If you are thinking of donating to a charity this year you might consider the Kerry Rape Crisis Centre for their support of a victim of sexual assault subject to horrific community bullying in Listowel.
Early predictions from most of the mainstream media outlets have McDonald as the favourite. There is nothing is solid from the exit polls however – while they are perceived to be more trustworthy in Dublin than elsewhere – they are far from concrete. They say it’ll come down to who goes out first between the [...]
One of few journalists to call CU for Dana in 1999 has called the third seat in the Northwest euro constituency for Libertas leader Declan Ganley:
Ten years ago this week, I was the only reporter to ‘call’ it for Independent candidate Dana Rosemary Scallon in advance of the Connacht-Ulster European election. Fianna Fáil and Fine [...]
Over the weekend a blitz of new Eoin Ryan posters appeared throughout Dublin. Strikingly more independent than the first set of campaign offerings, the Fianna Fáil logo just visible in the right hand corner, the usual party colours are no more and it’s heavy on the Ryan.
My first viewing this morning had me thinking of [...]
Sent to us from Mayo – the first bumper sticker and the first anti-candidate ephemera of Elections 2009. Suppose if it was going to be any candidate it would be The Chairman.
Katy Sinnott makes an interesting apperance in this.( Hat-tip Braz)
It’s that time again with the European election nominations just closed that you might actually be interested in what your MEP has been up to for the last term. Want to check how they voted or how often they were in Brussel ? Thanks to http://votewatch.eu you can.
As in 2007 ’s campaign coverage on Irishelection.com we’re planning roundups of online action several times a week. Two years on the world has moved technologically but have the candidates? There have been many debates over the attempts to Obamaify campaigns and these will continue.
But I’m not planning on participating in these and for the moment I’m going to [...]
The Labour Party start their conference weekend off with the announcement that they will be running a candidate in the North-West constituency for the forthcoming European Parliament Elections.
Susan O’Keefe is a journalist who broke the story on a World in Action programme on the Irish Beef Industry which led to the formation of a Tribunal [...]
Dan Boyle sheds the green jersey. His Sunday Tribune comments (which only got a weblink late in the day) are noted by Reuters.
Ivor the Driver — full Seanad report. It was nice of Bertie to send Ivor’s letter of appointment to his Cork address.
How ossified is Irish politics? In the blink of an eye, Australia — which had no recession — replaces its Prime Minister.
I’m a victim of unique Irish blame culture, says Harney
Things Ministers don't do part 2: Harney is not really responsible for these clinial fuck-ups. Sure kick her over policy but not failure. Typical Irish begrudgerry.
