:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/GX47KLMGN5E4FIU3C4EZVWJSA4.jpeg "‘Nothing has improved’: Fianna Fáil election candidates grapple with criticism in Swords")
“Is that the President?” asks a teenager to his three friends, who are standing on Main Street in Swords, Co Dublin, as Tánaiste Micheál Martin and...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/BNE7O5VD3VFHBHDWXPB66R65AM.JPG "Limerick election candidate sought €360,000 in ‘go-away money’, Galway developer claims")
A candidate in the local elections in Limerick is being sued by a Galway development firm amid claims he sought €360,000 to withdraw a planning appeal....
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/4RLEJN5NDSBW6G5GZBOJZ2BL3A.jpg "Why the signs indicate the Government could be planning a November election")
The Government appears to be clearing space in its schedule to allow for a possible November election. Several department heads say they have been asked to...
:quality(70):focal(2303x1464:2313x1474)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/ZXUWGRGLIRD7NATTST3OSYPJ7I.JPG "Ireland South constituency profile: Issues facing MEP candidates are as broad as the constituency")
Asked to sum up Ireland South, the five-seat vast constituency stretching from Bray to west Cork and from the Cliffs of Moher to Hook Head, one...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/W5S3PSQI65BYXL2DX7GZ5LUKCY.jpeg "Midlands North-West constituency profile: Battle for final seat could end with a small party making a breakthrough")
Midlands-North-West (MWN) spans 15 counties in three provinces. There are 27 candidates on the slate – 10 more than in 2019. The counting of votes in...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/UKZFESKMXHOFPEMF4QEHKUYRH4.jpg "Dublin constituency profile: With a volatile electorate and high-profile mavericks, nothing seems certain")
The conventional wisdom on the battle for Dublin’s four European Parliament seats would see Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Fine Gael take one each with a...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/JKMYMLOVVNF5NAFO4U43JNM2WI.jpg "‘The anger seems to run a little deeper this time’: On the canvass with Green and FG candidates in Dublin’s south inner city")
Green Party councillor Claire Byrne says Ireland is one of few countries where politicians “actually knock on doors” seeking votes before elections as we are “really...