What does a county councillor actually do?
They do a lot of work, walking and, no, they can’t repeal the water charges.
View ArticleIN FULL: Speech by Gerry Adams on his release from police custody
The Sinn Féin president confirmed his support for the PSNI, proclaimed his innocence and thanked all those who supported him.
View ArticleThere’s a seat in the wild, wild (Dublin) west, but who can take it?
Who is going to win the Dublin west by-election? It’s anyone’s game.
View ArticleLabour Senator’s attack on election rival continues amid calls to withdraw...
An image, posted by Lorraine Higgins’s social media accounts, branded Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan a “turkey”.
View ArticleBrian Hayes: Northern Ireland is an “economic wasteland”
The junior Minister and Dublin MEP candidate said the North would be badly hurt by a UK withdrawal from Europe.
View ArticleEmer Costello: Barroso is to blame for EU unpopularity
Labour’s candidate says it was “the commission of Rehn and Barroso” that imposed hardship.
View ArticleIndependent EU candidate wants to introduce a ‘radical’ form of democracy
TJ Fay, the oldest candidate in election, is running in the Midlands-North-West constituency.
View ArticleRichard Cahill: ‘Volunteer and community groups held this country together...
This Ireland South candidate in the European elections is hoping to reinforce at EU level the importance of volunteer work.
View ArticleGreen Party candidate reports alleged racial abuse to gardaí
Grazvydas Vaitekunas, originally from Lithuania, was erecting posters in Monaghan last Thursday, when he was subjected to verbal racial abuse.
View ArticleEU Candidate Damon Matthew Wise says he’s not in it for money or junkets
Damon Matthew Wise is a member of Fís Nua and is a Dublin candidate in the European Elections.
View ArticleAnti-Islamic, anti-EU, anti-immigration: The Dutch far-right leader who looks...
Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom is currently coming third in opinion polls ahead of the elections this month.
View Article7 surprisingly creative acts of election poster vandalism
These folks take the well-worn “fake moustache” idea and throw it out the window.
View ArticleWhat’s going on in Elections 2014? We’re here to help
All the information you need in one handy widget. You’re welcome.
View ArticleCork candidates to attend meet and greet with asylum seekers
This follows outrage last week at management rules in asylum centres forbidding candidates from canvassing residents.
View ArticleFor Sinn Féin, support isn’t a problem, but turnout might be
They’re popular on the doors, but can Sinn Féin translate that into votes?
View ArticleLarry Donnelly: Do political candidates really enjoy canvassing? I’ll never...
Recent canvassing has reminded me of my own first foray as a political candidate: I was 22 years old, nomination papers in hand, knees knocking together.
View ArticleHere’s a crash course on how the European Elections are shaping up in...
Haven’t been following the race up North? Here’s a taster.
View ArticleElection 2014: Finally, the long-anticipated ‘Nidge’ endorsement…
Who’s going to argue with Nidge?
View ArticleMonaghan councillor dies while canvassing on election day
The death of Owen Bannigan will mean a re-run of the election in the Castleblayney area.
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