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The controversy of the voter register is back again from the Nenagh Guardian Hundreds of names about to be wiped off Register of Electors for Newport. Newport is a small town on the Tipperary-Limerick border that has saw a massive increase in population in recent years. Due to its proximity to Limerick City (around 10 [...]

The Nenagh Guardian feels the continued profile of our politicians despite the summer recess signals the kick-off of the campaign proper and also gives a fairly handy look at the state of affairs in North Tipp.

Round up of the news from the Local Papers. Feel free to comment on any stories. Western PeopleO’Mahony still in election race WITH a date set for the Fine Gael convention, the countdown for potential candidates to declare themselves is on with high profile football manager John O’Mahony still in the running. Speculation has been [...]

Sorry for the delay in bring this but I blame a certain team in red. Donegal Democrat Solicitor Makes Sensational Cash Payment Claim A LETTERKENNY solicitor issued a strongly worded statement last night in which he claims an attempt was made to pass on a substantial cash payment to his client, Donegal T.D. Niall Blaney.

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 [...]

In what will likely be an oft-repeated quote, the newly elected president of the Garda Representative Association, John Egan has said that the government has a year (or implicitly, until the election) to deliver extra resources to the Garda and abandon the proposal for a reserve force, or ‘if they do not, we will be [...]

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 [...]

If corruption in Irish politics did not exist. Enda Kenny would not be the leader of Fine Gael. Instead they would have a leader with more organisation skills and not such a wooden persona. They would have one Michael Lowry and not the Mike Lowry Will Smith portrayed in the Bad Boys films. Even though [...]