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# independents - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
Who's running? How do I get on the register? Everything you need to know about this month's Dáil by-elections
Voters in constituencies in Dublin, Cork and Wexford will be heading to the polls.
# independents - Sunday 26 May, 2019
89-year-old Donegal man becomes Ireland's oldest councillor after election win
Ian McGarvey, who will turn 89 in July, fought a close battle to keep his seat
# independents - Friday 28 September, 2018
Louth Fine Gael TD Peter Fitzpatrick 'seriously considering' running as an independent
Fitzpatrick will meet with his team this weekend and make a formal announcement on Tuesday.
# independents - Wednesday 7 June, 2017
Micheál Martin says he has no reason not to trust Leo Varadkar
Leo Varadkar is into a week of meetings as he drums up support ahead of next week’s vote to become the next Taoiseach.
# independents - Saturday 29 April, 2017
Independents drop three points in latest opinion poll
The poll indicates an increase in support for Fianna Fáil to 28% – its strongest lead over Fine Gael in over a year.
# independents - Sunday 18 September, 2016
Support for Sinn Féin and independents up, but Fianna Fáil is most popular party
According to the latest opinion poll, at least.
# independents - Saturday 17 September, 2016
“There's no crisis" - Government plays down controversy as Halligan cancels Late Late Show appearance
Finian Mcgrath said the Independent Alliance were committed to the Programme for Government.
# independents - Sunday 3 July, 2016
"It's not fair, it's not right, it's not good for politics" - John Halligan isn't happy with the party whip system
The junior minister was discussing proposed legislation to do with fatal foetal abnormalities.
Poll: Do you still support Independents?
A new poll has shown a massive drop in support for non-aligned TDs.
# independents - Friday 6 May, 2016
Enda is confident he can satisfy Independent TDs' concerns and secure a government today
A fourth vote for Taoiseach is scheduled for Dáil Éireann at midday.
# independents - Thursday 5 May, 2016
Here's what Fine Gael is promising independent TDs in return for their support
The 160-page document makes a wide range of commitments.
# independents - Monday 2 May, 2016
Vincent Browne: This is the worst possible outcome of the general election
‘There will be sops, promises and a flurry of initiatives but there will be no significant change.’
# independents - Friday 29 April, 2016
Which Independents are open to talking to Enda Kenny?
As talks between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are tipped to be coming to an end – the spotlight turns to the independents.
# independents - Tuesday 22 March, 2016
The Neverending Story: The big two are still trying to cobble together a government
There has been a bit of movement from all parties in Leinster House this afternoon.
# independents - Saturday 12 March, 2016
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil almost neck and neck in latest opinion poll
Is a second election on the cards?
# independents - Thursday 3 March, 2016
How the three main parties lost their stranglehold on Irish politics - in just a decade
Sinn Féin, Independents and the smaller parties have achieved the biggest shift in recent political history – but will it last?
It's all over: All 158 seats in the 32nd Dáil have now been filled
But what happens next?
# independents - Tuesday 23 February, 2016
More bad news for Labour in the latest opinion poll
Is a Fine Gael Fianna Fáil coalition on the horizon?
# independents - Saturday 30 January, 2016
There's bad news for Fine Gael but Labour has gained in the latest poll
This is the second hit in the polls for Fine Gael since Christmas.
# independents - Saturday 9 January, 2016
Enda Kenny is almost certainly going to be returned as Taoiseach
The question of the election of 2016 will be: “Who will Fine Gael rule with, and how long will it last?”
# independents - Saturday 19 December, 2015
Support for Fine Gael and Labour has now risen above 40%
Sinn Féin have also fared well in the latest opinion poll.
# independents - Sunday 8 November, 2015
Good news for Enda: Fine Gael support is up AGAIN
The Millward Brown poll suggests that satisfaction with the government is at its highest level in three years.
# independents - Tuesday 27 October, 2015
Sinn Féin wants a vote pact with other left-wing parties - but not everyone's up for it
The party has confirmed it will join left-wing parties and independents in a voting transfer pact.
# independents - Sunday 26 July, 2015
Independents top the latest poll with 31% support
There was a drop in support for both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in The Sunday Business Post Red C poll.
# independents - Wednesday 17 June, 2015
Gerry Adams is winning at Twitter
But Sinn Féin voters are least likely to use the site.
# independents - Tuesday 14 April, 2015
Michael Healy-Rae accuses certain TDs of 'waking up from a coma'
The outspoken TD thinks backbenchers are speaking up in a bid to get votes.
# independents - Saturday 28 March, 2015
Group of Independents want to strip politicians of some power and revive rural Ireland
The group held talks today to discuss a possible alliance based on shared principles.
# independents - Tuesday 3 March, 2015
Who will you vote for in the next election?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# independents - Thursday 29 January, 2015
Fine Gael row with TDs over funding 'like a Merc owner giving out about Fords Escorts':
TheJournal.ie would like to state that there is nothing wrong with Ford Escorts.
# independents - Thursday 8 January, 2015
'Shane Ross isn't THAT right-wing': Christy Burke's u-turn on new Independent Alliance
Dublin’s Lord Mayor is considering joining the new group and running in the next General Election.
# independents - Monday 5 January, 2015
Could Enda Kenny do a deal with independents after the next election?
The Taoiseach has praised the work of some independent deputies.
# independents - Wednesday 24 December, 2014
49 TDs and senators in eleventh-hour appeal to Michael D over Water Bill
The President had a swift response for some of them (and it wasn’t a complete ‘no’.)
# independents - Sunday 21 December, 2014
Support for Labour and Fine Gael drops in latest Red C poll
But there’s another poll too…
# independents - Friday 5 December, 2014
Jackie Healy-Rae: The 'dry wit' that changed Independent politics
The former Kerry TD died today aged 83.
# independents - Thursday 4 December, 2014
Poll: Will you vote for a party or Independent candidate in the next general election?
It’s looking likely that Independents will play a considerable role in the next Government.
# independents - Sunday 2 November, 2014
Despite the Mairia Cahill controversy, Sinn Féin are the most popular party in Ireland
It didn’t stop some Sinn Féin officials from dismissing the poll results, though…
# independents - Sunday 12 October, 2014
Here are 8 things we learned from yesterday's two Dáil by-elections
The votes are counted and the Dáil has two new opposition TDs, but what does it all mean?
# independents - Thursday 4 September, 2014
READ: Shane Ross calls on independents to 'change Irish politics radically'
The TD says he’s after a “common crusade” but not a new party – yet.
# independents - Wednesday 23 July, 2014
Left Alliance? Independent TDs deny that they're about to form a new political party
Speculation has been mounting that left wing independent TDs are about to form a political party.
# independents - Saturday 28 June, 2014
Latest poll shows Labour support continues to fall as Sinn Féin sees a further boost
Support for Fine Gael remains unchanged from the last poll at 25 per cent.
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Poll: Does the sunny weather make lockdown easier or harder?
THE WEATHER IS well and truly splitting the stones this weekend as temperatures are expected to reach up to 26 degrees Celsius today and 27 degrees tomorrow.
People in Ireland are still being told to stay at home in most circumstances except essential journeys, daily exercise and socially distanced outdoor visits with no more than four people within a 5km radius of your home.
On the one hand, the sunny weather makes outdoor exercise and visits possible, and also allows people to sit outside their homes.
But on the other hand, sunny weather can evoke the need in some people to visit populated beaches and have garden parties, which isn’t possible at the moment in the same way as it was in the past.
So today we’re asking: Does the sunny weather make lockdown easier or harder?
Poll Results:
Easier (10166)
Harder (2626)
Makes no difference (1108)
I'm not sure / no opinion (158)
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