Local election results: Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Independent candidates have filled the vast majority of seats
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Helen Ogbu elected to Galway City Council for Labour Party, becoming the first black woman to win a seat there
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Independent candidates have filled the vast majority of the seats declared so far
Dublin environmentalist Brian Bolger has been unearthing decades-old campaign posters from the sand around Dublin’s protected Bull Island
Peader Tóibín says candidates will be ‘competitive’ in 24 local electoral areas
Not everyone is promising Aontú a first preference but the European candidate is changing the minds of some traditional voters
Local elections: More women starting to make a mark in a political system ultimately ‘designed primarily for men by men’
The local elections have captured the imagination of Ireland’s younger generation as they go on the canvass in the next few weeks
Live debate on RTE Upfront features Peter Casey, Barry Cowen, Luke Ming Flanagan, Saoirse McHugh, Chris MacManus, Pauline O’Reilly. Peadar Tóibín and Maria Walsh
Only eight of the 27 candidates will be allowed appear on the programme which begins at 10.35pm
Fine Gael rise and Sinn Féin decline ties support among leading parties - Fianna Fáil holds steady in third with Micheál Martin still most popular leader
Candidates face a battle where party running mates could be their most dangerous rivals transfers will in many cases be decisive
Fine Gael now level with main Opposition party while support for Fianna Fáil and most smaller parties steady
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