# political-parties - Sunday 31 January, 2021
# Politics
# Politics
Fianna Fáil’s support has risen by four points, but it remains the least popular choice of the top three parties.
# political-parties - Saturday 25 May, 2019
# European Elections
# European Elections
Martin has suggested a ‘threshold’ for candidates might be used the next time around.
# political-parties - Tuesday 30 October, 2018
# Money Money Money
# Money Money Money
The Standards in Public Office Commission is tasked with ensuring all parties are in compliance with funding rules.
# political-parties - Thursday 30 August, 2018
# Women For Election
# Women For Election
Political parties that run at least 30% female candidates in next year’s local elections will get funding for an equality officer.
# political-parties - Thursday 12 July, 2018
# Political Parties
# Political Parties
Sipo has released details of expenses for 2017.
# political-parties - Sunday 20 August, 2017
# Opinion
# Opinion
The current dichotomy is not pleasing anyone. There is a need for a new party to offer a palatable option C, writes Ethan Shattock.
# political-parties - Sunday 16 July, 2017
# Behaviour And Attitudes
# Behaviour And Attitudes
According to the latest Sunday Times behaviour & Attitudes poll, satisfaction with Martin as party leader is at 54%, compared to 43% for Varadkar.
# political-parties - Wednesday 5 July, 2017
# SIPO
# SIPO
The SIPO report shows that Fianna Fáil received over €2.2 million in 2016.
# political-parties - Friday 13 January, 2017
# Your Say
# Your Say
Political parties spent over €416,000 on them last year.
# political-parties - Wednesday 24 February, 2016
# Opinion
# Opinion
Columnist Julien Mercille gives us his take on the election ahead.
# political-parties - Thursday 4 February, 2016
# Opinion
# Opinion
With the power of social media, one might wonder if there is a better way for election candidates to communicate directly with voters, writes Jason O’Sullivan.
# political-parties - Sunday 1 February, 2015
# Anorak
# Anorak
Do you know your People’s Front of Judea from your Judean People’s Front?
# political-parties - Saturday 13 September, 2014
# Your Say
# Your Say
Decisions, decisions.
# political-parties - Saturday 12 July, 2014
# Gender Quotas
# Gender Quotas
Just 27 of Ireland’s 166 TDs are female, but are gender quotas the best way to increase this figure?
# political-parties - Thursday 3 July, 2014
# Paid With Thanks
# Paid With Thanks
Note: Labour and Fianna Fáil aren’t in the running.
# political-parties - Sunday 18 May, 2014
# VOTE FOR ME!
# VOTE FOR ME!
A rundown of political communication methods since the 1920s.
# political-parties - Tuesday 1 April, 2014
# Income Tax Cuts
# Income Tax Cuts
With Labour backing income tax cuts in next year’s budget, Colm Ó Broin asks if the party is abandoning its support for social democracy.
# political-parties - Saturday 29 March, 2014
# Opinion Poll
# Opinion Poll
Support for Labour has fallen under 10 per cent yet again, while Sinn Féin is now just one point behind Fianna Fáil.
# political-parties - Sunday 2 February, 2014
# Girl Power
# Girl Power
From the candidacy selections so far, Fianna Fáil is the worst when it comes to having women stand for office in the local elections this year.
# political-parties - Monday 21 October, 2013
# Cannabis
# Cannabis
Independent TD Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan is due to launch a bill in the coming days proposing the legalisation of the drug.
# political-parties - Saturday 20 July, 2013
# Portugal
# Portugal
The country’s three main parties failed to reach a deal to end the political crisis that threatens to derail the government’s bid to overhaul its finances.
# political-parties - Saturday 8 June, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
Politicians are too busy trying to point-score with the electorate on social issue to address the real danger to our way of life – our tanking economy. A new party, focused on economic policy, is vital for Ireland, writes Aaron McKenna
# political-parties - Saturday 27 April, 2013
# Opinion Poll
# Opinion Poll
A new opinion poll has also found that the majority of respondents want the government to try to renegotiate the Croke Park pay agreement.
# political-parties - Saturday 23 March, 2013
# Opinion Poll
# Opinion Poll
The poll in tomorrow’s Sunday Business Post puts the two main opposition parties behind Fine Gael while Labour’s support has jumped by one percentage point in the last month.
# political-parties - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
After a string of tribunals, political scandals and economic catastrophes, reports of Fianna Fail’s death were greatly exaggerated – but why? asks Maura Adshead.
# political-parties - Friday 7 December, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
Gary Murphy looks at Ireland’s history of ‘stroke politics’ and asks: should we simply accept that this is the way things will always work?
# political-parties - Sunday 23 September, 2012
# State Of The Parties
# State Of The Parties
The latest Sunday Business Post/Red C poll on the party popularity shows that not much has changed over the summer.
# political-parties - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
Are Dáil holidays too long? What do TDs do all day? And what’s the food like in the Leinster House canteen? Independent TD Stephen Donnelly answers some of questions most frequently asked of TDs.
# political-parties - Tuesday 10 July, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
The intentions of those launching a new political party may be good but Ireland needs to look beyond the ballot box, argues Aidan Rowe.
# political-parties - Sunday 24 June, 2012
# Uniting The Alliance
# Uniting The Alliance
An alliance of three main groups, the United Left Alliance eventually wants to become a full political party but there are differences within the group about how quickly that should happen.
# political-parties - Sunday 10 June, 2012
# Fianna Fáil
# Fianna Fáil
The former party deputy leader said support had moved to Sinn Féin after Fianna Fáil deserted its roots.
# political-parties - Wednesday 6 June, 2012
# Dáil
# Dáil
Germany has indicated it is not interested in a bank debt deal for Ireland – despite the Government lobbying hard for one after the referendum.
# political-parties - Sunday 29 April, 2012
# Fiscal Treaty
# Fiscal Treaty
However the opinion poll in today’s Sunday Business Post shows that the gap between the Yes and No votes is narrowing.
# political-parties - Sunday 8 April, 2012
# People's Convention
# People's Convention
Diarmaid Ó Cadhla, who ran in Cork South-Central, says legislation requiring him to disclose donations is unconstitutional.
# political-parties - Friday 27 January, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
TDs are often blamed for toeing their party line, writes Eoin O’Malley, but the alternatives would be even worse.
# political-parties - Friday 16 December, 2011
# Gender Quotas
# Gender Quotas
The conference, entitled How To Elect More Women, comes in the wake of this week’s legislation which will introduce gender quotas.
# political-parties - Monday 22 August, 2011
# Opinion
# Opinion
People ask why anybody would join Fianna Fáil – but it’s up to ourselves if we want to have a voice, writes Ógra member Moselle Foley.
# political-parties - Tuesday 31 May, 2011
# Take 5
# Take 5
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock
# political-parties - Wednesday 21 July, 2010
# Fine Gael
# Fine Gael
He certainly hasn’t ruled it out.
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