Ireland Election News

Link to Original ArticleMARIE O’HALLORAN CONSTITUENCY PROFILE DUBLIN NORTH CENTRAL FIANNA FÁIL is in the DNA of many in Dublin North Central, which has been one of the party’s staunchest strongholds. The three-seater will be a weather vane in Dublin at least, for how far the party’s fortunes slip or stabilise. A settled constituency it includes Marino, [...]

Link to Original ArticleTWO aspiring Dail deputies were yesterday offered a year’s modelling contract as compensation if they failed in their bid to win a seat. FG candidate Catherine Yore — tastefully dubbed ‘Catherine Phwoar’ — captured the title of “dishiest darling” in a competition organised by bookies Paddy Power and modelling agency, Assets. Two [...]

Link to Original ArticleTHE Seanad yesterday gave approval to one of its committees to challenge a High Court ruling on the Ivor Callely case. Last summer, the Seanad Committee on Members’ Interests found that the Dublin North-Central senator had wrongly used his address in Cork to claim expenses and suspended him for 20 days. But, [...]

Link to Original ArticleMIRIAM LORD With the Leeds legend by his side, the Labour leader insisted it was an election of two halves AS THE big guns in Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael trained their sights on Labour yesterday morning, the party rolled out a legendary midfield general in advance of the battle to come. [...]

Link to Original ArticleHE claims he has “the dodgiest seat in Leinster House” — but Finian McGrath is hoping the surge of support for Independents can return him to the Dail. The Dublin North-Central TD also defended the role of Independents amid criticism of the deals Michael Lowry and Jackie Healy-Rae squeezed out of the [...]

Link to Original ArticleBy Kernan Andrews Galwegians contesting the General Election are not just standing in Galway. At least six people from the county will be running in constituencies outside their native county. Two County Galway natives will be fighting for seats in Dublin North Central – Independent TD Finian McGrath, who is originally from [...]

Link to Original ArticleNew election — new way of scaring the hounds away. Independent TD Finian McGrath has been chased by dogs all over Dublin’s northside while canvassing — and has two separate bite marks to prove it. In previous campaigns, Finian had used a dog dazer — a device which emits a high pitched [...]

Link to Original ArticleMARIE O’HALLORAN People Before Profit candidates will lead a huge struggle against major tax hikes both in the Dil and outside if they are elected, the party said at its campaign launch this morning. We will lead a PAYE revolt against the unfair tax system in this country and well bring the [...]

Link to Original ArticleDESPITE the high profile failure of the much vaunted Democracy Now movement, the number of Independent TDs in the Dail is set to treble. The latest Irish Independent/Millward Brown Lansdowne poll puts support for Independents at 15pc. This means the 31st Dail could be home up to 25 local — and in [...]

Link to Original ArticleAGAINST THE ODDSVinny may be about to embark on a new route as his drinking buddies in Foleys implore him to stand in the next General Election, writes RODDY L’ESTRANGE THERE WERE about 20 heads in all, most of whom Vinny Fitzpatrick instantly recognised as his friends from Foleys and workmates from [...]