ONE OF Fine Gael’s longest-serving TDs is to step down at the next election, it has been confirmed. Fine Gael’s Bernard Allen, a TD for Cork North Central, will not seek re-election this year, citing “personal reasons”. Allen has been a TD since 1981, and served as a junior minister with special responsibility for tourism and sport between 1994 and 1997. Allen is also a former chair of the Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs, and is currently the chair of the high-profile Public Accounts Committee.
General Election
The regular elections that take place to elect the members of a parliament. A general election in Ireland must take place every five years.
# general-election - Thursday 20 January, 2011
Poll: Do you want new ministers or an election?
The government could be on the verge of collapse – but do you want new ministers to keep the country ticking over first?
# general-election - Wednesday 19 January, 2011
Opposition renew general election calls after Cowen victory
Fine Gael, Labour and Sinn Féin all demand an immediate general election in the wake of Brian Cowen’s victory.
# general-election - Tuesday 18 January, 2011
# general-election - Tuesday 11 January, 2011
LABOUR TD FOR WATERFORD Brian O’Shea had announced he will retire from the Dáil at the end of this term. In a statement, O’Shea said he had served in the Oireachtas for 24 years and felt “the time has come for me to move on”. He said he believed Eamon Gilmore had led the party to “unprecedented levels of support” and this election was the appropriate time to introduce new candidates. O’Shea served as a Minister of State at the Depts of Health and Agriculture in the 90s.
# general-election - Friday 7 January, 2011
The week in photos
Dead birds, dead sick, dead lucky – the highlights of the week in pictures.
# general-election - Thursday 6 January, 2011
Michael Woods joins Fianna Fáil’s retiring ranks
The Dublin North East TD – in office since 1977, and a minister for 16 years – will not contest the general election.
Calls grow for election votes for Irish abroad
The government shelves a report urging change to its law, which would have given Ireland expatriates votes in a general election.
Tony Killeen will not contest general election
Fianna Fáil minister from Clare is the 23rd sitting TD to announce he will not be running in the 2011 election.
# general-election - Wednesday 5 January, 2011
So the general election is set for March 25: Are we sure about that?
Labour wanted the country to go straight to the polls last November, the Greens wanted it scheduled for January – the only definite statement made about the timing of the election so far is that there will be one.
# general-election - Sunday 2 January, 2011
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: General election postponed to late March; AG called in to mediate between warring coalition partners, and Hotmail users hit by vanishing email syndrome.
# general-election - Thursday 30 December, 2010
Bertie Ahern: I won’t be running in the next election
The 11-year Taoiseach – a TD since 1977 – says he’ll be stepping down when the general election is held next spring.
Bertie Ahern’s retirement: the speech in full
The full text of Bertie Ahern’s speech to his local branch of Fianna Fáil, where he said he’d be stepping down at the next election.
# general-election - Friday 17 December, 2010
The end of Flynnasty: Beverley Flynn’s resignation drops curtain on political drama started by dad Pee
Mayo TD once dubbed a “class act” by her father on bizarre Late Late interview finally quits the in-out of her Dail career for “family”.
Noel Dempsey announces retirement at next election
The Meath West TD and current transport minister will bow out of politics at the next general election.
# general-election - Thursday 16 December, 2010
Further coalition fractures over Greens’ ‘economic treason’ Bill
The Greens introduce a constitutional amendment to define ‘economic treason’ – and Fianna Fáil wash their hands of it.
Election might not happen until May, says Galway TD
Former minister Frank Fahey says he doesn’t think the ballot might take place for another four of five months.
# general-election - Wednesday 15 December, 2010
Have the Greens started campaigning already?
National ad mentioning John Gormley’s proposal for Wicklow Mountains could be seen as early campaign effort for next general election.
# general-election - Friday 10 December, 2010
SENATOR IVANA BACIK will be Labour leader Eamon Gilmore’s running mate in the next general election. She was selected as a candidate in the Dun Laoghaire constituency last night at a party convention. The barrister and law lecturer ran on the ticket on then-party President Proinsias De Rossa in the 2004 election but she was not elected. She did not stand in the 2007 general election. She was elected a Senator for the University of Dublin constituency as an independent candidate. She stood for Labour in the Dublin Central by-election in June of last year but failed to get elected.
# general-election - Wednesday 8 December, 2010
Cowen says “no one is more sorry” Ireland is in this situation than he is
Brian Cowen says it’s his responsibility to instil confidence in Ireland, and then rounds on the alternative government.
# general-election - Friday 3 December, 2010
No early election, as Oireachtas set for five-week Christmas holiday
The provisional calendar schedules the Dáil to finish for Christmas on December 16, and not return until January 19.
Sinn Féin ride the wave as FF support falls further
The Dáil’s largest party now has the support of just 13% of voters, compared to the 16% of SF, 32% of FG and 24% of Labour.
# general-election - Tuesday 30 November, 2010
Pearse Doherty takes seat in Dáil
Recently-elected Sinn Féin TD welcomed by Dáil colleagues on his first day at the office.
Justice minister Ahern to retire at next election
The Louth TD will step down having succumbed to a “painful medical condition”, after serving for 24 years.
# general-election - Monday 29 November, 2010
IMF can renegotiate bailout terms with new government – Chopra
Ajai Chopra says a new government can tweak the terms of Ireland’s bailout – as long as it maintains the same objectives.
# general-election - Saturday 27 November, 2010
FINE GAEL GALWAY EAST TD Ulick Burke says he will not contest the next general election, just days after party colleague Paul Connaughton made the same announcement, the Irish Times reports. Labour MEP Alan Kelly says he will seek his party’s nomination to run for Tipp North in the general election.
Political football: eight athletes who turned to politics
It’s not such a big leap really…
# general-election - Friday 26 November, 2010
The week in photos
Some of the week’s biggest stories in pictures.
Eamon Gilmore targets Waterford manager Davy Fitzgerald for Labour election ticket
Waterford senior hurling manager is reportedly pondering approach from Labour HQ.
# general-election - Thursday 25 November, 2010
Fine Gael on the hunt for two new candidates in Cavan-Monaghan as Crawford retires
Seymour Crawford was the only Presbyterian TD in the Dail – but he will not stand in 2011 general election.
Left-wing parties form ‘united alliance’ for election
The ‘United Left Alliance’, incompassing the Socialists, People Before Profit and other groups will fight the general election.
# general-election - Wednesday 24 November, 2010
Former junior minister ‘expects Cowen to resign’ after Budget
Kildare TD Seán Power tells his local radio station he understands Cowen will go as soon as the Budget is delivered.
Noonan slams Greens for remaining in government
It’s an “insult to the Constitution” that the Greens remain in power after seeking an election, Michael Noonan claims.
Poll: Which do you want to happen first: the Budget or an election?
Is it more important to have the budget passed first, or to appoint a government with a new mandate?
# general-election - Tuesday 23 November, 2010
Opposition puts more pressure on the government
Fine Gael has renewed its call for an immediate general election.
Hanafin admits interest in leading Fianna Fáil
The culture minister says she won’t be part of a Fianna Fáil heave – but that she would offer her name if Cowen left.
Gogarty says FF ministers “kept in dark” over bailout
Paul Gogarty tells 2fm he thinks Fianna Fáil ministers were not given a true picture of how detailed the IMF talks were.
Labour and Fine Gael clash over €6bn cuts
Both parties have called for a snap election – but can’t agree on how to impose cuts now that the IMF are on the scene.
# general-election - Monday 22 November, 2010
Cowen: Government to be dissolved in the New Year
Taoiseach has no plans to resign, saying that passing the Budget is the greatest issue facing the country at this time.
Political turmoil could delay Ireland’s bailout funds
Reuters says a snap election would delay emergency funds to Ireland.
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Poll: Will you read Alan Shatter’s novel ‘Laura’?
MINISTER ALAN SHATTER has confirmed that his 23-year-old novel Laura will hit bookshelves early next week.
The Fine Gael TD told Morning Ireland that the publisher, Poolbeg, had asked for permission to republish it following renewed interest because of recent media attention.
Reports this morning revealed that a fresh complaint about the 1989 book has been made to the Censorship of Publications Board. It is unclear what the nature of the complaint is but books can be banned in Ireland for two reasons: because they are indecent or obscene or for advocating the procurement of abortion or miscarriage.
So, today we’re simply asking: Will you read Alan Shatter’s novel Laura?
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