Local elections battleground: From dog poo to housing crisis
Long hours, low pay, stresses and strains of local politics exercise the public mind
History of referendums shows turnout will be crucial
Younger people tend to be poorer at turning out on election day, as does rural Ireland
Patrick Freyne: Eurovision an endearingly odd arms-race for TV
In recent years songs have improved (seriously) - this time there’s even more to marvel at
Class-based voting gap narrows, figures show
Numbers point to increased political mobilisation among working-class voters
Kenny an activist on the street and now the Dáil
Neilstown’s first TD says Government did not understand how hurt people are
Ballot Capers: Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war
Hugh Linehan takes a sideways look at the election
Noel Whelan: It’s a FG-FF coalition – or another election
At this stage, regardless of how you look at it, outgoing government will fall about a dozen seats short of overall majority
Election 2016: First-time candidates step out on canvass
Gender quotas mean more inexperienced candidates, but most are happy with support
Fianna Fáil bottom of league on women candidate quotas
Parties must select 30 per cent women to run in upcoming election, or face funding cut
Irish emigrants should have right to vote, report says
Oireachtas committee says Irish abroad ‘should continue to have a stake in future of country’
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have lowest percentage of female local election candidates
Opinion: People-Before-Profit, the Greens, Sinn Féin and Anti-Austerity Alliance all meet 30 per cent benchmark
RTÉ to introduce new way of choosing Eurovision entry
Ireland’s recent abysmal record in competition prompts a rethink
Cheesemonger and lollipopman among election hopefuls
Farmers, the self-employed and unemployed contest local elections
Urban/rural divide among voters made clear by turnout figures
Commuter counties rejected Government’s proposal by a clear margin
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