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# political-parties - This year 2022

Thirteen political parties in breach of legal requirements to submit accounts

# SIPO

Thirteen political parties in breach of legal requirements to submit accounts

Oct 11th 2022, 1:23 PM 13,028 Views 10 Comments

A new report from Ireland’s ethics watchdog was published today.

# political-parties - Last year 2021

# Audit

Data regulator to conduct audit of every Irish political party

May 20th 2021, 9:54 AM 7,012 Views 12 Comments

The audit will inquire into the processing of personal data by parties over the past three years.

Fine Gael falls in popularity but remains top party in opinion poll

# Politics

Fine Gael falls in popularity but remains top party in opinion poll

Jan 31st 2021, 12:03 PM 32,723 Views 99 Comments

Fianna Fáil’s support has risen by four points, but it remains the least popular choice of the top three parties.

# political-parties - All time

'I don't think it worked': Micheál Martin isn't too happy about the crowded line ups for this week's TV debates

# European Elections

'I don't think it worked': Micheál Martin isn't too happy about the crowded line ups for this week's TV debates

May 25th 2019, 7:45 AM 20,868 Views 30 Comments

Martin has suggested a ‘threshold’ for candidates might be used the next time around.

SIPO renews call for rethink on political party funding rules

# Money Money Money

SIPO renews call for rethink on political party funding rules

Oct 30th 2018, 3:08 PM 6,166 Views 6 Comments

The Standards in Public Office Commission is tasked with ensuring all parties are in compliance with funding rules.

Mixed reaction to step back from gender quotas for local elections

# Women For Election

Mixed reaction to step back from gender quotas for local elections

Aug 30th 2018, 5:54 PM 8,875 Views 44 Comments

Political parties that run at least 30% female candidates in next year’s local elections will get funding for an equality officer.

Dáil parties got €7.63m in expenses last year - with Fianna Fáil taking the biggest slice

# Political Parties

Dáil parties got €7.63m in expenses last year - with Fianna Fáil taking the biggest slice

Jul 12th 2018, 2:43 PM 15,115 Views 48 Comments

Sipo has released details of expenses for 2017.

'We need an Irish centre, liberal but conscious of valid concerns regarding immigration and security'

# Opinion

'We need an Irish centre, liberal but conscious of valid concerns regarding immigration and security'

Aug 20th 2017, 8:30 AM 6,611 Views 60 Comments

The current dichotomy is not pleasing anyone. There is a need for a new party to offer a palatable option C, writes Ethan Shattock.

Micheál Martin is well ahead of Leo Varadkar in the satisfaction ratings

# Behaviour And Attitudes

Micheál Martin is well ahead of Leo Varadkar in the satisfaction ratings

Jul 16th 2017, 7:39 AM 13,129 Views 75 Comments

According to the latest Sunday Times behaviour & Attitudes poll, satisfaction with Martin as party leader is at 54%, compared to 43% for Varadkar.

Poll: Should election posters be scrapped?

# Your Say

Poll: Should election posters be scrapped?

Jan 13th 2017, 9:15 PM 23,223 Views 67 Comments

Political parties spent over €416,000 on them last year.

'For me, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are virtually the same'

# Opinion

'For me, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are virtually the same'

Feb 24th 2016, 8:00 AM 2,167 Views 107 Comments

Columnist Julien Mercille gives us his take on the election ahead.

The primitive power of election posters cannot be underestimated

# Opinion

The primitive power of election posters cannot be underestimated

Feb 4th 2016, 8:00 AM 1,578 Views 44 Comments

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.

QUIZ: How many of these political party logos can you name?

# Anorak

QUIZ: How many of these political party logos can you name?

Feb 1st 2015, 6:30 PM 25,313 Views 28 Comments

Do you know your People’s Front of Judea from your Judean People’s Front?

Poll: If an election was held tomorrow, who would you vote for?

# Your Say

Poll: If an election was held tomorrow, who would you vote for?

Sep 13th 2014, 10:56 AM 31,076 Views 328 Comments

Decisions, decisions.

'Deeply, deeply misogynistic': Women share their experiences of life in politics

# Gender Quotas

'Deeply, deeply misogynistic': Women share their experiences of life in politics

Jul 12th 2014, 7:45 AM 10,386 Views 64 Comments

Just 27 of Ireland’s 166 TDs are female, but are gender quotas the best way to increase this figure?

Which political parties received the biggest donations last year?

# Paid With Thanks

Which political parties received the biggest donations last year?

Jul 3rd 2014, 2:45 PM 11,197 Views 59 Comments

Note: Labour and Fianna Fáil aren’t in the running.

From banning Galway people entering Meath to using Grindr: The evolution of election literature

# VOTE FOR ME!

From banning Galway people entering Meath to using Grindr: The evolution of election literature

May 18th 2014, 7:45 PM 19,123 Views 18 Comments

A rundown of political communication methods since the 1920s.

Column: Labour should be pushing for social democracy, rather than abandoning it

# Income Tax Cuts

Column: Labour should be pushing for social democracy, rather than abandoning it

Apr 1st 2014, 7:30 PM 51 Views 69 Comments

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.

Both Government parties down as Sinn Féin surges in latest poll

# Opinion Poll

Both Government parties down as Sinn Féin surges in latest poll

Mar 29th 2014, 7:57 PM 24,847 Views 329 Comments

Support for Labour has fallen under 10 per cent yet again, while Sinn Féin is now just one point behind Fianna Fáil.

Less than a quarter of candidates running in the local elections are women

# Girl Power

Less than a quarter of candidates running in the local elections are women

Feb 2nd 2014, 4:00 PM 8,113 Views 78 Comments

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.

# Cannabis

Cannabis legalisation: Where do the parties stand?

Oct 21st 2013, 9:30 PM 36,979 Views 263 Comments

Independent TD Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan is due to launch a bill in the coming days proposing the legalisation of the drug.

# Portugal

Crisis talks on Portugal bailout breakdown

Jul 20th 2013, 3:50 PM 5,567 Views 17 Comments

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.

Aaron McKenna: Political ideology is preventing Ireland's economic salvation

# Opinion

Aaron McKenna: Political ideology is preventing Ireland's economic salvation

Jun 8th 2013, 8:00 AM 430 Views 35 Comments

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

Fewer than one third of people support public sector pay cuts

# Opinion Poll

Fewer than one third of people support public sector pay cuts

Apr 27th 2013, 10:42 PM 13,586 Views 158 Comments

A new opinion poll has also found that the majority of respondents want the government to try to renegotiate the Croke Park pay agreement.

Support for Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin falls in latest Red C poll

# Opinion Poll

Support for Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin falls in latest Red C poll

Mar 23rd 2013, 5:37 PM 11,249 Views 181 Comments

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.

Column: How badly does one have to behave to be knocked out of politics?

# Opinion

Column: How badly does one have to behave to be knocked out of politics?

Mar 5th 2013, 7:00 AM 93 Views 51 Comments

After a string of tribunals, political scandals and economic catastrophes, reports of Fianna Fail’s death were greatly exaggerated – but why? asks Maura Adshead.

Column: They promised an end to stroke politics – has it worked out that way?

# Opinion

Column: They promised an end to stroke politics – has it worked out that way?

Dec 7th 2012, 7:00 AM 369 Views 63 Comments

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?

Sinn Féin rebounds, others remain the same

# State Of The Parties

Sinn Féin rebounds, others remain the same

Sep 23rd 2012, 1:04 PM 4,801 Views 64 Comments

The latest Sunday Business Post/Red C poll on the party popularity shows that not much has changed over the summer.

Column: Stephen Donnelly TD answers 10 questions he's frequently asked by the public

# Opinion

Column: Stephen Donnelly TD answers 10 questions he's frequently asked by the public

Aug 7th 2012, 7:15 AM 484 Views 64 Comments

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.

Column: Ireland doesn't need a new political party, it needs a new politics

# Opinion

Column: Ireland doesn't need a new political party, it needs a new politics

Jul 10th 2012, 8:30 PM 191 Views 72 Comments

The intentions of those launching a new political party may be good but Ireland needs to look beyond the ballot box, argues Aidan Rowe.

'It's imperative the left unites': How the ULA wants to become a political party

# Uniting The Alliance

'It's imperative the left unites': How the ULA wants to become a political party

Jun 24th 2012, 8:45 AM 4,443 Views 96 Comments

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.