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Politics

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November 2024
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Podcast The Candidate
Sinn Féin: great at elections, not so good at actually getting into government
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GE2024 Sinn Féin
McDonald says Sinn Féin would've benefitted from campaign continuing for 'one more week'
30 Nov
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GE2024 ge24
A good day for the Social Democrats as they hope to break into double digits for seat numbers
30 Nov
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Fine Gael's Jennifer Carroll MacNeill of Dún Laoghaire becomes the first person elected to the new Dáil
30 Nov
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close up view
A waiting game amid the bustle of the RDS, punctuated by a visit from an Oscar nominee
Jane Matthews
reports from the RDS
30 Nov
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GE2024 at a glance
State of play: What we know about the election now that most tallies have been completed
Here’s the state of play this afternoon.
30 Nov
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GE2024 dogfight constituency
Stephen Donnelly looks to have a fight on his hands to hold his seat
30 Nov
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As it happened
Late flurry of results means we've over 30 new TDs - but it's going to be a long weekend
Here’s how the day played out.
Updated 30 Nov
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Exit Poll
Housing was the number one issue for voters yesterday (according to the exit poll, at least)
30 Nov
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 It’s the first day of the general election count.
30 Nov
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PR-STV
Has a politician 'scraped through' if they were elected in the later counts?
30 Nov
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The Morning Lead
The votes have been cast, but when will we know the results?
If 2020 is anything to go by, it could be quite some time before we know who all the members of the next Dáil will be.
Diarmuid Pepper
30 Nov
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RELATED
Exit poll: Sinn Féin on 21.1%, FG on 21% and FF on 19.5% as SocDems edge out Labour
29 Nov
GE2024 rotation once again
It's pretty much deadlock: FF and FG in driving seat if parties join forces once again
Christina Finn
29 Nov
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Exit poll: Sinn Féin on 21.1%, FG on 21% and FF on 19.5% as SocDems edge out Labour
29 Nov
We read manifestos so you don't have to: Here's what the 3 big parties promise on 3 key areas
27 Nov
GE2024 naming names
Limerick City candidates raise fears ballot paper error could render constituency vote void
29 Nov
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GE2024 now what
Exit poll: Sinn Féin on 21.1%, FG on 21% and FF on 19.5% as SocDems edge out Labour
Updated 29 Nov
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Stormont
Will Northern Ireland allow assisted dying after Westminster backed a bill to make it legal?
29 Nov
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The Tonight Show
Tonight Show hosts Claire Brock and Ciara Doherty announce departures from Virgin Media
29 Nov
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As it happened
The nation went to the polls to elect the 174 members of the 34th Dáil
Updated 29 Nov
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FactCheck
Debunked: Images of men at Dublin Airport show EU seasonal workers, not an ‘invasion’
29 Nov
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in favour
MPs back historic bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales
29 Nov
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Homelessness
Homelessness: Record 14,966 in emergency accommodation, including 4,645 children
29 Nov
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GE2024 ge24
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns gives birth to baby girl on election day
29 Nov
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border camp
'They have nothing': Aid workers struggle to save lives at edge of war-torn Sudan
News correspondent Niall O’Connor travelled to South Sudan and the border region with Sudan. This is his fourth and final dispatch that examines the situation across the disaster zone.
Niall O'Connor
Reports from South Sudan
29 Nov
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GE2024 General Election
Here's everything you need to know about voting in the general election
29 Nov
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Tbilisi
Over 40 pro-EU protesters arrested during major demonstrations in Georgia
29 Nov
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Podcast The Explainer
How exactly does Ireland's system of voting work?
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Ukraine
Putin threatens Kyiv with new hypersonic missile hours after strikes that cut power to thousands
28 Nov
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GE2024 One to Watch
Crumbling homes, far-right candidates and new parties: Why Donegal is one to watch
28 Nov
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Assisted Dying
Archbishop Eamon Martin calls on NI MPs to reject assisted dying bill during Westminster vote
28 Nov
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Lebanon
Taoiseach reassures Lebanon's PM of Ireland's commitment to UNIFIL in phonecall
Updated 28 Nov
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Dogfight set for Wicklow constituency, but is Donnelly in trouble?
28 Nov
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party leader interview
'I don't know what he's at': McDonald 'gobsmacked' at Martin's comments about the Troubles
Christina Finn
28 Nov
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Final Countdown
It's (almost) over: McDonald looks confident, Harris ramps up fear factor and Martin keeps cool
The party leaders have been busy today making their final appeal to voters before polls open tomorrow.
Updated 28 Nov
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GE2024 Final Countdown
At a glance: The candidates have been making their last-ditch attempts to earn your vote
Updated 28 Nov
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Far-right parties form National Alliance in bid to win general election seats
27 Nov
Fine Gael and Sinn Féin neck-and-neck while Fianna Fáil enjoys slight advantage in new polling
27 Nov
We read manifestos so you don't have to: Here's what the 3 big parties promise on 3 key areas
27 Nov
GE2024 Looking Back
Programme for Government: How the outgoing coalition did on some of its key promises
28 Nov
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Ribbon cutting
Clontarf to city centre cycle lane opens, but some express ‘frustration’ over missed deadlines
28 Nov
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GE2024 Housing Crisis
Here's what Ireland's political parties are promising for renters and prospective homeowners
28 Nov
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GE2024 FactCheck
FactCheck: Are a third of hotels and B&Bs outside the M50 used to house asylum seekers?
28 Nov
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GE2024 Waterford
Waterford TD apologises for 'upset' caused by projecting election ad onto palliative care building
28 Nov
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GE2024 the race is on
Who's running in your constituency? Find out with The Journal's candidate database
28 Nov
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