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# Political Parties

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2022
Thirteen political parties in breach of legal requirements to submit accounts
A new report from Ireland’s ethics watchdog was published today.
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Oct 11th 2022, 1:23 PM
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Data regulator to conduct audit of every Irish political party
The audit will inquire into the processing of personal data by parties over the past three years.
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May 20th 2021, 9:54 AM
Fine Gael falls in popularity but remains top party in opinion poll
Fianna Fáil’s support has risen by four points, but it remains the least popular choice of the top three parties.
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Jan 31st 2021, 12:03 PM
'I don't think it worked': Micheál Martin isn't too happy about the crowded line ups for this week's TV debates
Martin has suggested a ‘threshold’ for candidates might be used the next time around.
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May 25th 2019, 7:45 AM
SIPO renews call for rethink on political party funding rules
The Standards in Public Office Commission is tasked with ensuring all parties are in compliance with funding rules.
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Oct 30th 2018, 3:08 PM
Mixed reaction to step back from gender quotas for local elections
Political parties that run at least 30% female candidates in next year’s local elections will get funding for an equality officer.
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Aug 30th 2018, 5:54 PM
Dáil parties got €7.63m in expenses last year - with Fianna Fáil taking the biggest slice
Sipo has released details of expenses for 2017.
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Jul 12th 2018, 2:43 PM
'We need an Irish centre, liberal but conscious of valid concerns regarding immigration and security'
The current dichotomy is not pleasing anyone. There is a need for a new party to offer a palatable option C, writes Ethan Shattock.
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Aug 20th 2017, 8:30 AM
Micheál Martin is well ahead of Leo Varadkar in the satisfaction ratings
According to the latest Sunday Times behaviour & Attitudes poll, satisfaction with Martin as party leader is at 54%, compared to 43% for Varadkar.
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Jul 16th 2017, 7:39 AM
Poll: Should election posters be scrapped?
Political parties spent over €416,000 on them last year.
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Jan 13th 2017, 9:15 PM
'For me, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are virtually the same'
Columnist Julien Mercille gives us his take on the election ahead.
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Feb 24th 2016, 8:00 AM
The primitive power of election posters cannot be underestimated
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.
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Feb 4th 2016, 8:00 AM
QUIZ: How many of these political party logos can you name?
Do you know your People’s Front of Judea from your Judean People’s Front?
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Feb 1st 2015, 6:30 PM
Poll: If an election was held tomorrow, who would you vote for?
Decisions, decisions.
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Sep 13th 2014, 10:56 AM
'Deeply, deeply misogynistic': Women share their experiences of life in politics
Just 27 of Ireland’s 166 TDs are female, but are gender quotas the best way to increase this figure?
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Jul 12th 2014, 7:45 AM
Which political parties received the biggest donations last year?
Note: Labour and Fianna Fáil aren’t in the running.
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Jul 3rd 2014, 2:45 PM
From banning Galway people entering Meath to using Grindr: The evolution of election literature
A rundown of political communication methods since the 1920s.
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May 18th 2014, 7:45 PM
Column: Labour should be pushing for social democracy, rather than abandoning it
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.
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Apr 1st 2014, 7:30 PM
Both Government parties down as Sinn Féin surges in latest poll
Support for Labour has fallen under 10 per cent yet again, while Sinn Féin is now just one point behind Fianna Fáil.
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Mar 29th 2014, 7:57 PM
Less than a quarter of candidates running in the local elections are women
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.
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Feb 2nd 2014, 4:00 PM
Cannabis legalisation: Where do the parties stand?
Independent TD Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan is due to launch a bill in the coming days proposing the legalisation of the drug.
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Oct 21st 2013, 9:30 PM
Crisis talks on Portugal bailout breakdown
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.
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Jul 20th 2013, 3:50 PM
Aaron McKenna: Political ideology is preventing Ireland's economic salvation
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
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Jun 8th 2013, 8:00 AM
Fewer than one third of people support public sector pay cuts
A new opinion poll has also found that the majority of respondents want the government to try to renegotiate the Croke Park pay agreement.
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Apr 27th 2013, 10:42 PM
Support for Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin falls in latest Red C 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.
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Mar 23rd 2013, 5:37 PM
Column: How badly does one have to behave to be knocked out of politics?
After a string of tribunals, political scandals and economic catastrophes, reports of Fianna Fail’s death were greatly exaggerated – but why? asks Maura Adshead.
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Mar 5th 2013, 7:00 AM
Column: They promised an end to stroke politics – has it worked out that way?
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?
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Dec 7th 2012, 7:00 AM
Sinn Féin rebounds, others remain the same
The latest Sunday Business Post/Red C poll on the party popularity shows that not much has changed over the summer.
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Sep 23rd 2012, 1:04 PM
Column: Stephen Donnelly TD answers 10 questions he's frequently asked by the public
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.
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Aug 7th 2012, 7:15 AM
Column: Ireland doesn't need a new political party, it needs a new politics
The intentions of those launching a new political party may be good but Ireland needs to look beyond the ballot box, argues Aidan Rowe.
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Jul 10th 2012, 8:30 PM
'It's imperative the left unites': How the ULA wants to become a political party
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.
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Jun 24th 2012, 8:45 AM
Éamon Ó Cuív suggests Sinn Féin have inherited Fianna Fáil values
The former party deputy leader said support had moved to Sinn Féin after Fianna Fáil deserted its roots.
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Jun 10th 2012, 11:21 AM
Enda Kenny refuses to say what he and Merkel spoke about
Germany has indicated it is not interested in a bank debt deal for Ireland – despite the Government lobbying hard for one after the referendum.
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Jun 6th 2012, 11:59 AM
New poll shows voters set to back EU fiscal treaty
However the opinion poll in today’s Sunday Business Post shows that the gap between the Yes and No votes is narrowing.
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Apr 29th 2012, 7:45 AM
Election candidate demands prosecution proceedings... against himself
Diarmaid Ó Cadhla, who ran in Cork South-Central, says legislation requiring him to disclose donations is unconstitutional.
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Apr 8th 2012, 3:27 PM
Column: Nobody likes the party whips – but our democracy needs them
TDs are often blamed for toeing their party line, writes Eoin O’Malley, but the alternatives would be even worse.
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Jan 27th 2012, 7:30 AM
Major government conference aims to attract more women into politics
The conference, entitled How To Elect More Women, comes in the wake of this week’s legislation which will introduce gender quotas.
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Dec 16th 2011, 3:50 PM
Column: Why I joined Ógra Fianna Fáil
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.
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Aug 22nd 2011, 7:43 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock
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May 31st 2011, 4:53 PM
Will McDowell return to politics?
He certainly hasn’t ruled it out.
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Jul 21st 2010, 3:57 PM