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Fianna Fáil targets green voters with climate plan
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General election campaign kicks off with big promises from parties
Following dissolution of 33rd Dáil, political leaders hit the campaign trail with high-profile canvasses
RIP FF-FG-Green Coalition, 2020-2024 - Miriam Lord’s look back at the Government
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Election 2024: Parties start to unveil promises as campaign gets under way
Three-week long run-in to November 29th polling day begins with party policy launches and poster placing
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to stand on their record in government
Taoiseach Simon Harris says the three Coalition parties had governed well together and passed five progressive budgets
‘We’re not going to get in the bride’s way’: First official Simon Harris canvass encounters wedding
The Taoiseach targetted the growing Dublin 15 area alongside local candidate Emer Currie, Leo Varadkar and Frances Fitzgerald
Sinn Féin pledges to win back working-class base
Mary Lou McDonald admits recent mistakes had cost the party support
Election housing debate should not be about ‘shouting numbers’, Simon Harris says
Election 2024: Fine Gael leader promises more ‘interventionist’ State on child care and ‘firmer’ migration system
An unhappy Ireland prepares for a general election
The expansion of the State is no longer a lefty position in Irish politics. It is pretty much everybody’s position
Coalition to face intense pressure over housing in opening days of election campaign
Taoiseach Simon Harris will today travel to Áras an Uachtaráin to ask the President to dissolve the Dáil
Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin ‘have the right number of candidates this time’ in election
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Tánaiste and People Before Profit TD’s row among combative exchanges on Dáil’s last day
Retiring TDs clear out their offices as Micheál Martin and Bríd Smith get into head-to-head over alternative government and both their fathers being ‘busmen’
Green Party ‘delivered’ despite ‘sniping every day’, says O’Gorman
Election 2024: Roderic O'Gorman makes pitch to voters on eve of general election being called
A race for the magic number across 43 constituencies to rule the largest Dáil in history
The number of seats has risen from 160 to 174, and the only certainty is that there will be plenty of skirmishes and subplots in the electoral battle
Limerick City constituency profile: Biggest issue is concern over services at University Hospital Limerick
Election 2024: Almost half the candidates also contested the race to become Ireland’s first directly elected mayor
Clare constituency profile: Battle between two Fianna Fáil candidates may be about to play out again
Election 2024: Michael McNamara would have been a shoo-in in the Clare constituency but it looks as though he has decided to remain in Europe
Limerick County constituency profile: Difficult to see any result other than the return of three incumbents
Election 2024: Pressure on services at University Hospital Limerick a major concern in the county
Cork East constituency profile: Sinn Féin fancy their chances as Labour lose retiring vote-getter
Election 2024: In the Cork East constituency Fine Gael face uphill battle to secure two seats
Cork North-West constituency profile: Is two a crowd for Fine Gael in this three-seater?
Election 2024: Sinn Féin is running a candidate in Cork North-West after deciding not to in 2020
Dublin West constituency profile: Fine Gael Senator has decent chance of picking up Varadkar seat
Election 2024: Sinn Féin TD Paul Donnelly should be returned, but it might be a big ask for the party to take two seats
Longford-Westmeath constituency profile: Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran in contention to retake seat after phenomenal vote in June
Election 2024: Question mark over Sinn Féin seat after large vote in 2020 but poor local election
Galway West constituency profile: Can Gráinne Seoige inherit vote from retiring poll-topper Éamon Ó Cuív?
Election 2024: Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell finished third in 2020 but may face a bigger battle this time around
Dublin Mid-West constituency profile: Bellwether will show if voters are moving to anti-immigrant candidates
Election 2024: Sinn Féin hopeful of gaining two seats despite dwindling poll numbers
Tipperary North constituency profile: Michael Lowry will probably top the poll for the seventh election in a row
Election 2024: Local elections results suggest Labour is in reasonably good health here and Alan Kelly is a big beast
Mayo constituency profile: Addition of extra seat may help Rose Conway-Walsh retain Sinn Féin seat
Election 2024: Retirement of poll-topper Michael Ring leaves at least two openings
Meath East constituency profile: Sharon Tolan faces a fight to claim second Fine Gael seat
Election 2024: Thornton Hall, although outside the constituency, may be a flashpoint issue
Dublin Fingal East constituency profile: Three incumbents will prove hard to shift in new three-seater
Election 2024: Stardust campaigner Antoinette Keegan running as a National Party candidate
Cork North-Central constituency profile: Housing could impact outcome of this new five-seater
Election 2024: Fianna Fáil’s Pádraig O’Sullivan and Fine Gael’s Colm Burke should be relatively confident of retaining their seats
Cork South-West constituency profile: Holly Cairns faces scrap for her seat
Election 2024: Sinn Féin cannot be ruled out in this sprawling rural constituency
Cork South-Central constituency profile: Battle for fifth seat is wide open
Election 2024: Micheál Martin's stomping ground has long been seen as a bellwether reflecting national trends
Tipperary South constituency profile: Final seat likely to be battle between Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin
Election 2024: Fianna Fáiler-turned-independent Mattie McGrath is favourite to return
Dublin South West constituency profile: Green Party seat looks most vulnerable in this left-leaning five-seater
Election 2024: Sinn Féin’s Seán Crowe won almost 30 per cent of the vote in 2020
Dublin Bay South constituency profile: Ryan departure will ease pressure on Bacik and O’Callaghan
Election 2024: Fine Gael’s chances of taking two seats will suffer from decision of Kate O’Connell to run as an Independent
Dublin South Central constituency profile: Sinn Féin’s reversal of fortunes has put paid to a second seat for them
Election 2024: Sinn Féin's Aengus Ó Snodaigh was just shy of two quotas in 2020
Kildare South constituency profile: Fianna Fáil senator may benefit from Sinn Féin in-fighting
Election 2024: Fine Gael junior minister Martin Heydon seeking re-election and should get over the line handily enough
Galway East constituency profile: This is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing constituencies of the 43
Election 2024: Both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are eyeing two seats, with Sinn Féin in running for last seat
Donegal constituency profile: Disaster zone for Fine Gael amid huge impact of defective blocks issue
Election 2024: In Donegal the 100% Redress Party candidate Charles Ward will be watched closely by other parties
Cavan-Monaghan constituency profile: Loss of Heather Humphreys a major blow to Fine Gael with question mark over Fianna Fáil prospects
Election 2024: Sinn Féin's confidence in Cavan-Monaghan may have been dented by recent showing in opinion polls
Laois constituency profile: All eyes on Sinn Féin and their former party colleague Brian Stanley
Election 2024: Former Fine Gael minister for justice Charlie Flanagan has decided not to contest the election
Kerry constituency profile: You can be guaranteed the Healy-Raes will be re-elected
Election 2024: Sinn Féin has solid voter base, particularly in the north and northwest of the county
Sligo-Leitrim constituency profile: A good weathervane of how impactful Independent Ireland will be in 2024 election
Election 2024: Edel MacSharry, cousin of Marc, should take a seat in this largely unchanged constituency
Dublin Bay North constituency profile: Element of randomness as Haughey, Bruton and Ó Ríordáin votes will scatter
Election 2024: Constituency has lost territory to Dublin North West and gained Balgriffin
Meath West constituency profile: Only one seat is really callable in this hotly contested three-seater
Election 2024: Sinn Féin’s fortunes will come down to the national performance on the day
Offaly constituency profile: Even without a Cowen in the race, it would be big upset if Fianna Fáil lost out
Election 2024: Former Sinn Féin member Carol Nolan says there are no safe seats in newly recast three-seater
Dún Laoghaire constituency profile: If there is a change, the Greens could lose out
Election 2024: Richard Boyd-Barrett, with a strong local and national brand, is well dug in at this stage
Dublin Fingal West constituency profile: 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
Dublin Central constituency profile: Clare Daly’s entry into the race will squeeze all candidates on the left
Election 2024: If the far right are to make a breakthrough to the Dáil, it could be here
Louth constituency profile: Sinn Féin may get two seats in five-seater with only one Government TD and three retirees
Election 2024: Louth is the smallest county in Ireland but one of the most densely populated area outside Dublin
Wicklow constituency profile: One of the bear pits of Election 2024 after loss of territory to neighbouring area
Election 2024: Taoiseach Simon Harris will be safe but bringing home a running mate is not assured
Carlow-Kilkenny constituency profile: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil face scrap to determine who comes out on top
Election 2024: Kathleen Funchion's election as MEP in June a big loss to Sinn Féin
Tribute paid to retiring TDs as Dáil completes final rush of legislation
Questions raised about ‘unaccountable’ €2m funding for Secret Service in €104bn Appropriations Bill
General election 2024: Trump victory may fuel fear of change in Irish voters
Who will win? A return of the Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Green coalition is now one of the more likely outcomes
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