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Politics

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Department of Justice
Justice Department tried to soothe 'nonsense' RIC commemoration concerns
11 Feb 2020
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Full house: Here are your 160 TDs elected in the 2020 general election
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Lise Hand: We might get a female taoiseach but gender balance stays stubbornly skewed
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11 Feb 2020
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As it happened
Sinn Féin surge sees party sweep to 37 seats as last seats filled in general election 2020
10 Feb 2020
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to the left
Back from the dead: How Sinn Féin surpluses helped bring left-wing candidates over the line
10 Feb 2020
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David Cullinane
Sinn Féin TD says he was 'very excited' when he shouted 'Up the Ra' after being elected to the Dáil
Updated 10 Feb 2020
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ge2020
Far-right parties barely register after polling less than 1% in most constituencies
10 Feb 2020
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ge2020
'We were blindsided by the surge of votes for Sinn Féin': Is there a future for the Labour Party after yet another dismal election?
10 Feb 2020
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Dublin Fingal
Former health minister James Reilly is retiring from politics
10 Feb 2020
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Top of the Class
Poll-toppers: the 10 candidates who secured the most first-preference votes in this year's election
10 Feb 2020
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ge2020
Timmy Dooley loses out as FF mayor who started RIC boycott wins seat in Clare
10 Feb 2020
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Dogfight
Social Democrats’ Gary Gannon takes final seat in Dublin Central battleground
10 Feb 2020
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ge2020
Danny Healy-Rae apologises for 'to hell with planet' comment after confrontation with Green Party candidate
Updated 10 Feb 2020
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ge2020
Verona Murphy elected in Wexford as Malcolm Byrne loses seat he won in November
10 Feb 2020
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Dublin Bay South
Outgoing housing minister Eoghan Murphy re-elected in Dublin at expense of colleague Kate O'Connell
10 Feb 2020
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Germany
Favourite to replace Angela Merkel stands down amid far right row
10 Feb 2020
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seat projection
What are the coalition options for the next government, and what are the leaders' stances?
10 Feb 2020
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Couple who ran in the same constituency for different parties both get elected in dramatic final count
10 Feb 2020
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Farewell
The end of the road for the Independent Alliance 'experiment'
10 Feb 2020
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ge2020
Trends and tricolours: The images that sum up GE2020 election count day
10 Feb 2020
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ge2020
Sinn Féin surge and an unwelcome record for the Taoiseach: 13 key points of the election so far
Updated 10 Feb 2020
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As it happened
Sinn Féin surge across the country as just under half of Dáil seats filled
10 Feb 2020
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Tipperary
Micheal Lowry takes first seat in constituency where vote was nearly postponed
10 Feb 2020
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boxed out
Kevin 'Boxer' Moran says he's been 'let down' by voters as he seeks 'miracle' to save seat
9 Feb 2020
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dethroning the king
The Sinn Féin candidates that came out of the blue to top the polls
9 Feb 2020
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Tense Times
Mary Lou arrives amid chants of 'Murphy out': The story so far at the RDS
Updated 9 Feb 2020
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As it happened
Tallies show Sinn Féin surge as Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire becomes first TD elected to the 33rd Dáil
9 Feb 2020
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Sinn Féin
'The two-party system in this country is now broken': McDonald arrives at RDS to cheers from supporters
Updated 9 Feb 2020
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ge2020
Exit poll shows support for Irish unity referendum, especially among 18-24 age group
9 Feb 2020
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ge2020
'Kingmakers' and 'political marmite': How the general election is being reported across the world
9 Feb 2020
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Exit Poll
Sinn Féin is the most popular party among all age groups up to 65
9 Feb 2020
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wtf moment
If the exit polls are borne out, government formation talks are going to be a bit of nightmare
9 Feb 2020
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TIGHT AT THE TOP
Is Eoghan Murphy in trouble? Will Shane Ross be smiling? Seven battlegrounds to keep an eye on today
9 Feb 2020
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hour by hour
The nation has decided. Here's when we'll know the results
9 Feb 2020
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ge2020
It’s a tie: Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil all at 22% in exit poll
8 Feb 2020
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As it happened
High turnout reported as final votes cast across the country
8 Feb 2020
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ge2020
Galway West PBP candidate suspended from party over claim he 'smashed phone'
8 Feb 2020
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Who will be getting your number one vote on the ballot paper?
8 Feb 2020
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Lise Hand: Reckoning day as 531 candidates put themselves at the mercy of democracy
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8 Feb 2020
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