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Looking through the local papers for the local paper section I was struck by the amount of references to the cost of going back to school. Education is to me the most important thing for a country to work on and should be the most important priority for any party. So when I see parties [...]

So it’s Dublin West.  We noted a while back that the Census results had the potential for a tricky constitutional problem: that a constituency might have grown too quickly to maintain its constitutional minimum of 1 TD per 30,000 voters.    And it’s happened.

Local news round-up If there is any stories you have read please drop us a comment. The Kingdom Kenny moves to put stop to nasty FG spats FINE Gael leader Enda Kenny is closely monitoring party activity in South Kerry where a new wave of internal feuding is threatening to destroy already slim chances of [...]

If there is any news in your area. Please let us know and drop us a comment. Longford Leader New poll predicts election success for Peter Kelly and James Bannon Its findings suggested that the four candidates elected to the Dail in this constituency will be: Deputy Kelly (FF), Senator Bannon(FG), Senator Mary O’Rourke (F [...]

Some times the news can miss the stories from the local newspapers. So here is Irishelection’s top stories from the country. The Meath Chronicle Fraud Squad to probe purchase of Navan land The “investigation will be conducted by Chief Superintendent Austin McNally of the Fraud Squad. The purchase of the land was made by local [...]

For an election that’s not supposed to take place until next year, it’s certainly generating lots of talk in early 2006. One aspect of this talk that deserves a little more attention is the possibility that some of Bertie’s less subtle hints to more long-standing TDs to shuffle off this political coil may have backfired. [...]