Sullivan : Tony Gregory’s former election agent is up against big names for his seat in Dublin Central, writes
MIRIAM LORD - Money can't buy love . . . or Joe either
2 Jun 2009On the canvass with Joe Higgins :The candidate is nogrip ‘n’ grinner, in fact he prefers his presence to speak for itself, writes
KATHY SHERIDAN - Gilmore plots a path to political heaven through the capital's sunny streets
1 Jun 2009On the canvass with Eamon Gilmore: The Labour leader got a warm reception from the public in the sundrenched city centre, writes
MIRIAM LORD - 'Porridge' brings home the bacon for Kerry with a wave of his magic wand
1 Jun 2009On the canvass with John (Porridge) O'Connor : One voter said the Fine Gael candidate should use the slogan 'Porridge, the Healthy Option', writes
MAURICE NELIGAN - Stolid message of dullness crackles from MEPs on air1 Jun 2009MEDIA WATCH: Ears and eyes can detect little more than staid rhetoric on the burning electoral issues, writes MARY FITZGERALD
- Welcome surprise on the hustings as politicians brave the electorate30 May 2009It’s not all angst and anger on the doorsteps, as political canvasser FIONNUALA WARD found out when she went looking for votes
- Miriam Lord's week30 May 2009Dana gives her backing to Libertas; Senators seek an end to airbrushed posters; Taoiseach’s sweet home in Virginia; Rabbitte celebrates his 60th birthday; Maurice Ahern gets green fingers; and politicians step out of their comfort zone
- Soft-shelled Brian in 'fight for every vote'
30 May 2009ON THE CANVASS with BRIAN COWEN: The Taoiseach seems to spend most of his time electioneering in a controlled environment - Immigrants begin to make their political mark
30 May 2009New voting patterns could end years of entrenched political affiliation, writes
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic - Jingle-jangle as kid at triangle angles for the local votes
29 May 2009ON THE CANVASS with GARRETT TUBRIDY and Cllr DERMOT LACEY: Strongly contrasting styles of canvassing took to the streets of south Dublin yesterday - Europe fails to register with voters as national issues take precedence
28 May 2009The electorate is preoccupied with job losses, Government incompetence and the taxi industry – but there is a lack of knowledge about European issues, writes
JAMIE SMYTH European Correspondent - Four main European groups28 May 2009Outline of the policy positions of the four main political groups in the European Parliament.
- Ned goes into battle but fails to find worthy sparring partner
28 May 2009ON THE CANVASS with NED O'KEEFFE: YOU MIGHT be forgiven for thinking that after registering at a mere 4 per cent in
The Irish Times /TNS/mrbi opinion poll in the Euro South constituency, Fianna Fáil veteran, Ned O’Keeffe might decide to head for the hills and the safety of his Cork heartland. - Shay's running for the Dáil, Aoife the locals, and Eanna like a man possessed27 May 2009ON THE CANVASS with SHAY BRENNAN: Canvassing is a family affair for the Brennans, down to the use of the late Séamus’s blueprint
- More Armani than Armalite as Ferris turns on the charm
26 May 2009ON THE CANVASS with Toireasa Ferris: Even those who would normally dismiss Sinn Féin are engaged by this bright young thing, writes
HARRY McGEE - Ganley mix of reserve and reason has some success on a quiet day
25 May 2009ON THE CANVASS with DECLAN GANLEY: ON BALLINASLOE’S Main Street on Saturday afternoon, two points strike home quickly: firstly there are few about and, secondly, Declan Ganley is not a natural canvasser. - Local knowledge and timeless issues help new faces make an impression
25 May 2009ON THE CANVASS with IDOWU OLAFIMIHAN, ADEOLA OGUNSINA and IGNATIUS OKAFOR: HE MOVES languidly along the driveway, a stack of flyers in hand, wearing a slightly rumpled grey suit and a broad smile. “Hello, madam. My name is Idowu. I’m here to remind you about the local elections on June 5th and ask for your Number One vote.” - Smile over substance
23 May 2009PRESENT TENSE: YOU’LL HAVE seen the election posters. On lamp posts, fences, walls, trees. Covering the side of buildings, growing in fields, smothering vans. You probably woke up this morning and found a couple of Mary Lou McDonald posters swinging from the headboard of your bed, writes
SHANE HEGARTY - Dodds determined to top poll in Europe
23 May 2009DAN KEENAN on the canvass with Diane Dodds: It’s not so much about taking a seat in Europe as winning, which means beating Sinn Féin - Ryan rises above the early hour, the drizzle - and the party label
23 May 2009KATHY SHERIDAN on the canvass with Eoin Ryan : It’s all exceptionally cordial and good-humoured, given the hour and the drizzle - 'You can only do it for so long and you're sacrificing family life'23 May 2009Aspiring councillors be warned: local politics is a job of long hours and little thanks, writes MARIE O'HALLORAN
- 'Alpha male' Alex bouncing back after Leviathan Lee gave him a bad hair day
22 May 2009ON THE CANVASS: Dublin South has been marked as a two-horse race. Nothing we heard yesterday disproves that, writes
MIRIAM LORD . - Poster Dan and shy and private Dan locked in uphill battle
21 May 2009ON THE CANVASS with DAN BOYLE: THE MUGSHOTS used by candidates for their posters can sometimes employ a tad of artistic licence. Take the one used by Dan Boyle, the Green Party’s torchbearer in the South constituency, writes
HARRY McGEE - Mary Lou on safe ground but still having to knock on difficult doors
20 May 2009Unlike European issues, SF’s MEP candidate has clear recognition among her constituents, writes
MIRIAM LORD - Contempt and rage greet FF candidate in Mullingar
19 May 2009ON THE CANVASS with PASCHAL MOONEY: ‘EVERYONE’S bullin’ with rage”, to quote a Mullingar denizen, and internecine warfare is rattling the FF hinges. But this much we know: FFers are genetically wired to peddle a smile and a platitude. It’s called putting on a brave face or possessing a neck like a jockey’s whatsit (which is not what they call it in Mullingar), depending on your prejudice.
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