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# posters

This year
2023
# SIPO
Tánaiste questioned over Donohoe controversy: 'I’m going to wait to see what Paschal has to say'
The minister said he would address matters that were put to him yesterday by opposition members.
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Jan 19th 2023, 6:00 PM
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# It's All Over
Election posters need to be taken down by midnight tonight
If you spot a poster around your area after today, contact your local authority.
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Feb 15th 2020, 6:00 AM
# Derry
'Cruel and disgusting' anti-PSNI recruitment posters appear in Derry
“Those responsible for erecting these posters have nothing to offer,” a Sinn Féin MLA said.
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Feb 12th 2020, 2:01 PM
# Dublin City Council
101 problems: Election posters blocking traffic signals and obstructing paths in Dublin
Most complaints are about posters being at a height that is too low or are obstructing traffic signals and signs.
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May 15th 2019, 12:05 AM
# Environment
Candidates in more than 150 election areas to go poster free for upcoming elections
After an eight-week campaign 91 candidates have said they are going poster free.
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Apr 17th 2019, 10:20 PM
# exclusion zones
Safe zone law around GP clinics offering abortions will prohibit photos being taken of women
Graphic posters were unfurled outside the Rotunda Hospital this summer were described by the minister as “despicable”.
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Dec 1st 2018, 7:15 AM
# aras 18
Most Irish people want election campaign posters banned
In a survey of 1,000 adults, 77% responded that they wanted a ban on presidential posters.
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Oct 13th 2018, 8:30 AM
# causing offence
Is it a crime to display graphic abortion imagery in public places?
Some have argued that gardaí should be telling protesters to remove the imagery.
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Jun 20th 2018, 6:00 AM
# Eighth Ref
Here's how many complaints city councils got about referendum posters
Galway City Council got nine, while Dublin City Council got almost 300 over the same time period.
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Jun 18th 2018, 6:10 AM
# the eighth
More than 150 complaints about 'graphic' and 'false' referendum posters sent to Dublin City Council
Office workers, parents, and staff at the Rotunda Hospital submitted complaints about graphic ‘Vote No’ posters.
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Jun 2nd 2018, 12:05 AM
# End of the sign
Today's the final day for referendum posters to be removed
Any referendum posters in place after today are deemed to be in breach of the legislation and are subject to an on-the-spot litter fine of €150.
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Jun 1st 2018, 6:00 AM
# reported
'An attempt to suppress democracy': Removal of Labour's referendum posters reported to gardaí
A member of the public sent a video of people removing the Yes posters in Limerick city to Jan O’Sullivan TD.
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Apr 23rd 2018, 12:16 PM
# campaigning
Tidy Towns groups across the country are asking campaigners not to put up posters
This might be why some posters are missing in your town.
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Apr 21st 2018, 7:30 AM
# posters
Together for Yes crowdfunding appeal tops half a million euro
The group says that the money will “put posters across the country”.
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Apr 13th 2018, 9:47 PM
# all tied up
Expecting an election next year? Those pesky cable ties are here to stay
There are still no plans to introduce legislation to compel election candidates to remove plastic ties that hold election posters in place.
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Dec 29th 2017, 6:00 AM
# condemned
McDonald: 'Burning of McGuinness effigy on loyalist bonfire was a hate crime'
The Sinn Féin deputy leader said the burning of political posters must end.
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Jul 20th 2017, 7:38 AM
# a woman scorned
A woman got revenge on her cheating boyfriend by plastering these posters all over town
“If she is so good in bed you can stay there!” Better than Jeremy Kyle, this.
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Jan 8th 2017, 12:00 PM
# Abortion Rights Campaign
Campaigners says posters advertising pro-choice march removed illegally in Dublin
The Abortion Rights Campaign said its posters were removed in Rathmines and in some areas in the city centre.
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Sep 18th 2016, 6:03 PM
# Poles Apart
Will Dublin ban election posters? Maybe. Probably not. It's complicated.
Even if councillors really wanted to get rid of the placards, they might not be able to.
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Jul 26th 2016, 11:32 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Should election posters be banned in Ireland?
Politicians love them but the general public are not so keen.
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Jul 15th 2016, 11:02 AM
# posterwatch
Fed up with election posters? One council is looking at banning them
Councillors have voted unanimously to support a Green Party motion calling for South Dublin County Council to explore restricting them to designated areas.
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Jul 15th 2016, 6:00 AM
# Clonmel
Forestry minister's posters nailed to trees in Tipperary
A party spokesperson said the posters were all removed after it was brought to their attention.
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Feb 22nd 2016, 8:59 AM
# up the pole
Blocking traffic lights and parking in disabled spaces - the poster wars are still raging
A number of incidents have been spotted.
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Feb 17th 2016, 3:40 PM
# poster pin ups
Here's what our political parties have spent on election posters *
The ones that would tell us that is. TheJournal.ie asked all parties in the general election what their poster budget amounted to – here’s what we found out.
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Feb 7th 2016, 7:45 AM
# poster wars
Youths cut down Labour, Fianna Fáil and Green candidate posters in Dún Laoghaire
The youths said they were “cleaning up the area”.
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Feb 5th 2016, 5:55 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should election posters be scrapped?
Are there enough alternative ways to reach out to voters?
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Feb 4th 2016, 9:25 AM
Voices
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
# damage
Fine Gael councillor's posters defaced with swastikas
Colm Brophy woke up on Sunday to find around two-dozen of his posters spray painted with the Nazi symbol.
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Jan 25th 2016, 6:05 PM
# Poster Boy
'Completely different': Peter Mathews says he's not copying Fine Gael colours
“Anyone with an eye for art will see.”
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Jan 18th 2016, 3:54 PM
# pot calling kettle
It's been a week for political posters - and now Sinn Féin have had a crack at one of their own
The new poster has a cartoon-dig at the health policies of both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.
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Jan 17th 2016, 6:37 PM
# Billboard
Is this the first poster of the general election campaign?
Sinn Féin are erecting billboards across the country from today.
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Oct 20th 2015, 3:35 PM
# going postal
Should we limit the number of election posters candidates can have?
One Senator thinks 400 is plenty, but not everyone agrees.
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Jul 26th 2015, 8:00 AM
# express yourself
Referendum Commissioner says he wouldn't like to see posters regulated 'North Korean style'
The Commissioner is encouraging people to get out and vote tomorrow.
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May 21st 2015, 1:55 PM
# poster wars
Are these posters illegal? Labour says they're not
Mattie McGrath says they are.
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May 14th 2015, 6:05 AM
# marriage ref
The No campaign's posters keep getting defaced and ripped down
The Mother and Fathers Matter group is yet to report any incidents to the police.
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Apr 29th 2015, 6:11 AM
# Mothers and Fathers Matter
The 'Yes' campaign responds to accusations of pulling down 'No' posters
Posters had mainly been pulled down in the Dublin area.
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Apr 24th 2015, 2:50 PM
# Same-Sex
Marriage referendum posters are technically allowed to say anything...
Do some cross a line?
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Apr 21st 2015, 9:15 PM
# flog it
Enterprising people are selling The Interview posters for hundreds of dollars online
And people are buying them.
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Dec 19th 2014, 4:23 PM
# The Bends
These bent posters for the iPhone 6 are all kinds of unfortunate
#Bendgate just won’t die.
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Oct 3rd 2014, 12:12 PM
Voices
Aaron McKenna: A citizen’s guide to fighting the scourge of cable ties left on lamp posts
Political hopefuls call for better public spaces, clean streets, motherhood and apple pie – but many are happy to leave their campaigning rubbish about.
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May 24th 2014, 8:10 AM
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