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Last month
June 2024
Fianna Fáil won the highest number of council seats in the local elections. Is the party back?
Party members say they aren’t taking anything for granted.
16 Jun
13.1k
78
Over 100 far-right candidates stood in this year's elections: Could they become a political force?
Five far-right councillors were elected this year – the first breakthrough for the movement.
Around 100 candidates with far-right views ran in this year's elections - most of them outperforming the movement's previous best in 2020.
Social media has proved a successful platform for a number of those who were elected or who threatened to win seats.
Stephen McDermott
15 Jun
12.4k
'You can't erect a tent wherever you want' - Taoiseach responds to 'cruelty' accusations
11 Jun
17.9k
Five key takeaways on what went wrong for Sinn Féin and what it needs to do to up its game
The party needs to spell out clearly what alternative it is offering the electorate.
Christina Finn
10 Jun
24.9k
65
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael top EU poll in Dublin as council results disappoint Sinn Féin
10 Jun
157k
115
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Who is my local councillor? Here's a list of who's been elected
12 Jun
Taoiseach says local elections an 'unmitigated disaster' for Sinn Féin and rules out early election
9 Jun
Baby and Britto: Fine Gael's father-and-son team take two seats in South Dublin
9 Jun
29.1k
Taoiseach says local elections an 'unmitigated disaster' for Sinn Féin and rules out early election
9 Jun
17.7k
0
Coalition bullish and sticks the boot in, saying predictions of SF-led Govt ‘have been shattered’
Questions are being asked today around whether Sinn Féin has run too many candidates across the country.
8 Jun
18.8k
28
Government websites hit with cyber attack day before elections, pro-Russian hackers suspected
8 Jun
27.8k
30
Elections: Should you vote the whole way down the ballot paper?
And what exactly is PR-STV? Allow us to explain.
Órla Ryan
Updated 7 Jun
47.5k
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The Explainer: How does Ireland's system of voting work?
7 Jun
Who's running for the council in your area? Here's how to find out
7 Jun
We read local election manifestos so you don't have to: Here's what the 3 big parties promise
6 Jun
Leo Varadkar grilled about lack of services for children, Phoenix Park and gout on his home turf
A few constituents in the Fine Gael stomping ground in Castleknock spoke about the new leader Simon Harris.
5 Jun
30.0k
38
Some migrant candidates afraid to canvass or use posters amid fears their children will be targeted
The Immigrant Council of Ireland has raised concerns about candidates being threatened, as well as voter intimidation, ahead of Friday’s elections.
Órla Ryan
5 Jun
16.4k
RELATED
Checking Privilege: How the European Parliament fails to reflect the diversity of the EU
28 May
More than 100 candidates from migrant backgrounds are running in June's local elections
20 May
'You can't be the only one without': Politicians' love-hate relationship with election posters
11 May
This year
2024
Far-right candidates will 'get a shock' come election count day, says O'Gorman
31 May
18.1k
McDonald says 'traitors and sell outs' label directed at Sinn Féin not defining feature of campaign
12 hrs ago
15.5k
Harris wants taxation and planning related to the bulk buying of homes to be reviewed
Updated 27 May
19.5k
7
Bottom of the class: Fianna Fáil running fewer women in local elections than any other party
18 May
14.9k
78
Minister makes orders that local and European election voting take place on 7 June
5 Apr
7.9k
23