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By-election

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Green Party names Claire Byrne as by-election candidate for Dublin Bay South
4 Jun 2021
61.4k
40
Housing Crisis
Larry Donnelly: The message to Irish politicians this week was 'It's housing, stupid'
Larry Donnelly
9 May 2021
18.6k
23
out of the running
Former TD Kate O'Connell will not run in Dublin Bay South by-election
7 May 2021
29.8k
33
Dublin Bay South
Dublin Lord Mayor Hazel Chu seeks Green Party nomination for the Dublin Bay South by-election
5 May 2021
14.9k
31
Dublin Bay South
Hazel Chu says she will announce her by-election intentions 'over the next couple of days'
4 May 2021
16.7k
27
By-election
Fine Gael councillor seeks nomination to try to retain Eoghan Murphy's Dublin Bay South Dáil seat
Updated 1 May 2021
33.2k
29
Showtime
Dublin Bay South by-election: The runners and riders in 'Ireland's most affluent constituency'
27 Apr 2021
45.1k
39
Green shade
Green senators table no confidence motion in Hazel Chu following decision to run in Seanad by-election
24 Mar 2021
50.4k
63
Lord Mayor
Green Party councillor Hazel Chu to run as independent candidate in Seanad by-election
22 Mar 2021
27.7k
58
Controversy
Verona Murphy has been 'through a tough time' but it's the right decision to take her off the FG ticket, says Coveney
23 Dec 2019
13.9k
96
Fine Gael
Removing Verona Murphy from Fine Gael election ticket 'looking better by the moment', says Harris
19 Dec 2019
18.1k
57
By-election results show government is 'out of touch' - Sinn Féin
1 Dec 2019
22.3k
114
Polls
Turnout is 'diabolically' low in by-elections as polls close
29 Nov 2019
10.9k
30
Fingal
Man arrested for tampering with election posters in north Dublin
23 Nov 2019
33.7k
Wexford by-election
Flanagan says it was 'entirely appropriate' for Verona Murphy to visit an asylum seeker reception centre
22 Nov 2019
10.8k
26
fingal by-election
10 candidates in Fingal by-election sign up to anti-racism pledge
21 Nov 2019
14.6k
36
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should Leo Varadkar withdraw his support for Verona Murphy ahead of the by-election?
20 Nov 2019
39.4k
93
Wexford
Pressure on Taoiseach to remove support for Verona Murphy after migrant comments
19 Nov 2019
23.6k
62
By-election
Taoiseach 'has spoken to' under-fire FG candidate Verona Murphy about her comments on migrants
Updated 19 Nov 2019
27.7k
85
Wexford
Fine Gael candidate Verona Murphy issues second apology as more asylum seeker remarks emerge
18 Nov 2019
33.1k
23
direct provision
FG candidate Verona Murphy apologises for saying some asylum seekers need to be 'deprogrammed'
18 Nov 2019
46.3k
137
By-election
Tweet-gate and a former minister looking for a comeback: The Dublin Fingal lowdown
15 Nov 2019
30.2k
42
it's on
'Election posters at the ready': Minister gives go-ahead for four by-elections
7 Nov 2019
15.9k
30
November Gain
State of the (very early) race: Here's how the parties are shaping up ahead of the by-elections
22 Sep 2019
19.7k
29
lib dem win
No 'Boris bounce' as Tories lose key by-election with parliamentary majority cut to just one MP
2 Aug 2019
37.9k
53
By-election
Brexit Party fails to win first seat in UK by-election
7 Jun 2019
32.1k
68
Orfhlaith Begley
26-year-old newcomer wins Tyrone by-election for Sinn Féin
4 May 2018
26.6k
83
Battleground
Young upstart on course to dish out embarrassing defeat for Donald Trump
18 Apr 2017
34.9k
29
swing votes
Corbyn defiant as Tories net historic by-election win over Labour
24 Feb 2017
14.1k
91
Zac Goldsmith
Another blow for former London mayor hopeful as he loses Westminster seat
2 Dec 2016
14.4k
18
By-election
Joan Burton lashes 'online warriors' as Mairia Cahill becomes a Labour senator
13 Nov 2015
31.3k
414
Seanad by-election
Mairia Cahill is refusing to talk about her past dissident links
10 Nov 2015
30.0k
Seanad by-election
Labour is taking legal advice over an email about Mairia Cahill
4 Nov 2015
21.5k
Seanad
Sinn Féin 'actively considering' running someone against Mairia Cahill
5 Oct 2015
18.8k
45
Labour Party
Cahill says running for the Seanad for Labour is a message to her abuser and the IRA
4 Oct 2015
15.2k
290
Labour Party
Mairia Cahill has joined Labour and is set to run for the Seanad
3 Oct 2015
21.3k
192
By-election
Renua spent nearly €30k trying (and failing) to get this man elected
27 Aug 2015
17.8k
50
Endorsement
Renua looking into claims "Yes Kilkenny" was a 'front' for candidate
26 May 2015
24.9k
32
Patrick McKee
"Yes Kilkenny" referendum campaign denies it was a 'front' for Renua candidate
25 May 2015
30.8k
65
CK15
Fianna Fáil has finally won a by-election
24 May 2015
15.7k
89
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