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Monday 5 June 2023 Dublin: 18°C

# door to door

All time
# By-election
'Drop a live location and they'll find us': On the canvass in a feverish Dublin Bay South
Fine Gael and Sinn Féin may be leading in national polls, but they’ve a fight on their hands here.
# door to door
'As far as we know' Labour members did not engage in fake polling, says Ó Ríordain
The TD says no such polling was ever “sanctioned” by the party leadership.
# to the streets
'They're confused - they don't know what to believe': Canvassing for hearts, minds (and votes) in the Dublin commuter belt
We joined the trail in Drogheda and Ratoath with Save the 8th and Together for Yes.
# door to door
15-year-old boy caught in bogus collection pretending to be for Fr McVerry charity
The court heard the youth, who has no prior criminal convictions, was also involved in shoplifting incidents.
# door to door
Islamic State launches new wave of suicide bombings as Mosul battle rages on
Civilians are risking their lives to flee the city.
# door to door
People are suddenly being asked to pay a lot more for houses outside Dublin
But in the capital there has been a drop in advertised prices.
# slammed door
Gardaí ban Paul Murphy from collecting because it might encourage lawbreaking
The anti-water charges TD isn’t being allowed conduct collections in Tallaght.
# heartless
Take care - scam artists are going door to door pretending to collect for Pieta House
A spokesperson for the charity has urged people to be vigilant.
# building communities
Pilot scheme being launched to turn Dublin neighbourhoods into communities
The scheme will see residents able to make their streets free from traffic for controlled periods.
# door to door
Trains from Cork, Galway and Limerick direct to Dublin Airport? It could happen...
A lot of plans have to be made a reality first, however.
Voices
Larry Donnelly: Do political candidates really enjoy canvassing? I’ll never fully believe that
Recent canvassing has reminded me of my own first foray as a political candidate: I was 22 years old, nomination papers in hand, knees knocking together.