Housing and cost of living dominated public debate in election campaign
Irish electorate give their views on the important issues ahead of polling day
Meet the Voters
What are the issues facing people during Election 2024
‘Thank God I had my car, I had to sleep in it for the first month’: Housing and transport on minds of students
General Election: Students feel previous government did not deliver for young people
‘It’s an emergency, we need to treat it like that’: Teaching sector facing challenges
Teachers in Maynooth outline the difficulties in their sector ahead of general election
Donegal fishermen frustrated as general election looms: ‘We are the fish basket of Europe, yet we’re the poor relation’
Fishermen doubt politicians will be able to fight their corner on the issues that matter most in Brussels
‘There isn’t the manpower there’: Builders sceptical of political party promises on housing
Construction industry workers adamant there’s insufficient labour to build all the homes the parties are promising to build
‘I’m hearing there will be so many Independents and I’m worried’: Hairdresser clients undecided
Kilmainham salon faces rising energy bills and wage costs while housing and health are forefront concerns
‘I don’t believe Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael have the desire to truly tackle the housing crisis’: How will first-time buyers vote?
Election 2024: Many voters struggling to get on property ladder will be basing their first preferences on parties’ policies on issue
Emigration is exercising Kilkenny voters: ‘It’s like we’re going back to the 1980s’ ... only it’s housing now, not lack of jobs
For members of Nore Dragon Paddlers, all of whom have survived breast cancer, seeing their children leave Ireland because they can’t afford a home is a big issue
‘Housing? I have to admit to being comfortable and it’s not affecting me’: Polarised views in south and west Dublin
The housing crisis is mentioned in both south county and west Dublin, but it and the cost of living preoccupy more minds in the latter
‘Why wouldn’t I vote for Gerry Hutch? All that money being pumped into bike sheds and phone covers. We’re struggling’
The general election outcome in Dublin Central could point the direction Ireland takes next
New Irish citizens: ‘I hear the racist and xenophobic slurs on the streets. Everything is blamed on immigrants’
Irish citizens who were born elsewhere, from Brazil to Poland, give thoughts on racism, childcare and Irish democracy
Monaghan Men’s Shed: ‘The HSE has told us that we have kept people out of the hospitals’
The group has two politicians among its membership, though they generally tend to leave politics at the door
‘I wouldn’t like to be a young person. You get a job but you have nowhere to live’: Mixed odds on Government at Mullingar dog track
Some punters feel the country is going to the dogs and needs a change of leadership, while others say they are on to a winner with the incumbents
‘It is past time for building a safe, all-weather pier’: How will Clare Islanders vote in this election?
Inhabitants of the small Co Mayo island face unique challenges, including the often dangerous trip back and forth from the mainland
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