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Independents

All time
General Election
More bad news for Labour in the latest opinion poll
23 Feb 2016
29.1k
164
Election 2016
There's bad news for Fine Gael but Labour has gained in the latest poll
30 Jan 2016
24.7k
263
Opinion
Enda Kenny is almost certainly going to be returned as Taoiseach
Aaron McKenna
9 Jan 2016
256
385
GE16
Support for Fine Gael and Labour has now risen above 40%
19 Dec 2015
20.1k
176
Opinion Poll
Good news for Enda: Fine Gael support is up AGAIN
8 Nov 2015
16.7k
174
The left unites
Sinn Féin wants a vote pact with other left-wing parties - but not everyone's up for it
27 Oct 2015
28.9k
262
Red C Poll
Independents top the latest poll with 31% support
26 Jul 2015
22.7k
156
ducky ar la
Gerry Adams is winning at Twitter
17 Jun 2015
14.7k
61
pointing fingers
Michael Healy-Rae accuses certain TDs of 'waking up from a coma'
14 Apr 2015
17.0k
57
all together now
Group of Independents want to strip politicians of some power and revive rural Ireland
28 Mar 2015
19.0k
59
State of the Nation
Who will you vote for in the next election?
3 Mar 2015
52.1k
455
owning the road
Fine Gael row with TDs over funding 'like a Merc owner giving out about Fords Escorts':
29 Jan 2015
12.9k
47
go team
'Shane Ross isn't THAT right-wing': Christy Burke's u-turn on new Independent Alliance
8 Jan 2015
14.0k
26
Mulling it over
Could Enda Kenny do a deal with independents after the next election?
5 Jan 2015
7.2k
87
Dear Michael
49 TDs and senators in eleventh-hour appeal to Michael D over Water Bill
24 Dec 2014
41.6k
150
Red C
Support for Labour and Fine Gael drops in latest Red C poll
21 Dec 2014
24.5k
162
slan abhaile
Jackie Healy-Rae: The 'dry wit' that changed Independent politics
5 Dec 2014
28.1k
69
The Daily Poll
Poll: Will you vote for a party or Independent candidate in the next general election?
4 Dec 2014
9.7k
118
they're number one
Despite the Mairia Cahill controversy, Sinn Féin are the most popular party in Ireland
2 Nov 2014
22.6k
101
Get smart fast
Here are 8 things we learned from yesterday's two Dáil by-elections
12 Oct 2014
11.8k
32
what's he building in there?
READ: Shane Ross calls on independents to 'change Irish politics radically'
4 Sep 2014
8.4k
55
Not happening... yet
Left Alliance? Independent TDs deny that they're about to form a new political party
23 Jul 2014
5.6k
33
have i got your support?
Latest poll shows Labour support continues to fall as Sinn Féin sees a further boost
28 Jun 2014
10.8k
93
Election 14
That's all, folks: The six remaining local election seats have been filled
8 Jun 2014
16.3k
52
Poll
Poll: When should the next general election be held?
7 Jun 2014
13.7k
150
playing politics
Opinion: The Irish political elite should curb its temptation to run with the big boys
Natasha Browne
2 Jun 2014
151
73
Get smart fast
Here are 10 things we've learned from the 2014 European elections
28 May 2014
11.2k
34
Get smart fast
Here are 9 things we learned from the 2014 local elections
25 May 2014
17.6k
38
hedging his bets
Enda Kenny refuses to rule out coalition with Sinn Féin or Fianna Fáil
25 May 2014
16.0k
165
Early Doors
Analysis: It's looking bad for Labour, but good for Sinn Féin and independents
24 May 2014
15.4k
81
Election 2014
Independents' Day: Exit poll shows non-party candidates topping the poll
24 May 2014
17.8k
139
Independant
There are people running as independent candidates who can't spell 'independent'
25 Apr 2014
50.5k
213
25:25
FF and FG are neck-and-neck in the latest poll
3 Apr 2014
14.4k
169
Opinion Poll
Both Government parties down as Sinn Féin surges in latest poll
29 Mar 2014
25.1k
329
Election 2014
Six TDs and one MEP launch new political network for independents tomorrow
13 Mar 2014
6.8k
17
Back In The Game
Sinn Féin gain in the polls following collapse in Government support
1 Mar 2014
28.4k
272
Government
Coalition approval rating remains steady in latest polls
22 Feb 2014
10.1k
119
Election 2014
Childers will run in European elections "barring something serious happening"
12 Dec 2013
4.9k
16
Happy Gilmore
Good news for Labour in new opinion poll, FF and SF both down
23 Nov 2013
10.3k
180
popularity
Post-Budget poll sees Labour slip to single-figure support
26 Oct 2013
10.0k
85
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