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Last week the EU representation here unveiled their film making competition Democracy and Dialogue to run at Darklight Film Festival in Dublin. Its an excellent idea (anyone who remembers how much fun Votetube yielded will attest to that)- which like their help with our conference doesn’t push any agenda. For readers and contributors who fancy [...]

The group of us here at irishelection.com and Damien’s awards.ie are looking to get some kudos to those politicians who make good use of the web in the forthcoming election. Today we are announcing the Online Irish Politics Awards. Info below the fold, we hope to have the technology together by the weekend so you [...]

VoteTube is a competition for the most entertaining, most persuasive and most effective political and civic message videos made about Ireland. There are two categories for entry. One is specifically for third and second level students and the other is for everyone else. You can enter as often as you like. Videos may be entered [...]

Are political scandals getting you down? Fancy a break away from all you trouble? Well we have—or rather Fianna Fail’s party newspaper have (free subs regd)—a 2-night weekend break in the County Arms Spa Hotel in Birr, Co.Offaly for you. To enter, just send a letter to “Ploughing Championships Competition, 65-66 Mount Street Lower, Dublin [...]

Is modern Ireland getting you down. Do you need some me time to relax from the hassles of bad urban planning. Would you like healthy treatment with a bed in an actual room? Thought so! Well you are in luck. If you want to enter into a competition to win a luxury spa weekend in [...]