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Wednesday 25 May 2022
Gallagher’s monumental lead was undone, but by then the campaign had already become a bizarre one.
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls, thanks to six in-depth interviews.
The presidential hopeful says “a thick skin” is needed in politics.
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls, thanks to six in-depth interviews.
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls, thanks to six in-depth interviews.
The debate was over the rights of presidents to address the Oireachtas.
The Sinn Féin candidate’s answer was greeted with applause, at the first TV debate.
A new poll has gauged people’s opinions on presidential earnings.
The president said he will take part in a number of other broadcasts.
The presidential hopeful officially launched his campaign today, defending a background in business.
We talked to students who support his bid for the presidency about why they intend on voting for him.
The businessman and presidential candidate is not commenting on the complaints.
The President’s opponents were shown the scale of the challenge they face.
President Michael D Higgins faced questions at this campaign launch about reports he stayed in a hotel which cost €3,000 per night.
The Comptroller and Auditor General said today he had no oversight over the payment.
The incumbent has officially announced his candidacy this afternoon.
The journalist secured her first county council nomination earlier today.
Other than Michael D Higgins, there are five people on the ballot paper so far.
South Dublin County Council voted not to nominate anyone for the presidency.
The 2018 candidates availed of every opportunity to press the flesh today.
Liadh Ní Riada’s latest comments come ahead of a HSE update on vaccine uptake rates due today.
The announcement was made after the party’s ard chomhairle met in Dublin today.
MEP Liadh N Riada has been widely tipped to be the party’s candidate.
The rivals for the office have a lot of ground to make up.
The Donegal artist says he almost made the journey south anyway.
Willing to strike up a conversation about Irish unity? Sinn Féin want to hear from you.
Michael D Higgins is the man to beat.
If Michael D doesn’t run, who would you fancy?
Senator Gerard Craughwell said an email he sent to local politicians was in the public interest.
Seán Kelly MEP thinks he may have a “great opportunity” to connect with people.
*That’s according to one politician who’s been tipped to run.
Michael D isn’t set to make an announcement until September – but other candidates may emerge before then.
One wrote a book, one went on tour, one went back up the North and one went to Strasbourg. Here’s what Seán, Martin, Gay, David, Dana and Mary did next.
The senator and former presidential candidate is expected to cover his long career in politics and his controversial bid for the Áras.
Seán Gallagher’s Áras bid may have been derailed with or without the tweet from fake McGuinness account. But the point is we need to know who was behind it, says Derek Mooney who knows all about losing a job amid a Twitter controversy…
Martin McGuinness had accused the presenter of treating him unfairly during the Prime Time candidates’ debate.
Independent senator and former Presidential candidate scathing of media standards during discussion in Seanad.
GARDAÍ ARE SET to be granted new powers to use facial-recognition technology that could lead to the rapid identification of criminals.
The technology enables police forces to carry out automated searches of video footage for suspects in criminal investigations.
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee is expected to announce the move at the Garda Representative Association annual conference today.
The minister will say the introduction of facial-recognition technology will greatly assist murder, child exploitation and missing persons investigations.
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) said it is “strongly opposed” to the technology being used by law enforcement, saying An Garda Síochána has a “poor record on data protection”.
“FRT [facial-recognition technology] and other biometric surveillance tools enable mass surveillance and discriminatory targeted surveillance
“They have the capacity to identify and track people everywhere they go, undermining the right to privacy and data protection, the right to free assembly and association, and the right to equality and non-discrimination,” the ICCL said.
So, today we’re asking: How do you feel about gardaí using facial recognition technology to identify suspects?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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