Alan Shatter’s political career is over. He has lost his seat in Dublin-Rathdown. He was overtaken by Fine Gael colleague Josepha Madigan, as well as being overtaken Green Party candidate Catherine Martin on the sixth count. …
The Communications Minister Alex White is about to lose his seat. In his Dublin Rathdown constituency, it now is almost mathematically impossible that Alex White is going to lose his Labour seat as part of a national …
Rumours are rife this morning that the Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny is going to resign his position. Fine Gael are currently looking at returning 26% of seats – far less than they need for …
Polling in Joan Burton’s Dublin West constituency is said to be “brisk” this afternoon. The 67-yr-old was running 5th in the 4-seater in the latest poll taken in her constituency. It’s looking highly likely like …
One of the curiosities of the current election campaign has been the strategy pursued by the Coalition in its quest for re-election. Having governed on a platform of ‘sound money’ – or austerity/probity, if you …
The Taoiseach issued a very loose and blatantly fake apology to the voters he horribly offended in Castlebar on Saturday. Enda Kenny said that he “apologises to anyone who is offended” after he called the people …
Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald has slammed the governments Job Bridge scheme. McDonald said it was just an attempt to reduce the Live Register figures. She insisted that there have been no …
With less than a week to go to polling day, Joan Burton is about to lead her party into the worst election they’ve ever experienced. The 67-yr-old is said to be “ignoring the polls” but …
A businessman who happened to come across the Sinn Fein PR stunt that The Liberal attended today gave Mary Lou McDonald a piece of his mind. The man said when he saw McDonald that he …
Going by the latest opinion polls, Labour is about to be what many feel is rightfully decimated by the electorate. After failed promises, increased taxes, water charges, property charges and an overall brush of austerity …
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