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# Elections

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Someone named 'Captain Jack Sparrow' ran for election in the United States
Finally a candidate we can believe in.
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Nov 5th 2014, 10:00 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Catch up as you wake up.
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Nov 5th 2014, 8:45 AM
Republicans eye the Senate in close midterm vote
Democrats could lose Senate seats in as many as 10 states.
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Nov 4th 2014, 10:55 PM
Opinion: US midterm elections – why they’re important to America and the world
The midterms are equally worthy of your attention as the US presidential elections.
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Oct 20th 2014, 10:30 PM
You could soon be able to vote while on your holidays
There’s nothing like missing a good vote to make you homesick.
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Oct 1st 2014, 6:50 AM
Fianna Fáil and Labour spent €1.1m on EU elections and they've no MEPs to show for it
Neither topped the spending charts though.
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Sep 15th 2014, 6:43 PM
A Colorado town is suing all its voters after an incredibly messy election
The town of Montezuma has 61 voters, and 12 of them ran for mayor.
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Aug 15th 2014, 6:30 AM
A small town in America has elected a dog as their mayor
The 7-year-old will be sworn in on Saturday.
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Aug 13th 2014, 6:00 PM
Ex-IRA man, anti-drugs campaigner, occasional Joe Dolan impersonator: Meet the Lord Mayor
Christy Burke’s been the headlines recently for his comments about the British royal family. He sat down at the Mansion House this week for a chat about his past, and his plans for the next 12 months…
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Jun 21st 2014, 4:00 PM
We spent €35k last year monitoring elections in Tajikistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan
The current roster of election observers, drawn up in May of last year, includes about 200 people with previous experience of elections or public office.
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Jun 21st 2014, 8:00 AM
Opinion: Losing the election hit so hard I thought I might never recover
When I heard the vote count, I felt like I’d been thrown off a moving train, whipped, dragged and tortured.
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Jun 20th 2014, 8:00 AM
That's all, folks: The six remaining local election seats have been filled
Three Fine Gael, two Sinn Féin, and one Fianna Fáil councillors have been elected to Monaghan County Councils.
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Jun 8th 2014, 8:19 PM
The six local election seats still empty will be filled by this afternoon
Voting in Ballybay-Clones had been postponed following the death of a candidate.
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Jun 8th 2014, 7:15 AM
Ex-army chief Sisi declared Egypt's president-elect with 96.9% of votes
It comes almost a year after he overthrew elected Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi.
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Jun 3rd 2014, 7:20 PM
McDonald: 'You are not regarded as competent. Have you got that message Taoiseach?'
Enda Kenny said that Sinn Féin just want to promise free services and haven’t a notion how to pay for it.
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May 28th 2014, 1:52 PM
Kenny and Gilmore off to Brussels to discuss outcome of European elections
The European leaders will discuss the impact of the election results as well as the Ukraine crisis.
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May 27th 2014, 9:26 AM
Number of women sitting on local councils jumps by 30 per cent
Fianna Fáil has the lowest proportion with just 14 per cent of their elected councillors being women.
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May 27th 2014, 8:22 AM
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
Everyone’s talking about Gilmore resigning, the elections and two bodies found in search of missing Dublin men.
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May 26th 2014, 10:55 PM
This was not a vote of anger, it was a vote of community
The Taoiseach says it was anger that led to his party’s poor performance over the weekend, but the problem is more fundamental than that.
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May 26th 2014, 6:30 AM
Here are 9 things we learned from the 2014 local elections
It’s been good for Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil but bad for Labour and Fine Gael. But what about the Greens, Socialists and independents? We take stock of the local elections as the counts draw to a close.
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May 25th 2014, 8:45 PM
Poll: Do you think Eamon Gilmore should step down as Labour leader?
There has been some criticism of the Labour leader after the party received just 7 per cent of the vote in the local elections.
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May 25th 2014, 11:51 AM
How does the government deal with the 'loud and clear'' message of the voters?
Labour’s electoral “shellacking” and a far from impressive performance from Fine Gael means there is plenty for both parities to consider in the days and weeks ahead.
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May 25th 2014, 11:20 AM
Victory, despair and an eye on the rugby at the RDS
As the results rolled in, the candidates seeking election to Dublin City Council took it differently.
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May 25th 2014, 6:30 AM
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
Everyone’s talking about the elections, an Irish man who drowned in Sydney and shootings in California and Brussels.
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May 24th 2014, 8:14 PM
"We want to use our mandate wisely" - Gerry Adams vows to build on election gains
Adams said that his party could now be the biggest in Dublin as well as Belfast.
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May 24th 2014, 8:00 PM
Micheál Martin is delighted for Kate Feeney...and Mary Hanafin did well too
The publicity over the Fianna Fáil strategy in Blackrock appears to have paid off.
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May 24th 2014, 5:25 PM
Ex-Fianna Fáil TD Chris Andrews set to top poll for Sinn Féin
Andrews is from a strong Fianna Fáil family but will join Dublin City Council for his new party.
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May 24th 2014, 5:16 PM
Aaron McKenna: A citizen’s guide to fighting the scourge of cable ties left on lamp posts
Political hopefuls call for better public spaces, clean streets, motherhood and apple pie – but many are happy to leave their campaigning rubbish about.
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May 24th 2014, 8:10 AM
Why are schools used as polling places?
There are some very sensible reasons why hundreds of primary schools will close today to facilitate voting.
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May 23rd 2014, 9:00 AM
Countdown's over (finally), here's what you need to vote today
You don’t need a polling card, but might need some ID.
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May 23rd 2014, 6:30 AM
Here's what happened when a group of children held an election today
The children of Craggagh NS cast their ballots today. Here’s how it went…
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May 22nd 2014, 9:12 PM
Opinion: Sickened with politics and politicians? Then you should vote tomorrow
If you’re feeling disillusioned with politics, you’re not alone – and that’s why you need to make your voice heard.
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May 22nd 2014, 7:30 PM
Larry Donnelly: Do political candidates really enjoy canvassing? I’ll never fully believe that
Recent canvassing has reminded me of my own first foray as a political candidate: I was 22 years old, nomination papers in hand, knees knocking together.
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May 22nd 2014, 7:35 AM
A tale of two parties: Here's how the Euros are shaping up, four days ahead of D-Day
Politicians will be blitzing the country this week. But after a raft of polls in the last few days, certain patterns are becoming clear….
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May 19th 2014, 1:59 PM
Voting in Limerick, but not sure for who? This will help
A one-stop-shop for Limerick voters that tells you what candidate best matches your views.
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May 19th 2014, 7:30 AM
From banning Galway people entering Meath to using Grindr: The evolution of election literature
A rundown of political communication methods since the 1920s.
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May 18th 2014, 7:45 PM
Noel Rock: I'm taking €0 expenses – here's why
Unvouched expenses would not be tolerated in the any other business, and taxpayers shouldn’t have to tolerate it either.
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May 18th 2014, 12:00 PM
From bikinis to Nazi relatives, the weird ways our continental cousins are campaigning...
They’re a crazy bunch on that mainland.
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May 18th 2014, 8:45 AM
Winning this election isn't crucial to this candidate - he just wants to spread direct democracy
Jan Van De Ven is running as a candidate in the Ireland South constituency, and if elected would introduce a system of eDemocracy.
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May 17th 2014, 10:15 AM
Policy u-turn means people seeking asylum can now receive election leaflets
However, Human Rights Ireland said that “issues still remain” with the system.
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May 15th 2014, 11:16 AM
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