Labour fails to land high-profile candidates to join party’s general election ticket
Former Dublin footballer Philly McMahon and Dr Rhona Mahony among those contacted
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Labour calls for acceleration of divestment of schools from religious orders after abuse inquiry
Ivana Bacik emphasises need for timely redress scheme and says her party willing to work with Government to make this happen
‘People are open to us again’: Labour strategises on how to turn optimism into votes
Labour Party’s first call after election will be to Greens and Soc Dems – but it needs to secure seats for that to matter
Opposition parties gearing up for November election, with posters ordered and manifestos nearing completion
Senior Sinn Féin figure says the party would be ‘mad not to’ prepare for an autumn election
Simon Harris tops TV ratings for political speeches with 208,000 watching first ardfheis as Fine Gael leader
Football match on another channel boots Social Democrats down to just 9,000 viewers in 2022
Immigration set to be crunch topic in the next general election as Sinn Féin revises policy
Many parties have broadly similar policies - and none of their measures will magic away an issue leading to heightened tensions in communities
Every time ‘men see or hear misogynistic behaviour or talk, we need to call it out’ - Simon Harris
NTA as taxi regulator needs to ‘wake up’ and review all drivers after driver who raped two women found to have had previous sexual assault convictions
Two simple truths have been forgotten in the rush to write Sinn Féin off
Local elections are about local issues. In the next election, housing will continue to be the defining issue
The Irish Times view on Dublin City Council’s inter-party agreement: a model for a future government?
The Greens, Labour and the Social Democrats share similar positions on a range of issues and could be well-placed to see those translated into policies by the next government
Plans to increase local property tax in Dublin city confirmed by council ruling group
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, the Green Party and Labour say extra funding will be spent on street cleaning and housing services
Dubliners facing higher property tax under new council after years of maximum discount
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil councillors expected to agree to increases in exchange for Labour support
DAA chief owns shares in 12 airlines operating out of Dublin Airport, Oireachtas hears
CEO of State-owned DAA tells Oireachtas transport committee that owning the shares was not a conflict of interest
A Labour-Social Democrats alliance makes political sense. Voters have already worked this out
If the two parties don’t commit to a pact before the general election, voters may reasonably conclude they are not really serious about being in government and having their policies implemented
European Election: Mick Wallace loses out as Kathleen Funchion (SF), Michael McNamara (Ind) and Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (FF) win final seats in Ireland South
Election results: Barry Cowen expected to be elected alongside Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan as Midlands-North-West counting continues
Labour and the Social Democrats: is it time for a conscious coupling?
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
Elections 2024: All 949 local seats filled as counting continues for Europe in Midlands-North-West and Ireland South
Luke Ming Flanagan leads the pack in Castlebar as battle for three Ireland South seats comes down to four candidates
Election results vital for parties seeking boost
Election to the European Parliament was an ‘out-of-body experience’ for Aodhán Ó Riordáin in the politicians’ All-Ireland
European and local elections: Tuesday’s count as it happened
Andrews, Doherty, Boylan, Ó Ríordáin elected as MEPs in Dublin; John Moran becomes country’s first directly elected mayor in Limerick
Local Elections: Laois County Council results
Sinn Féin strategy of running seven candidates fails to pay off, with party holding two seats rather than gaining ground
Local Elections: Wexford County Council results
Verona Murphy’s Wexford Independent Alliance makes a splash and has five councillors elected
Growing expectations of early general election after Coalition parties’ strong local election showing
Growing expectations that autumn election now on cards as Sinn Féin support collapses
European and local elections: Sunday’s count as it happened
Local election results: Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Independent candidates have filled the vast majority of seats
Local and European elections: Five things we learned on Sunday
Despite how engrossing this campaign has been, there is every reason to take a beat before overinterpreting the outcome
Local elections: Social Democrats, Aontú make gains as smaller parties expected to retain seats
Helen Ogbu elected to Galway City Council for Labour Party, becoming the first black woman to win a seat there
Local election results: Hundreds of seats yet to be filled as FF and FG set to battle it out to be largest party
Election results: Sinn Féin will make gains in comparison to 2019 result but TD David Cullinane says ‘obviously we expected to do better’
Local and European election results: Fine Gael poised to be biggest party, Sinn Féin ‘disappointed’ and Independents make gains
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Independent candidates have filled the vast majority of the seats declared so far
‘You’re not Irish by blood’: Cork City Council candidate says racist abuse has gotten worse
As she waited to cross the street on Patrick’s Road she and her two friends were accosted by a man who wanted to know what they were doing
Concerns loose election posters are polluting marine environment
Dublin environmentalist Brian Bolger has been unearthing decades-old campaign posters from the sand around Dublin’s protected Bull Island
Labour considering legal options after Meta temporarily disabled ad accounts ahead of election
Party accuses social media giant of ‘interference’ in its local and European election campaigns ahead of Friday vote
Climate factor is yet again absent as a pressing election issue on the doorsteps
Cocktail of misinformation, disinformation and right-wing populism not as prevalent in Ireland compared to Europe
Labour leader claims vote for an Independent candidate ‘often a vote for more of the same’
With polling showing Independents on nearly a quarter of the vote, Ivana Bacik makes election pitch
Dublin: Left-wing candidates face battle for the last seat
Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Fine Gael will likely each take one of the four seats with left-wing candidates vying for final one
How’s the election going? Harris effect, Sinn Féin wobble and a peculiar public mood a week out
This day next week, Ireland goes to the polls to elect councillors, MEPs and a mayor for Limerick. Here’s the state of the nation
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