Ongoing election campaign.
Election in Dublin Central on 22nd May 2026
“The stuff 30 years ago that everyone took as normal is now somehow extreme or offensive.”
“People tell politicians to f*ck off – they’re not interested in them.”
Aontú candidate for Galway West Orla Nugent says she was with the fuel protesters almost every day, and says the carbon tax should be scrapped for the duration of the cost of living crisis.
Public debt.
“Not good enough.”
“We cannot be waking up every morning wondering what the US will do next.”
“I will be blunt.”
Tight contest.
“[Other candidates] claim to be opposition, but they agree with the Government…whether it’s on open borders, whether it’s housing…they all believe that your uncle can be your auntie.” Independent Cllr. Malachy Steenson discusses his run for the Dublin Central-by-election.
Planning reform.