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'I doubt it will materialise' - Tánaiste not expecting Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch to run for election

Over the weekend, the Irish Independent reported that the convicted criminal is seriously considering running as an independent candidate in Dublin’s north inner city. It was reported that friends of the veteran criminal say he has talked with his ...

21 Oct 2024 at 13:41

National News

Labour leader says Fine Gael transfer push ‘smacked of desperation’

Fine Gael has been dealt a blow in the final hours of campaigning after the Labour Party described a push by Simon Harris to transfer votes to parties like Fianna Fail and Labour as “desperation”. Labour leader Ivana Bacik criticised the comments ...

28 Nov 2024 at 17:27

National News

Social Democrats maintained ‘consistent message’ through campaign – Gannon

Social Democrats’ Gary Gannon said his party has maintained a consistent message through the General Election campaign. The Dublin Central TD said appointing a senior minister for disability services will resolve the issues around disability ...

28 Nov 2024 at 16:53

National News

Momentum is behind Sinn Fein, says Mary Lou McDonald

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said she has detected a change in tempo in the Irish election campaign, with momentum gathering behind her party. Buoyed by improved polling ratings in recent days – an uptick that has been accompanied by ...

26 Nov 2024 at 14:30

Local Elections

Opinion: The Government is not addressing the crisis in nursing home care - Kilkenny Live

The Government is not addressing the crisis in nursing home care, and this is threatening the long-loved Irish model of locally based nursing home care according to the CEO of Nursing Homes Ireland, Tadhg Daly. As we enter the last days ...

06 Jun 2024 at 15:00

National News

Fianna Fail needs new leader, TD McGuinness says

Fianna Fail needs a new leader “in the not too distant future”, one of the party’s TDs has said. John McGuinness, TD for Carlow-Kilkenny, said the party made “serious errors” in the presidential election campaign which ultimately saw ...

26 Oct 2025 at 17:40

National News

Man, 39, charged over alleged assault during election campaign

A man has appeared in court charged in connection with an alleged assault in Dublin during presidential election campaigning. Daniel Soave, 39, with an address in Portland Row in Dublin, appeared before Dublin District Court on ...

27 Oct 2025 at 13:03

National News

Irish president election highlights: A tenant dispute, barristers and footballs

The 2025 presidential election has been unique in some parts, and repetitive in others. It began with just three candidates on offer for the first time in 35 years, which then dropped to two candidates – for the first time in ...

24 Oct 2025 at 00:01

National News

A tenant dispute, smears and solos: Key points from Irish presidential election

Ireland’s presidential election was a strange campaign that saw no major issue catch fire and instead focused on candidates’ personal controversies and personalities. It began with just three candidates on offer for the ...

25 Oct 2025 at 16:42

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