Four days before the February 8th vote an Ibsos/MRBI poll for TG4 claimed Danny Healy-Rae was in danger of losing his seat in Kerry. He took the seat comfortably. Danny’s brother, Michael Healy-Rae said commentators and pollsters were to be congratulated on being consistently wrong. As Danny told Virgin Media, his stance of putting the people before the […]
Some of the country’s most high-profile TDs are set to lose their seat in Election 2020. Meanwhile, several candidates who were predicted to to be in trouble look set to retain their seats or are in contention for a last seat in constituencies expected to go down to the wire. Kate O’Connell of Fine Gael […]
The election count is underway this morning after a shock exit poll predicted SF, FF, and FG would each receive 22% of the vote. SF usually underperform relative to the exit poll, -1% or so, FG usually perform as the exit polls predicted, and FF usually over-perform relative to the poll, +1 – 2% or […]
Leading pro-life group Life Institute says its Vote Pro Life blitz is reaching 300,000 people in the last week of the electionThe group issued a “Find Your ProLife Candidate” information campaign this week, producing what it described as a “comprehensive and carefully researched” listing of candidates who support the pro-life position. In a email to […]
People Before Profit candidate Joe Loughnane, running in Galway West, has been accused of assaulting Roisin Bowyer, a prominent Sinn Fein activist in the city. Ms Bowyer took to Twitter to post a series of photos which she said showed the aftermath of Mr Loughnane spitting on her and breaking her phone when she refused […]
One of the last acts of this government was to make further cuts to the tune of €20 million for services to people people living with disabilities. Parents have pointed that in the same week €20 million was given to the FAI who have been the subject of so much controversy over financial mismanagement of taxpayer funding. Greg Craig of the […]
The parliamentary assistant of Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell, Teresa Newman, caused some embarrassment for the party on Tuesday night when took to Twitter to describe Mary Lou McDonald in a manner that was described as dehumanising, sexual, and objectifying. Ms Newman made the remarks as a response to Mary Lou McDonald’s answer to a […]
Francie Brolly, the well-known singer, musician, teacher and republican activist has died suddenly in his home in Dungiven Co Derry. News of his passing was greeted with sadness among people in Derry and within the wider community. With his wife Anne, he was a renowned musician, singer and songwriter, and the couple toured and recorded […]
Sinn Fein in Government would allow children under the age of 16 to take their parents to court in order to change their legal gender without the parents consent, Sinn Fein’s LGBTI spokesman has said at a pre-election hustings. Senator Fintan Warfield was speaking at a hustings organised by “BelongTo”, which is a taxpayer funded […]
A Chinese woman living in Kerry is reportedly in isolation at Kerry University Hospital after she displayed similar symptoms to that associated with the deadly Coronavirus.
In the closing days of the election Fine Gael have begun an all out attack on Sinn Fein in constituencies across the country. Fine Gael candidates have been given leaflets, to be given out in the last days of the campaign, saying that “only Fine Gael can be trusted to not do a deal with […]
Last night’s leaders debate between the three people vying to be the next Taoiseach has earned high praise from some of the UK journalists visiting our shores to find out how Ireland conducts its politics. For all that Irish people might think that our politicians are sub-standard, at least some of those observing from abroad […]