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Laois Sinn Féin candidate to contest 2024 Local Elections

Sinn Féin Local Representative Aaron Kelly has announced his intention to run in the Local Elections in 2024. The Graiguecullen native will run alongside Aidan Mullins, the Portarlington based serving Sinn Féin Councillor for the Portarlington ...

25 Jan 2023 at 12:23

General Election

"I am enjoying it better than any campaign in the last 30 years," says Brian Stanley

Independent Republican candidate Brian Stanley has a renewed fire in his belly after a bruising political departure from Sinn Féin only last month. The Portlaoise based candidate admits he wasn’t going to run in the wake of his highly ...

26 Nov 2024 at 19:22

National News

Last elections saw more spoiled votes than capacity of Croke Park, regulator says

Ireland’s electoral commission is attempting to drive down the number of spoiled votes, after 108,488 votes were deemed invalid in the last local and European elections – more than enough voters to fill Croke Park stadium. An ...

27 May 2024 at 15:18

National News

'Cuttin' grass and drinking tae': Social media reacts to bizarre local election poster

Passers-by in one Irish town have been left in disbelief following one local election candidates 'catchphrase' on his vote sign. Joe Druhan who is running for Wexford Independent Alliance (WIA) in the upcoming local ...

31 May 2024 at 10:42

National News

Fine Gael election candidate drops out after confirming payout of €15k to withdraw planning objection

Louth Fine Gael candidate Marian Dwyer-Agrios has dramatically dropped out of the upcoming local elections race, after she confirmed receiving a large sum of money from a developer to withdraw her objection to a ...

28 May 2024 at 12:27

National News

Wondering when will the election posters be taken down? It's sooner than you think

The local and European elections have been and gone - campaigns were ran, votes were counted and European and local council positions were finally filled after a very drawn-out count. Whether you voted or not, ...

14 Jun 2024 at 15:36

National News

Number of migrant candidates running in local election hits record high

The number of candidates from a migrant background running for local elections has hit a record high. That's according to the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI), which revealed over 100 candidates from a ...

19 May 2024 at 17:27

Election

Safety warning issued by Gardaí to candidates canvassing for General Election

With politicians around the country out canvassing for the General Election at the end of the month, a safety campaign has been launched for candidates to protect themselves on the streets and online. A ...

07 Nov 2024 at 19:04

National News

Irish presidential race to heat up as third candidate to be confirmed

The Irish presidential race is expected to gather pace this week as local authorities hear pitches from candidate hopefuls and big parties set out their election stalls. Polling day has been confirmed ...

08 Sept 2025 at 02:45

National News

Sinn Fein will back candidate with ‘a lot’ of Irish, McDonald signals

Speculation on who Sinn Fein will back in the presidential race has narrowed after leader Mary Lou McDonald said the preferred candidate has “a lot” of Irish. Senior party figures have refused to ...

18 Sept 2025 at 15:29

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