A former Lord Mayor of Dublin is warning that “disgusting” local election posters could cause serious injury to the public.

A group of Limerick councillors have signed up to a voluntary ban on posters for the next local elections.

A former Communications Minister says the right to free speech has to be considered when deciding whether to regulate referendum posters.

Fine Gael has said it is prepared to form a new Coalition Government - but not at any cost.

have been urged to fine General Election hopefuls who flout the law by putting up campaign posters before the poll is called.

A small village in Co Wicklow is set to be a poster-free zone in the build up to the General Election after 15 candidates in the constituency have agreed not to erect posters in the village.

They may appear like they’ve had the Fr Ted treatment, but some of these vintage movie posters are testament to the social censorship of 1950s and 1960s Ireland.

A dirty tricks campaign has been launched against former Education Minister Mary Hanafin in an bid to disrupt her attempt to win a local election seat in Blackrock, Co Dublin.