Ireland Election News

Link to Original ArticleBARRY ROCHE CONSTITUENCY PROFILE CORK SOUTH CENTRAL FREQUENTLY DESCRIBED as a bellwether constituency, in that what happens here reflects national trends, Cork South Central will be watched with even greater interest on this occasion following Micheál Martin’s election as leader of Fianna Fáil. The expectation was that as a result of Martin becoming [...]

Link to Original ArticleBARRY ROCHE, Southern Correspondent LABOUR PARTY LABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore yesterday warned of the dangers of a single-party government and said the only way to achieve a balanced and stable government was by Labour participation in a coalition arrangement with Fine Gael. The incoming government was inheriting such a serious economic and financial [...]

Link to Original ArticleFINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan, left, was caught up in a war of words with a former government supporter last night as he tried to attack Fine Gael’s economic plans. Mr Lenihan was responding after Green Party Senator Dan Boyle revealed details of a phone call he received from the minister two years [...]

Link to Original ArticleFINE GAEL WILL launch their plan to create thousands of jobs in Cork today as the general election campaign continues across the country. The party leader Enda Kenny will be in the Cork South Central constituency providing further details of Fine Gael’s €7 billion NewERA infrastructure investment plan which they say will [...]

Link to Original ArticleEach week in the run up to the General Election, JOE is asking a representitive from each of the main political parties to answer a burning question relevant to Irish men in 2011. We’re not putting any spin on their answers we ask the question, they give us their answers, and we [...]

Link to Original ArticleAn Irish Examiner-Red C poll reveals sitting Fine Gael TD Simon Coveney is set to top the poll, relegating Mr Martin to second place for the first time since the 1992 election. The body blow to Mr Martin comes as a separate poll shows national support for Fianna Fáil has crumbled to [...]

Link to Original ArticleSeveral former Fianna Fail loyalists in Stepaside, an ancient stagecoach stop on the road to Dublin that is now enveloped in suburban sprawl, promised to give the affable independent their number one vote. They expressed admiration in equal measure for Ross’ exposure of high-level corruption, and for his wife, Ruth Buchanan, a [...]

Link to Original ArticleThe political parties are continuing their campaigns in the general election. The Green party are marking St. Valentine’s Day by outlining their policy document on gay marriage. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is canvassing in Cork South Central. Sinn Féin is launching its education policy. The party is promising to provide free [...]

Link to Original ArticleEach week in the run up to the General Election, JOE is asking a representitive from each of the main political parties to answer a burning question relevant to Irish men in 2011. We’re not putting any spin on their answers we ask the question, they give us their answers, and we [...]

Link to Original ArticleBARRY ROCHE, Southern Correspondent IT WAS all going so swimmingly Michel Martin scooting around Douglas shopping centre in his Cork South Central constituency, flanked by his loyal lieutenant Cllr Terry Shannon and a squad of gra Fianna Fil members in green T-shirts urging Martin No 1. At Tesco he quickly made his [...]