After five years marching, Ballyhea says No more
Weekly protest in Co Cork parish ends against bank bailout
Ballyhea post-Mass protest marches against bondholders to cease
Marchers said the Irish should not be held liable for private debt of bondholders
Independents could hold the balance of power after election
Party profile: Independent Alliance likely to demand ministerial role
Sinn Féin would need ‘Pauline conversion’ to gain backing - Ross
Party must boost democratic credentials to gain Independent Alliance support, says TD
Christmas reads: From manager madness to goalkeeper on brink
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Power to the people
The official line was that the Irish don’t protest. But that changed with the bailout, the recession and the water charges. How might those demonstrations affect Ireland’s next general election?
Central Bank governor will reluctantly request ECB meeting with Ballyhea group
Honohan confirmed refinancing of promissory note bonds
Rise of the Others
In last weekend’s elections, Independents, small alliances and anti-austerity groups were the big winners, polling more than 40 per cent in some areas. Was it a midterm protest vote or is the political party over?
Fine Gael morale boosted by getting two MEPs in Ireland South
Deirdre Clune takes final seat to join Seán Kelly
Ireland South: Fine Gael takes two seats
FF’s Crowley, SF’s Ní Riada and FG’s Kelly and Clune elected in four-seater constituency
Hayes and Childers elected in Dublin after recount
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan failed to win a seat while Sinn Féin’s Lynn Boylan topped poll
Massive South stretches from Bray to Baltimore
Of the leading contenders, only FG’s Simon Harris is based in Leinster
Underdog candidates at a disavantage faced with the might of party machines
What canvassers lack in resources they make up for in passion and ideas
Ghosts of squabbles past haunt Gilmore
Eamon Gilmore has woman trouble from present and former candidates
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