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Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said water charges administered by a single national utility are a fundamental issue for Fine Gael during negotiations on for(...)

At a glance: 156 out of 158 seats have been filled, 39 out of 40 constituencies complete and there was a 65 per cent national turnout. Water on table(...)

Sinn Féin candidate complains to gardaí over election material tampering
- Politics
- February 23, 2016, 20:12
A Sinn Féin general election candidate has made an official complaint to gardaí alleging a Fine Gael TD tampered with his election material. Paul Hog(...)

Interference with election posters is ‘more intense’ this year
- Politics
- February 23, 2016, 18:52
Dirty tricks targeting electoral opponents and their posters are nothing new, but some candidates believe they have become more prevalent and that the(...)

Sinn Féin claim Fine Gael canvassers removed leaflets
- Politics
- February 22, 2016, 21:16
Sinn Féin have claimed that canvassers for Longford-Westmeath Fine Gael TD James Bannon removed some of its election literature from doorsteps. Canva(...)

Enda bids to make his catchphrase stick as he visits concrete firm
- Politics
- February 4, 2016, 21:35
The Taoiseach made a concrete start to the general election campaign Thursday. It was first stop Meath West and a visit to local company Shay Murtagh(...)

Fine Gael founded State and saved it – Varadkar
- Politics
- January 23, 2016, 12:46
Fine Gael founded the State and saved it following the bailout and economic crash, Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has claimed. Mr Varadkar was addr(...)

Journalist Manchán Magan to contest election for Greens
- Politics
- January 13, 2016, 13:12
The television presenter and travel journalist Manchán Magan will contest the general election for the Green Party in the Longford-Westmeath constitu(...)

Miriam Lord: Lack of answers no bar to Cahill’s election
- Politics
- November 14, 2015, 01:00
Leinster House was paralysed by gripping indifference on Friday as a tense Seanad election count drove fevered political observers to new heights o(...)

Kenny wants national strategy for walks and trails
- Transport & Tourism
- October 18, 2015, 20:49
As he officially opened the 40km Mullingar to Athlone Cycleway in Co Westmeath on Sunday, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he wants a national strategy for w(...)