Fergus Finlay, an adviser to former Labour leader Dick Spring, said he was surprised at the ‘animosity’ to the idea of merging from the Social Democrats
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Negotiations continue as European Parliament groups seek to recruit non aligned MEPs
Election to the European Parliament was an ‘out-of-body experience’ for Aodhán Ó Riordáin in the politicians’ All-Ireland
Slow race towards European Parliament restarts this morning as counts in Dublin, Midlands-North-West and Ireland South resume
Sinn Féin leader says ‘it hasn’t been our day’ while Harris says view on Government going full term not changed despite positive results
Helen Ogbu elected to Galway City Council for Labour Party, becoming the first black woman to win a seat there
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All eight Dublin MEP candidates were very well briefed, armed with immediate data and quotable quotes, and did not hold back during a spiky debate
Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordán and the Social Democrats’ Sineád Gibney - both candidates for the European Parliament in Dublin - knock on constituent doors to take the temperature of voters
Candidates face a battle where party running mates could be their most dangerous rivals transfers will in many cases be decisive
Taoiseach puzzled by Sinn Féin election literature that claims the party is opposed to open borders
Rural Independents say Ireland now effectively a ‘colonial outpost of an EU regulatory empire’ as Minister stands over 80% border crossing figure
Delegates hopeful for up to 70 local authority members, convinced the party always does better than polls predict
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Protests have been held this week at the former Crown Paints warehouse against its proposed use
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