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# general-election - Thursday 23 January, 2020
Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
Who needs bikinis and palm trees and hook-ups when we have Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin post-breakup? asked Lise Hand who was in Ballymount last night for the Virgin Media Big Debate.
# general-election - Wednesday 22 January, 2020
What's your big election question for Micheál Martin? It's YOUR chance to ask
We want to put your questions to all the party leaders before 8 February.
# general-election - Tuesday 21 January, 2020
No rent freeze under FF government as party states it would be unconstitutional
Fianna Fáil has been legally advised against ‘a flat rent freeze’.
Who wants to be your TD? Meet the 2020 candidates with TheJournal.ie's election centre
It’s your essential guide to GE2020.
Lise Hand: Meticulous election planning meaningless as parties skid on first banana skins
Election candidates can find themselves at the mercy of the news cycle but they shouldn’t be blindsided by issues known to Joe Duffy and their canvassers, writes Lise Hand in her first column for TheJournal.ie.
The pension age is now a major election issue - so where do all the parties stand?
The pension age is set to increase to 67 in 2021, and 68 in 2028.
# general-election - Monday 20 January, 2020
Opinion poll: Just four points between three parties as FF tops, FG drops and SF climbs
The Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll surveyed voters last week as the election was called.
What are the issues affecting people in your area? We want to send our election team to your hometown
Over the next three weeks we’ll be sending reporters around the country to hear directly from voters about the issues that really matter in their local area.
# general-election - Saturday 18 January, 2020
Larry Donnelly: Buckle up, this #GE2020 campaign promises to be interesting
As a self-confessed political anorak, Larry Donnelly is looking forward to the race.
# general-election - Wednesday 15 January, 2020
'Nutters' dismissal, Leo in a forklift and 'silly attacks': Parties get out for the first full day on the campaign trail
The Taoiseach hit the road to Monaghan.
Poll: Are you happy the General Election is being held on a Saturday?
Next month’s election will be the first Saturday election since 1918.
John Halligan will not seek re-election and is retiring from politics
Shane Ross appeared to let the cat out of the bag yesterday by stating that Halligan will not seek re-election.
A third of Irish people don't want any of the party leaders to become next Taoiseach, poll finds
A further 20% said they’d like to see Leo Varadkar remain Taoiseach.
Verona Murphy, Peter Casey, the Healy Raes: The contentious constituencies to watch in General Election 2020
It’s all to play for until February 8th.
# general-election - Tuesday 14 January, 2020
Explainer: The dos, don'ts and expected rows around candidate election posters
Love them or loathe them, there’ll be no avoiding them over the next three and a half weeks.
Disabilities Minister Finian McGrath won't be contesting the election
McGrath said in a statement that this was the correct decision for him and his family, but that he was “far from retiring”.
Thousands of people who registered to vote may not be able to if election is held before 15 February
It has emerged that the updated register will not become valid until after Valentine’s Day.
# general-election - Sunday 12 January, 2020
Leo Varadkar has 'made a decision' on the election but won't tell us what it is yet
The Taoiseach told RTÉ’s This Week that ‘there is protocol around this’.
# general-election - Saturday 11 January, 2020
Michael Lowry expects general election will be called before Dáil no confidence vote
Speculation has been mounting in recent days that a February election could be on the cards.
# general-election - Thursday 9 January, 2020
No clarity on general election date as Leo and Micheál agree to meet again next week
The two party leaders met tonight to discuss the next general election and the precarious Dáil numbers.
Taoiseach fails to give absolute guarantee Dáil will reconvene next week
Speculation is gathering pace that the Taoiseach might call an election in the coming days.
# general-election - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
Labour TD Brendan Ryan says he will not contest next election
Ryan has been a TD since 2011.
# general-election - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
Ahead of Leo meeting, Micheál says FF won't vote with government in final months of Dáil
The two party leaders are due to meet on Thursday to discuss the next general election and when it might be.
Is this Cork constituency the most unpredictable in the general election?
Three of the four TDs elected in Cork North Central in 2016 will not be on the ballot.
# general-election - Monday 6 January, 2020
Eyes on February election as Varadkar schedules parliamentary party meeting for Friday
Will Leo cut and run?
# general-election - Friday 3 January, 2020
Poll: Who would you vote for if a general election was held today?
February 2020 will mark four years since the last general election.
# general-election - Thursday 2 January, 2020
Poll: Do you want a general election in 2020?
The Dáil could run until 2021 – but would you rather go to the polls before then?
# general-election - Tuesday 31 December, 2019
These are the winners and losers from the Irish political year
Who’s up? Who’s down? Who’ll still be around this time next year?
# general-election - Friday 27 December, 2019
Coveney: Boris' trade talks deadline is just part of his 'Get Brexit Done' message
In a wide-ranging interview, Coveney says he isn’t trying to manoeuvre himself into a leadership contest with Leo Varadkar.
# general-election - Monday 23 December, 2019
Taoiseach contacts Micheál Martin to arrange talks about prolonging life of government
Martin previously called for talks to retain the confidence-and-supply agreement between the parties.
Verona Murphy has been 'through a tough time' but it's the right decision to take her off the FG ticket, says Coveney
Coveney said the by-election campaign was ‘personally stressful’ on Murphy.
# general-election - Friday 20 December, 2019
Taoiseach says he'll meet Micheál Martin for new year talks about keeping this government going
Leo Varadkar says he will reply to the Fianna Fail leader’s letter next week.
# general-election - Thursday 19 December, 2019
Martin says he's trying to be the 'sane voice' and calls on Varadkar to agree election date
Martin says a legislative priority programme must be agreed for after Christmas.
Poll: Do you think the Verona Murphy and Dara Murphy controversies will affect Fine Gael?
Leo Varadkar said that party members and activists around the country feel “intensely” that reputational damage has been done.
# general-election - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
Varadkar says Verona Murphy and Dara Murphy have caused Fine Gael 'reputational damage'
The Taoiseach also said the homelessness crisis is “distressing” to him.
# general-election - Monday 16 December, 2019
Fine Gael's Paudie Coffey will not stand in next General Election
The former Minister of State for Housing has been a Senator since 2016.
# general-election - Friday 13 December, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn indicates early 2020 for departure date despite party pressure to quit immediately
Corbyn won’t be leading the party into the next general election but has refused to be drawn on a date for his departure.
# general-election - Tuesday 10 December, 2019
Simon Harris 'not worried' amid speculation he could be next to face no confidence vote
Opposition members are understood to be considering tabling a motion of no confidence against the health minister in the new year.
# general-election - Wednesday 27 November, 2019
Johnson on track to secure comfortable majority in UK general election, MRP poll suggests
This polling model accurately predicted back in 2017 that Theresa May would lose her majority.
# general-election - Sunday 24 November, 2019
Johnson pledges to bring Brexit deal back to Parliament next month as 'Christmas present'
The British PM said he wants people “to enjoy their festive-season free from the seemingly unending Brexit box-set drama”.
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Poll: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
SEVERAL POLITICAL PARTIES have been releasing their manifestos in recent days, outlining what they would do in government ahead of the general election vote in two weeks’ time.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil both released their manifestos yesterday and the Green Party will be launching its version this morning.
People Before Profit launched its general election manifesto on Wednesday while other parties have yet to launch the final version of their manifestos.
The policies in these lengthy documents outline what the party would do if elected into power.
They are aimed at winning over voters, but do people actually read manifestos before deciding which party or candidate to support?
So we want to know: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
Poll Results:
No (1434)
I read news articles about their policies (919)
Yes (777)
What's a manifesto? (61)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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