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Where was the ‘parity of esteem’ talk when Fine Gael was riding high in the polls?
Some in the Dublin establishment and media regard demands of regional Independents as ‘parish pump’ but concerns of urban TDs as ‘progressive’ and ‘socially concerned’
Beneath the vote for stability and small-c conservatism, darker currents are stirring
Our system of PR is praised for incentivising consensus and civility. But it can also lead to entropy – a gradual decline into uncertainty and disorder
Election 2024: Things you might have missed, from miraculous medals in ballot boxes to the next Dáil’s young guns
The religious jewellery appeared in both Cavan and Monaghan boxes, while a wedding ring was found in a ballot box in Donegal
Election 2024 results: Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly loses his Dáil seat
Roderic O’Gorman secures solitary Green Party seat, Aontú gains second TD while Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch loses out
Politics is an attention economy and Gerry Hutch garnered plenty of it
Hutch’s candidacy candidacy was met with an almost giggling immaturity, as though it was not serious, but sort of “gas”
The complete exit poll results: the most important voter issues and second preference details
Election 2024: Economic stability (9%), climate change (4%), crime (2%), local transport and roads (2%) and childcare (2%) all played lesser roles
As if the election campaign wasn’t tedious enough, brace yourself for ‘the counts’
Election counts are an amateur production put on for the benefit and enjoyment of the actors rather than the audience
If this election campaign has proven anything, it’s that voters are not eejits
Election 2024: Everything will be revealed over the course of this weekend. But in the meantime, we learned a few things during this bumpy campaign
Dublin Fingal West constituency candidates list: Louise O’Reilly should retain seat for Sinn Féin as Labour in with good chance
Election 2024: Third seat in Dublin Fingal West constituency likely to be fight between Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
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