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# Local Elections

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Analysis: It's looking bad for Labour, but good for Sinn Féin and independents
Independents' Day: Exit poll shows non-party candidates topping the poll
Aaron McKenna: A citizen’s guide to fighting the scourge of cable ties left on lamp posts
Aaron McKenna
Countdown's over (finally), here's what you need to vote today
Opinion: Sickened with politics and politicians? Then you should vote tomorrow
Dr Rory Hearne
Election 2014: Finally, the long-anticipated 'Nidge' endorsement...
Larry Donnelly: Do political candidates really enjoy canvassing? I’ll never fully believe that
Larry Donnelly
Voters in Inishfree (all 6 of them) go the polls today, along with 2,118 other people...
'My old stomping ground': In Portobello, Labour looks to bridge the gap to Fianna Fáil
In Bertie's old stomping ground, claims of 'cute hoorism' and 'shafting' denied by Fianna Fáil hopeful
Fine Gael's 'no expenses' candidate uses Seanad envelopes to send out leaflets
Enda Kenny: I'm not here to be loved nor liked
Sinn Féin could be in trouble for filming a party political broadcast outside Leinster House
Cork candidates to attend meet and greet with asylum seekers
Gerry Adams: I'm very relaxed about most Sinn Féin supporters thinking I was in the IRA
Eamon Gilmore: 'I think we’ve had a bad couple of months'
On The Trail: 9 odd, weird and wonderful things from Election 2014
Noel Rock: I'm taking €0 expenses – here's why
Noel Rock
Local election candidate subjected to 'vile abuse' for being pregnant
Been patronised on the doorstep? You're not alone
Standing beside Eamon Gilmore, Phil Prendergast says she still wants him to resign
Policy u-turn means people seeking asylum can now receive election leaflets
This Clare homeowner has the perfect way of dealing with canvassing politicians
'Ah yeah, I probably will': Fianna Fáil looks for votes at Dublin's most competitive Luas stop
Council told to "get its house in order" and use derelict Dublin sites
On The Trail: 7 odd, weird and wonderful things from Election 2014
Canvassers getting on your nerves? You need this genius canvassing levy card
This MEP candidate doesn't care who Van Rompuy is because no one voted for him
Fianna Fáil condemns anti-Semitic remark allegedly made by canvasser
These Galway housemates have a brilliant way of dealing with pesky canvassers
Pics: Water charge protesters joined the Taoiseach's Limerick canvass
MEP will be fined up to €4,500 for putting up posters before he was supposed to
The truth behind Brian Hayes's white teeth and whether political parties Photoshop their posters
It's on: Hanafin staying in race, despite Martin asking her three times to withdraw
Poll: Has an election candidate called at your door yet?
So, what ARE you going to ask local election candidates? Here’s what you said…
What does a county councillor actually do?
On The Trail: 7 odd, weird and wonderful things from Election 2014
'They're as stupid as I am, the people with suits' - local election candidate tells it 'as it is'