# general-election - Today’s News
# general-election - Sunday 28 April, 2013
The party has been told today that its brand is still damaged. What do you reckon?
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# general-election - Saturday 13 April, 2013
The independent TD declined to comment when asked if he was interested in joining the party which itself has denied it has approached the former Progressive Democrat deputy.
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# general-election - Monday 25 February, 2013
# general-election - Saturday 9 February, 2013
A new opinion poll shows the party are back on top, but will they move across the Dáil chamber the next general election?
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# general-election - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Labour will be the casualty of this government because it secured votes by promising things the party could never deliver, writes Adrian Grant.
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# general-election - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
The Labor party leader said the move would give “shape and order” to the year.
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# general-election - Sunday 16 December, 2012
At least one Labour senator says he may vote against the Social Welfare Bill. One more defect could defeat the government.
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# general-election - Saturday 15 December, 2012
The Labout TD said ministers and party members were attempting to distract from problematic issues in the budget.
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# general-election - Monday 19 November, 2012
Fianna Fáil are continuing their climb in opinion polls – but who would your vote go to in a general election?
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# general-election - Monday 27 August, 2012
The current system allows party leaders to pick and choose the list of candidates the electorate can vote for and guarantees a strong majority in parliament for the winning party.
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# general-election - Thursday 28 June, 2012
The government has finally got rid of the 7,500 voting machines that were trialled once ten years ago and have been in storage ever since at a cost to the State.
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# general-election - Sunday 8 April, 2012
Diarmaid Ó Cadhla, who ran in Cork South-Central, says legislation requiring him to disclose donations is unconstitutional.
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# general-election - Friday 30 March, 2012
Fine Gael has secured 35 per cent support – about the same share as they had during last year’s General Election.
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# general-election - Friday 9 March, 2012
The Labour-Fine Gael coalition took its place in the 31st Dáil on this day one year ago. How do you think it has performed?
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# general-election - Tuesday 6 March, 2012
The farmer was jailed this morning over non-payment of fines related to his use of electronic signs during last year’s general election.
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John Dillon refused to pay a court fine after Limerick County Council complained about electronic signs he used last year.
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# general-election - Sunday 26 February, 2012
From financial difficulties to a car crash, candidates recall their campaign experiences – and give advice for any young person considering running for the Dáil.
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# general-election - Saturday 25 February, 2012
It really is a year since the historic general election. But who would you give your first-preference vote to now?
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The government is making decisions which adversely affect young people but without allowing them a say, writes Maria Pia Kelly.
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Twelve months after the historic general election, we asked voters to reflect on their decisions. Here’s how they felt…
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In the final part of the series of interviews with politicians, Eamon Ryan explains how he hopes people will be willing to vote for the Green Party again by the next election
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# general-election - Friday 24 February, 2012
Candidates couldn’t stop repeating certain phrases a year ago… what were they again?
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# general-election - Thursday 23 February, 2012
Former Green Party TD Paul Gogarty reflects on his life since losing his seat in last year’s general election.
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# general-election - Sunday 19 February, 2012
This time one year ago Ireland was in the middle of one of the most dramatic general elections the country has ever seen. Remember all these memorable moments from the campaign?
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# general-election - Tuesday 14 February, 2012
We want to hear from people across the country: How do you feel about that historic election 12 months later?
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# general-election - Tuesday 7 February, 2012
Defeated independent Dylan Haskins received an €8,700 refund in expenses, and is distributing it between ten good causes.
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# general-election - Friday 3 February, 2012
While the country struggles under immense financial pressure, eight cabinet ministers take expenses that can’t be audited.
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Figures released by the Oireachtas detail exactly how much every TD in the country claimed in expenses from the day they got elected until the end of December 2011.
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# general-election - Saturday 31 December, 2011
From #aras11 to #ge11, from Ireland’s economic black hole to the controversial household charge: We bring you all the important numbers of 2011.
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# general-election - Friday 30 December, 2011
What do Darron Gibson, Olivia O’Leary, Brian Lenihan and the ‘super-moon’ all have in common? You’re about to find out…
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It’s been an eventful year for the nation, here’s how the international media saw the big events.
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# general-election - Friday 25 November, 2011
The Green Party has a lot of work to do to regain the trust of voters – but Irish politics needs our voice, writes new Chairperson of the party Roderic O’Gorman.
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# general-election - Wednesday 9 November, 2011
As Mary Mitchell-O’Connor hosts an all-women meeting of TDs and senators, we are asking you: Should there be a minimum quota on the number of women putting themselves forward for political election?
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# general-election - Tuesday 8 November, 2011
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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# general-election - Wednesday 26 October, 2011
Over 90 blogs and websites, including TheJournal.ie, were captured during the GE11 election period for the NLI’s first election website archive.
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# general-election - Tuesday 18 October, 2011
Fine Gael came out on top of the election expenses list, reporting that its candidates spent over €3.1m on their campaigns.
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# general-election - Sunday 2 October, 2011
The Fianna FáÃl leader said there’s “no way to put a gloss” on electoral defeat – but insisted the party can recover.
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# general-election - Monday 4 July, 2011
Over two dozen members of the public have made official complaints after politicians tried to access their personal information.
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# general-election - Thursday 30 June, 2011
A Boundary Commission is set to redraw constituency lines and lead to a reduction in the number of TDs in the next Dail. But how many should we lose – if any at all?
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# general-election - Wednesday 4 May, 2011
The next Constituency Commission will be told to provide for a reduced number – reducing the Dáil by about a dozen.
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