:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/Y5CU6TIHAJBIDKSRUGIL3XKU5A.jpg "Pier-to-pier politicking as Simon Harris parades his personality along Dublin’s coast")
Another historic milestone for Taoiseach Simon Harris on Saturday when he embarked on a trip to the United Notions of Dún Laoghaire, Glasthule and Howth. It...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/2LDTB5DFNZPT3ESNJPM45H4TC4.jpg "Overheard: El Diablo’s grandson hopes to join the Haughey political dynasty at the second attempt")
Bertie Ahern is not the only grisly ghost of Fianna Fáil’s past trying to rehabilitate their reputation. Cathal Haughey, a son of Conor Haughey and grandson...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/KXQ45A53V5EX5D4362HGJ4TX34.jpg "Election ads on TikTok breach company’s rules and EU code")
Political ads for candidates in the forthcoming local elections on the social media platform TikTok breach the social media giant’s rules and the EU’s voluntary code...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/D4AWFXE2PRG7FNPCJDRMYBC6EI.jpg "Miriam Lord’s Week: Abs fab on the canvass as Richard Bruton goes topless to attract votes")
We see Richard Bruton is getting his abs out again. Not since politician and former porn star Cicciolina’s election to the Italian parliament in 1987 has...
:quality(70):focal(733x503:743x513)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/U6M73XZDLVFD5A2BKWOIUFJEGM.jpg "Anatomy of a fake story: How anti-immigration candidates spread false information to boost their profile")
Just before 8pm on Tuesday of last week, Fergus Power, a local election candidate for South Dublin, posted a shaky 68-second video online showing a group...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/HEHV5CDYVJFIVIFN2JRIKJMK24.jpg "‘Once you don’t vote for Ursula von very Leyen’: Sinn Féin candidate tests support in heartland")
This is not Kathleen Funchion’s first rodeo. In 2009, she contested the European election for Sinn Féin in the old East constituency. Then, she was a...
:quality(70):focal(585x345:595x355)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/CDMX3Y7JBNEU7E2YVPXJ3TNXDM.jpg "Fine Gael election candidate for Louth leaves race after receiving money for withdrawing objection to housing development")
A Fine Gael local election candidate has pulled out of the race for Louth County Council and apologised after a report that she received money for...
A Fine Gael local election candidate has withdrawn from next week’s elections following revelations she was paid money by a developer to withdraw a planning objection....
: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...
Along a road lined with red-brick houses in Dublin’s inner city, Caio Benicio is asking people to elect him as their local councillor. Six months ago,...
There were than 108,000 spoiled votes in the local and European Elections in 2019 – more than enough voters to fill Croke Park A campaign is...