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'If you put your mind to it, you can do anything': Nina Carberry seeks to inspire young people
'If you put your mind to it, you can do anything': Nina Carberry seeks to inspire young people
The newly elected MEP for Midlands North-West — a champion jockey, 'Dancing With The Stars' winner, and author — hopes her political career will be just another case of 'no regrets'

Wed, 10 Jul, 2024

Martin Ferris joins Sinn Féin internal review in wake of its poor election performance 
Martin Ferris joins Sinn Féin internal review in wake of its poor election performance 
The former Kerry TD and Alex Maskey, former lord mayor of Belfast, are helping review Sinn FĂ©in's disappointing local and European elections, and its poor showing in a new opinion poll

Sun, 07 Jul, 2024

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke TD
Michael McGrath to be named Ireland's next European commissioner
Ireland is eyeing up a trade or economic portfolio when the commissionerships are doled out by the president of the European Commission — which is looking likely to be Ursula von der Leyen

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

European union flag against parliament in Brussels
Ireland likely to set sights on economic portfolio in European Commission
Taoiseach Simon Harris told reporters that 'there are a number of portfolios that Ireland has an active interest in and can play an important role in'

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

EU leaders gather on Monday to decide who to appoint to key roles
EU leaders gather on Monday to decide who to appoint to key roles
Simon Harris will join other heads of government amid friction over Ursula von der Leyen's bid to  be reappointed European Commission president

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

Theresa Reidy: Why a November election looks immensely more rational
Theresa Reidy: Why a November election looks immensely more rational
An orderly end to the government is going to make the election campaign a much smoother affair. It seems likely that the Greens will have the strongest preference for a 2025 election but for Fianna FĂĄil and Fine Gael, despite all the protestations, a November election looks immensely more rational

Sat, 15 Jun, 2024

Paul Hosford: Is it too easy to get on the ballot paper in Ireland?
Paul Hosford: Is it too easy to get on the ballot paper in Ireland?
Counting in Ireland's European elections took far longer than most of our counterparts. Is it simply too easy to get your name on the ballot paper?

Sat, 15 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
By-elections for four constituencies following European elections
Dáil seats will be vacated by Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Barry Cowen, Kathleen Funchion, and Michael McNamara

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

Cormac O'Keeffe: Far right's success cannot be measured just in seats gained 
Cormac O'Keeffe: Far right's success cannot be measured just in seats gained 
The far right has made inroads in creating division, mistrust, fear, and even hatred of immigrants, even foreigners, in Irish society

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

Count centre 'like a Las Vegas casino, designed specifically to keep you in the dark about how long you’ve been there'
Count centre 'like a Las Vegas casino, designed specifically to keep you in the dark about how long you’ve been there'
Midlands North-West seemed to take on its own time zone in the last week

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

Shannon Airport breach court case
Mick Clifford: Daly and Wallace crashed out due to their weird idea of ‘peace-building’
Clare Daly and Mick Wallace were advocates for the fourth estate when holding the US to account — but appeared to have no problem being used as propaganda tools by state media in totalitarian regimes

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
No decision on when to hold by-elections, says Simon Harris
The Taoiseach said he is not afraid of by-elections, with four now set to take place after TDs were elected to the European Parliament

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Outgoing Green MEP Grace O'Sullivan questions running of 'celebrity candidates' in EU elections
'If you’re running a candidate for the European Parliament, do you go with celebrities or do you go with people who have competencies and experience in the job?'

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

Tadgh McNally: Falling short can cost candidates thousands
Tadgh McNally: Falling short can cost candidates thousands
Social Democrats candidate Sinéad Gibney said that, without returning her expenses, it would be more difficult for her to launch a campaign for the Dåil, writes Tadgh McNally

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Harris urged to call general election this year by party colleagues
It was suggested at a Fine Gael parliamentary party that holding by-elections so close before a general election wouldn't make sense

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Election 2024 - Day four and five counts as they happened
Tuesday and Wednesday saw thousands of votes counted and all 949 seats in the local election filled

Wed, 12 Jun, 2024

Fianna FĂĄil believes it can win second seat in Ireland South as count continues
Fianna FĂĄil believes it can win second seat in Ireland South as count continues
Transfers from Fianna FĂĄil's Billy Kelleher, and from Fine Gael poll-topper SeĂĄn Kelly, could help Cynthia NĂ­ MhurchĂș over the line

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
SeĂĄn Kelly is first MEP elected as pressure grows on Sinn FĂ©in
The main Government parties did well at local elections — and Tuesday's Ireland South count is expected to show significant transfers from FG's poll-topper to FF's Billy Kelleher 

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan tops the poll in Midlands-North-West
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan tops the poll in Midlands-North-West
Incumbent's 78,214 votes are some 35k votes shy of the quota, and he is closely followed by FF’s Barry Cowen on 73,908

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
LIVE: Election 2024 — Day three count as it happened
More than 900 seats on local councils have been filled but there is still plenty of time to go in the MEP elections

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
'I like by-elections': MicheĂĄl Martin rules out early general election if TDs elected to Europe
When asked if he has ambitions to go to Brussels, Mr Martin said he has always indicated that he wants to lead his party into the next general election

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
S Terry Prone: Will Simon Harris call an early election? It proved disastrous across the water
Will the Government use up its full term before going to the polls, or will Simon Harris be tempted to call an early election and avoid any banana skins?

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Election 2024 in Cork - All seats filled in Cork as Cobh recount completed
Seats have been filled on both the city and county councils.

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Taoiseach comes under renewed pressure to call early general election
Simon Harris describes Sinn FĂ©in's performance as an 'unmitigated disaster' and claims that people knew exactly what Mary Lou McDonald's party was selling, but didn't buy it

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Mick Clifford: Mid-term results suggest nobody knows exactly what they want
The country was gearing up for a swing to the right through a slew of political entrepreneurs preaching intolerance towards asylum seekers, yet there was no harvest

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Election 2024 - Day two count as it happened
As counting continues in the local and European elections, here is a look back at how the second day of counts unfolded.

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

Election 2024 in Cork - Day one and two counts as they happened
Election 2024 in Cork - Day one and two counts as they happened
Saturday and Sunday saw thousands of votes counted and a new Cork City Council elected

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
European election candidates face battle for last two seats in Midlands North West
Counting continued in Castlebar, with a first result not expected until Monday afternoon at the earliest, although early indications showed Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan and Maria Walsh performing well

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Fianna FĂĄil and Fine Gael to win in Ireland South, but final seats could go any way
SeĂĄn Kelly looks set to top the poll and observers suggest he could reach the quota in the first count

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Final European seats in Dublin up for grabs
Fianna FĂĄil's Barry Andrews and Fine Gael's Regina Doherty are set to be elected but several high-profile candidates will slug it out for the remaining seats

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Paul Hosford: Good weekend for the coalition but a bruiser for Sinn FĂ©in
Hundreds of thousands of ballots sorted, sifted, checked, and rechecked across the country

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Theresa Reidy: Irish elections are set to become even more volatile and unpredictable
Theresa Reidy: Irish elections are set to become even more volatile and unpredictable
The collapse of Sinn FĂ©in's vote in the 2024 local elections comes against a background of significant change in Ireland's politics

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Elections 2024: Five things we learned on the second day of election counting 
Elections 2024: Five things we learned on the second day of election counting 
There are questions for Mary Lou McDonald to answer as Sinn FĂ©in leader but Ireland's political family dynasties are alive and well

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Paul Hosford: The centre holds, and it seems the centre left will too
Positive results for Labour and the Social Democrats will not head off a discussion of a merger, but may be enough to delay it

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Elaine Loughlin: The Sinn FĂ©in rollercoaster ride lurches from high to low
If Mary Lou McDonald is to get her party into power at the next general election, which after Friday's votes could be sooner rather than later, she must prove that Sinn FĂ©in is a political entity worth sticking with

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Tadgh McNally: It's no Green wave but the party hasn't suffered the feared wipeout
CiarĂĄn Cuffe expressed the Green Party's relief about its local election performance, but he will be fighting to retain his European seat

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

French President Macron votes during the European Parliament elections, in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap election after EU vote defeat
The vote will take place in two rounds on June 30 and July 7, he said.

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Cybersecurity funding and training
Hackers and fake accounts thwarted in lead-up to elections
It is thought that the suspect accounts were most likely linked to the Russian state or were operated by groups backed by the country’s intelligence services

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Elections 2024: The highlights of election weekend
Elections 2024: The highlights of election weekend
After the voting, the counting begins. Counts are taking place across the country in the 2024 local and European elections to fill 949 county council seats on local authorities and to elect 14 MEPs to represent Ireland in the European Parliament in a poll which is widely seen to be a bell weather for the general election.

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European elections: French citizens living in Ireland vote in Cork and Dublin
European elections: French citizens living in Ireland vote in Cork and Dublin
Among the early voters in Cork was Chloé, from the south of France, who has been living and working in the city for four years

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Elections 2024: Six things we have learned so far
Elections 2024: Six things we have learned so far
We are still in the early stages of counting in the 2024 local and European elections, but here is some of what we have learned so far.

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

Elections 2024: Six things we have learned so far
Elaine Loughlin: No Sinn FĂ©in landslide, no lurch to far-right, no drubbing for Government
The early indications from the 2024 elections have shown one thing — the centre has held, writes Elaine Loughlin

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Projection that Sinn FĂ©in will be in next Government has been ‘shattered’
Tally indications show a surge in the Sinn FĂ©in vote has not materialised in the local elections, while the Government coalition parties are cautiously welcoming early results.

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

hacker attack, cyber crime concept
Pro-Russian hacker group claims responsibility for attempted cyberattacks on Irish websites
The attacks were part of an organised campaign across EU member states

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

All eyes on local and EU counts as vote may be bellwether for a general election 
All eyes on local and EU counts as vote may be bellwether for a general election 
Party leaders will study the turnout, first preferences, and transfers in the European and local elections — and in Limerick's mayoral race — to gauge public sentiment in Ireland

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

Paul Hosford: Gloves are off as TDs land punches at coalition partners
S Paul Hosford: Gloves are off as TDs land punches at coalition partners
The coalition collegiality was nowhere in evidence during election week as TDs from the Government parties were happy to take a swipe at each other's policies in a bid to win votes

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

ieExplains: I'm voting today. How do I fill out a ballot?
ieExplains: I'm voting today. How do I fill out a ballot?
Three separate elections take place on Friday. Here's what you need to do in order to make your voice heard

Fri, 07 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
IE Explains: Everything you need to know about Friday’s European, local, and Limerick mayoral elections
Irish voters will head to the polls once again on Friday, June 7

Thu, 06 Jun, 2024

Big far-right wins in the EU elections will have consequences for millions of Europeans
Big far-right wins in the EU elections will have consequences for millions of Europeans
Depending on how many seats they win — with some polls predicting between 30 and 50 — the impact could either lead to paralysis, or at least a watering-down, of EU policy on progressive issues

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Taking time to listen: Sinn FĂ©in's Kathleen Funchion on working with ex and EU prospects
Taking time to listen: Sinn FĂ©in's Kathleen Funchion on working with ex and EU prospects
Sinn FĂ©in is entering the local and European elections under significant pressure to deliver at a time when support appears to be drifting

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

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