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Local Elections

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2024
Far-right
Irish conspiracy theories about vote-rigging during June elections peaked around polling day
26 Nov 2024
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Local Elections
One in 10 candidates from migrant backgrounds didn't canvas in elections for fear of violence
19 Sep 2024
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national women's council
Gender-quotas ‘only part of solution’ to low levels of women and minorities at local government level
25 Jun 2024
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local government
Local councils across the country elect new mayors and cathaoirligh
21 Jun 2024
13.4k
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FactCheck
Debunked: Why terms like 'illegals' and 'people trafficking' mischaracterise the asylum system
20 Jun 2024
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gutter politics
Eamon Ryan and Michael Healy-Rae condemn social media abuse during election campaign
18 Jun 2024
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Elections
Opinion: Right-wing politicians will see that slating the system is easier than working within it
Larry Donnelly
15 Jun 2024
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The far-right rises
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 2024
12.8k
Analysis
Ireland elected over 180 Independents: we analysed who they are and what it means
Valerie Flynn and Alessia Micalizzi crunch the numbers to discover who exactly we voted into local councils.
Our data shows over a third of elected Independents romped home on the first count.
Not that much has changed: 3/4 of Independents returned in this election were sitting councillors.
15 Jun 2024
21.0k
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RELATED
One MEP, 3 TDs and 23 local councillors: Independent Ireland is now a sizeable party
14 Jun 2024
Analysis: We had record low turnout in these elections - what does it mean?
14 Jun 2024
Want to keep up with the European Election counts? Check out our results centre
13 Jun 2024
Who is my local councillor? Here's a list of who's been elected
12 Jun 2024
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PodcastThe Explainer
The Explainer: What is the shape of Irish politics after the local and European elections?
To take stock of where we’re at now, Laura Byrne is joined on this week’s episode of The Explainer by our Political Editor Christina Finn, and Brendan Flynn, a Head of Political Science at the University of Galway.
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Independent Ireland
One MEP, 3 TDs and 23 local councillors: Independent Ireland is now a sizeable party
14 Jun 2024
17.1k
54
Race to the finish
Further MEPs elected as all 949 local council seats finally filled
Seats in just one European constituency are left to fill, as newly-elected MEPs take their seats in Ireland South.
Updated 13 Jun 2024
34.5k
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Kildare County Council
Final councillor elected in Ireland defends comments saying that women need to 'breed' more
13 Jun 2024
43.0k
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election tracker
Who is my local councillor? Here's a list of who's been elected
Updated 12 Jun 2024
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Good job
Spoiled votes fell by 29% in these elections compared to 2019
12 Jun 2024
4.1k
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Local Elections
Sinn Féin bucks the trend in Waterford council as FF returns with lowest seat tally in decades
12 Jun 2024
13.2k
Mica Scandal
100% Redress: Single-issue party discuss possible Dáil campaign after claiming four council seats in Donegal
11 Jun 2024
8.3k
16
As it happened
Séan Kelly elected in Ireland South and counting continued in Dublin and MNW
One elected, thirteen to go.
Updated 10 Jun 2024
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RELATED
Who is my local councillor? Here's a list of who's been elected
12 Jun 2024
Pressure on coalition to cut and run with early election, but leaders say they're going all the way
10 Jun 2024
the dust settles
McDonald: It's 'obvious' Sinn Féin ran too many candidates but party ready for general election
10 Jun 2024
16.5k
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grafting
Election post-mortem: Evidence of FF and FG ground game crucial as SF may rue how renters voted
A polling day poll found voters were most likely to have met a Fianna Fáil candidate.
Rónán Duffy
10 Jun 2024
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As it happened
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael top EU poll in Dublin as council results disappoint Sinn Féin
10 Jun 2024
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Who is my local councillor? Here's a list of who's been elected
12 Jun 2024
Taoiseach says local elections an 'unmitigated disaster' for Sinn Féin and rules out early election
9 Jun 2024
LE2024
Three candidates from party campaigning for Mica redress elected in Donegal
Updated 9 Jun 2024
13.4k
13
two fingers
Baby and Britto: Fine Gael's father-and-son team take two seats in South Dublin
9 Jun 2024
29.3k
Keeping it in the Family
Three members of Healy-Rae family re-elected in Kerry as Howth-Malahide elects a Haughey
9 Jun 2024
24.1k
40
bad day at the polls
'It hasn't been our day': Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin must 'reflect' after poor local election result
9 Jun 2024
16.5k
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As it happened
Over 100 councillors elected (out of 949) on first day of counting
Counting has been suspended in centres around the country and will resume on Sunday morning.
Polling trends showing Sinn Féin losing ground appear to have been borne out
Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe said the idea that Fine Gael is “a tired party” has been “shattered by the results that we're seeing”
Updated 9 Jun 2024
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12 Jun 2024
Five big political questions we'll see answered as the local results come rolling in
8 Jun 2024
in it to win
The story of the count so far: Good news for everyone, unless you're Sinn Féin
As it stands, Fine Gael may sneak ahead to become the biggest party in local government.
Jane Matthews
8 Jun 2024
48.2k
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The Irish People
Electoral Commission unable to act over unflagged use of AI by far-right party in election posts
8 Jun 2024
14.4k
intimidation
Racism, doxxing and assaults among dozens of incidents of abuse of 2024 election candidates
8 Jun 2024
13.0k
Election time
Five big political questions we'll see answered as the local results come rolling in
It’s all over bar the counting.
Rónán Duffy
8 Jun 2024
30.2k
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RELATED
Leo Varadkar grilled about lack of services for children, Phoenix Park and gout on his home turf
5 Jun 2024
McDonald rules out Help-to-Buy 'cliff-edge' for buyers who 'baked in' deposit to their calculations
5 Jun 2024
Explainer
The votes have all been cast, but when will we know the results?
8 Jun 2024
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all politics is local
These are the key stats to help you understand who's winning and losing in the local elections
8 Jun 2024
21.3k
FactCheck
20 years of legal migrant voting in Ireland but conspiracies about it are being shared online
7 Jun 2024
19.3k
Analysis
Elections 2024: The seeds of an Irish 'Stop the Steal' campaign are being sown
Ciarán O’Connor
7 Jun 2024
17.3k
Explainer
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 2024
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The Explainer: How does Ireland's system of voting work?
7 Jun 2024
Who's running for the council in your area? Here's how to find out
7 Jun 2024
We read local election manifestos so you don't have to: Here's what the 3 big parties promise
6 Jun 2024
The campaign trail
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 2024
30.1k
38
Local Elections
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 2024
16.5k
RELATED
Checking Privilege: How the European Parliament fails to reflect the diversity of the EU
28 May 2024
More than 100 candidates from migrant backgrounds are running in June's local elections
20 May 2024
'You can't be the only one without': Politicians' love-hate relationship with election posters
11 May 2024
The Morning Lead
Clonsilla: 'I don't want the next generation to only know this place for being housing estates'
The Journal spoke to local residents in Clonsilla in Dublin 15 last week to hear what their community needs.
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
4 Jun 2024
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LE2024
Voters go to the polls on Friday for the local elections - but what exactly do councillors do?
2 Jun 2024
20.9k
The Morning Lead
Drogheda: Locals say it is on the 'cusp of being brilliant' - it just needs attention
Our reporter Jane Matthews visits her hometown.
Jane Matthews
2 Jun 2024
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