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# ge11 - Saturday 14 April, 2012

In Numbers

Priests, teachers and Instagram: the week in statistics

14/04/12 3,695 Views 1 Comment

How much does it cost to live? How much are we saving? How long do we have to get a job? And plenty more…

# ge11 - Sunday 8 April, 2012

People's Convention

Election candidate demands prosecution proceedings… against himself

08/04/12 4,256 Views 2 Comments

Diarmaid Ó Cadhla, who ran in Cork South-Central, says legislation requiring him to disclose donations is unconstitutional.

# ge11 - Friday 9 March, 2012

In Numbers

Advisers, laundry and people kicked out: the new Dáil’s first year in numbers

09/03/12 2,818 Views 8 Comments

Just how busy has the new government been? Well, they’ve cut their own pay – but they produce less legislation.

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: What grade would you give this Government for its first year?

09/03/12 5,419 Views 76 Comments

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?

One Year In

From #danafacts to #cardiff: top hashtags of the 31st Dáil’s first year

09/03/12 1,532 Views 3 Comments

The government’s first year in office has seen Twitter debates over Miss Piggy, print toner and internship schemes.

# ge11 - Tuesday 6 March, 2012

Released

Former IFA president John Dillon released from prison hours after arrest

06/03/12 3,807 Views 28 Comments

The farmer was jailed this morning over non-payment of fines related to his use of electronic signs during last year’s general election.

GE11

Former IFA president jailed over electronic election signs

06/03/12 4,606 Views 78 Comments

John Dillon refused to pay a court fine after Limerick County Council complained about electronic signs he used last year.

# ge11 - Sunday 26 February, 2012

One Year On

Seven of #GE11′s youngest candidates reflect on their run

26/02/12 3,117 Views 11 Comments

From financial difficulties to a car crash, candidates recall their campaign experiences – and give advice for any young person considering running for the Dáil.

# ge11 - Saturday 25 February, 2012

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: A year after the general election, who would you vote for now?

25/02/12 11,470 Views 296 Comments

It really is a year since the historic general election. But who would you give your first-preference vote to now?

One Year On

Remember this? The most pivotal moments of #GE11

25/02/12 3,162 Views 1 Comment

Plus, some of the more memorable (and funny) episodes from the campaigns.

One Year On

How is Enda Kenny doing on his ‘best small country’ election target?

25/02/12 3,506 Views 49 Comments

One year ago, Enda said Ireland could become “the best small country in the world” in several key areas. Here’s how far we’ve got according to experts in each…

One Year On

‘I feel duped’: How voters rate their election choices one year on

25/02/12 3,317 Views 74 Comments

Twelve months after the historic general election, we asked voters to reflect on their decisions. Here’s how they felt…

One Year On

Eamon Ryan: Greens predicted property crash but didn’t do enough to warn people

25/02/12 2,341 Views 45 Comments

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

# ge11 - Friday 24 February, 2012

Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Friday

24/02/12 4,851 Views 6 Comments

Your nightly news round-up…

Say What?

Phrases we haven’t heard since the general election…

24/02/12 5,371 Views 35 Comments

Candidates couldn’t stop repeating certain phrases a year ago… what were they again?

One Year On

Barry Cowen: I want to be seen as more than just Brian’s brother

24/02/12 3,291 Views 31 Comments

The Laois-Offaly TD, one of only three new Fianna Fáil TDs to be elected in last year’s general election, said he would never have ran for the Dáil if Brian Cowen hadn’t stepped down.

# ge11 - Thursday 23 February, 2012

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Thursday

23/02/12 4,338 Views 2 Comments

Nine things to know by 9am: Post-mortems due in Carlow, government to unveil back-to-work programme, and did your ancestors cause ‘malicious injury to a bicycle’?

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Paul Gogarty: I’m considering joining Fianna Fáil

23/02/12 8,791 Views 135 Comments

Former Green Party TD Paul Gogarty reflects on his life since losing his seat in last year’s general election.

# ge11 - Tuesday 21 February, 2012

Politics

Mary O’Rourke: Current Dáil TDs are ‘not very bright or intelligent’

21/02/12 6,487 Views 71 Comments

The former Fianna Fáil TD said that Taoiseach Enda Kenny has ‘nothing in the top storey’ – but people like him because he smiles all the time.

# ge11 - Sunday 19 February, 2012

Retrospective This post contains images

In pics: One year on, the most memorable images of 2011 election campaign

19/02/12 5,621 Views 2 Comments

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?

# ge11 - Tuesday 14 February, 2012

GE11

One year after #GE11: Join TheJournal.ie’s voter panel

14/02/12 1,709 Views 26 Comments

We want to hear from people across the country: How do you feel about that historic election 12 months later?

# ge11 - Tuesday 7 February, 2012

All's Well...

Haskins to donate refunded election expenses to charities and good causes

07/02/12 3,512 Views 46 Comments

Defeated independent Dylan Haskins received an €8,700 refund in expenses, and is distributing it between ten good causes.

# ge11 - Friday 3 February, 2012

TD Expenses

Taoiseach, Noonan, Howlin among ministers claiming unvouched TDs’ expenses

03/02/12 5,286 Views 76 Comments

While the country struggles under immense financial pressure, eight cabinet ministers take expenses that can’t be audited.

TD Expenses

This is how much your TD claimed in expenses in 2011

03/02/12 12,544 Views 109 Comments

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.

# ge11 - Thursday 2 February, 2012

National Treasure

Meet the only TD in Ireland who claims NO expenses

02/02/12 19,507 Views 125 Comments

Labour TD Eamonn Maloney says he’s not “crusading” but refuses to claim expenses as a matter of principle.

# ge11 - Sunday 1 January, 2012

TheJournal.ie

All we want for 2012 (and what we won’t miss from 2011)

01/01/12 6,437 Views 18 Comments

TheJournal.ie’s writers have each picked one thing that they are glad to see the back of – and one thing they are looking forward to this year.

# ge11 - Saturday 31 December, 2011

Review 2011

2011: The Year in Numbers

31/12/11 2,012 Views 4 Comments

From #aras11 to #ge11, from Ireland’s economic black hole to the controversial household charge: We bring you all the important numbers of 2011.

# ge11 - Friday 30 December, 2011

Review 2011 This post contains images

Top 10 TheJournal.ie stories that you searched for in 2011

30/12/11 4,081 Views 1 Comment

What do Darron Gibson, Olivia O’Leary, Brian Lenihan and the ‘super-moon’ all have in common? You’re about to find out…

Review 2011 This post contains videos

Obama, Cloyne and an ‘elderly poet’: how the world’s media saw Ireland in 2011

30/12/11 3,103 Views 2 Comments

It’s been an eventful year for the nation, here’s how the international media saw the big events.

# ge11 - Monday 26 December, 2011

From Business ETC Review 2011

#ge11, #Egypt, #tigerblood: the year in Twitter hashtags

26/12/11 2,105 Views 3 Comments

From our own #aras11 to the devastation of the #Japan earthquake and tsunami, here’s how some of 2011′s most defining events were captured on Twitter…

# ge11 - Saturday 24 December, 2011

Review 2011 This post contains images

The most telling Irish political pictures of 2011

24/12/11 4,276 Views 8 Comments

A general election, the implosion of two parties, EU drama and a Presidential campaign – can you picture all that in one year? We tried…

# ge11 - Wednesday 26 October, 2011

Election Archive

Gallery: National Library launches its archive of General Election 2011 websites

26/10/11 456 Views 1 Comment

Over 90 blogs and websites, including TheJournal.ie, were captured during the GE11 election period for the NLI’s first election website archive.

# ge11 - Monday 4 July, 2011

Data Protection

Data watchdog received 25 election-related complaints

04/07/11 402 Views 1 Comment

Over two dozen members of the public have made official complaints after politicians tried to access their personal information.

# ge11 - Tuesday 3 May, 2011

Cable Ties This post contains a poll

Varadkar’s team remove ’10,000 cable ties’ abandoned after election

03/05/11 3,080 Views 14 Comments

Tourism minister Leo Varadkar says he and his team have removed thousands of ties abandoned after removing election posters.

# ge11 - Wednesday 27 April, 2011

Seanad Elections

Big FF names tumble in second Seanad election

27/04/11 1,210 Views 5 Comments

Former junior ministers Martin Mansergh and Sean Connick both fail in bids to win election to the Administrative panel.

# ge11 - Monday 11 April, 2011

Mary Hanafin

Mary Hanafin: I will run in the next general election

11/04/11 913 Views 4 Comments

Former Fianna Fail TD says she hasn’t given up on politics – but says it will be a “full five years” before Fianna Fail gets a chance to challenge at the polls again.

# ge11 - Saturday 26 March, 2011

Green Party

Green Party holds post-election meeting

26/03/11 620 Views 10 Comments

Kilkenny councillor expected to put his name forward for party leadership after Gormley indicated he would not be contesting the post.

# ge11 - Sunday 20 March, 2011

Green Party

Gormley resigns Green Party leadership as party refocuses

20/03/11 1,567 Views 34 Comments

Senator Dan Boyle says Gormley wants the party to return to first principles.

# ge11 - Wednesday 16 March, 2011

Election Posters

Poster kids of Election 2011 cleaned up after themselves

16/03/11 986 Views No Comments

The four councils in the heavily postered city and county of Dublin say candidates were compliant, for the most part, with election poster removal.

# ge11 - Thursday 10 March, 2011

Take 5

Take 5: Thursday

10/03/11 1,417 Views No Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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NTMA: No access to ESM would mean no access to markets either

Patricia McKenna and Thomas Pringle are both seeking a referendum on the ESM treaty.
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Vote No: The Treaty will bring the EU together – in economic stagnation
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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


Poll Results:





Read: How good is life in Ireland?


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Aggressive banks are making mortgage resolution impossible, writes David Hall of New Beginning – and suggests a way to restore trust between lenders and borrowers.

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Children mine for gold in home-made pits, while parents risk their lives for food – Jim Clarken describes the harrowing scenes as a crisis unfolds in west Africa.

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Vote No: The Treaty will bring the EU together – in economic stagnation
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Confidence and stability will be the last things to emerge from this dangerous experiment, writes Michael Taft.

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Vote Yes: EU funds are like our credit union. Let’s not go to the loan sharks.
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A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.

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Self-styled republican vigilantes are terrorising a city, writes Seamus Breslin – and perceived neglect by authorities is fuelling the fire.

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Column: Who are the winners and losers in the referendum campaign right now?
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With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

Micheál Martin
Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
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Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

Lisa McInerney
Column: National pride or bald-faced bigotry? Maybe neither, or both.
By Lisa McInerney - @SwearyLady

Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

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Column: Some talk about the ‘magic’ of childbirth. To me, it was horrific.
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For new mothers, the pressure can be so overwhelming it makes you ill. Lynn McDonald Byrne describes her experience of postnatal depression.

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