Ireland Election News

Link to Original ArticleFollow on Twitter RTE Elections RTENews Live Updates 1341 Several candidates from the United Left Alliance staged a protest outside the offices of Anglo Irish Bank this morning. They staged a ‘tug of war’ with caricatures of Enda Kenny, Micheal Martin and Eamon Gilmore. Speaking afterwards, Richard Boyd Barrett said the ULA [...]

Link to Original ArticleThe general election due to take place in Ireland is likely to be one of the most extraordinary we’ve ever had. Not only is the economic situation more consumed by more dire straits than Mark Knopfler’s studio technician, but confidence in pretty much every major Irish institution is hanging comically round the [...]

Link to Original ArticleDr. Adrian Kavanagh is based in the Geography Department of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Over the next few days and weeks I am going to briefly review each of the forty-three Dáil constituencies and  I will relate these to what the December 2010 Newstalk prediction survey says about the different [...]

Link to Original ArticleA STUDY OF THE 566 CANDIDATES running in this year’s election shows that 86 women are running for seats, accounting for just over 15 per cent of all candidates. Adam Maguire’s study shows that for every woman running for a Dáil seat, there are 5.6 men contesting the election, RTÉ reports. The constituencies [...]

Link to Original ArticleALISON HEALY CONSTITUENCY PROFILEITS SHAPING up to be the battle of the two Sens in Kildare South where Fianna Fils Sen Fearghil and Sen Power are fighting to hold their seats. The party took more than 50 per cent of the vote the last time around but its difficult to find anyone [...]

Link to Original ArticleFIANNA FAIL leader Micheal Martin’s last-ditch drive to stem seat losses in the election was dealt a severe blow last night with the shock departure of well-known party figures. His efforts to stamp his authority on Fianna Fail were thrown into disarray following major setbacks in a number of key constituencies. And [...]

Link to Original ArticleTHE firing of the official starting gun for the 2011 yesterday made little difference to Martin Heydon. The 32-year-old farmer from Kilcullen has been on the campaign trail for the past 16 months after becoming the first candidate to be selected by one of the main parties in November 2009. Fine Gael [...]

Link to Original ArticleInterview by Paul Dillon Michael D Higgins, veteran polymath TD for Galway West, was born in Limerick in 1941. His father, a lifelong republican, had been sentenced to death by the Free State for blowing up Mallow Bridge, but reprieved, the Cork Examiner having called for his execution. His father left his [...]

Link to Original ArticleMARY MINIHAN TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen and Fianna Fil Ministers have taken our eye off the party while concentrating on economic matters, Minister for Enterprise Batt OKeeffe has said. While the Fianna Fil family contained mixed and divided views, it would unite for the election campaign and everyone accepted theres no one to [...]

Fiach Kelly and Aine Kerr Independent.ie SUPPORT for Brian Cowen as leader of Fianna Fail was wavering last night as TDs who backed him in this week’s confidence motion reconsidered their positions. And a string of others who publicly backed Mr Cowen before Tuesday’s vote would not answer calls yesterday or would not go on [...]