Name: Eamon Ryan. Age: 7 in dog years. Party: Green Party. Superpower: Regeneration, having Saoirse McHugh representing the party. Favourite inspirational quote: “We may not be a big party, but we’ve never served at the political wing of a paramilitary organisation responsible for the deaths of thousands”. Pastimes: Recycling old policies. Key message to public: “You’re… Read more »
VOTING in Ireland’s general election on Saturday? Hungry for yet more information of the leaders of Ireland’s largest parties? Get to know Sinn Féin’s leader in detail below: Name: Mary Louise McDonald Age: 50 Party: Diet Sinn Féin Superpower: Has the lowest center of gravity of any living TD. Favourite inspirational quote: the entirety of… Read more »
SPEAKING from the lobby of the hotel that he and his family have lived in for three years, nine-year-old Dublin kid Evan Wright has made a heartfelt plea to voters across the country to consider the sanctity of the Special Criminal Court above everything else when they head to the ballot boxes this weekend. Like… Read more »
AHEAD of Ireland’s crucial general election on Saturday the 8th of February, get to know the Taoiseach and leader of the Fine Gael party: Name: Leonidas Varadkar Age: 41 (although his operating system was updated recently) Party: Never. Superpower: Not letting his unrelenting and violent night terrors affect his ability to straight up ignore the… Read more »
AFTER the final televised leaders debate on RTÉ last night one prospective voter feels he is but a handful of memes away from settling on which party and candidate will get his vote. “This is a sacred right afforded to me by those who sacrificed so much in the name of Irish independence so obviously… Read more »
LAST NIGHT’S leaders tonight proved the most illuminating of all the televised debates as the leaders of Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael went head to head. Relive the tense exchanges as they happened below: In tonight’s debate the leaders will be tasked with insulting the public’s intelligence on matters of housing, health and… Read more »
IF there’s been a breakaway star of the current General Election campaign it’s Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, who only yesterday fielded a difficult batch of questions from RTÉ’s Brian Dobson in a sit-down interview. “The IFA is an integral part of rural Ireland life and although people in urban areas may not realise… Read more »
STILL absorbing the astonishing results of the latest Irish Times poll, placing them as the country’s most popular party for the first time ever, Sinn Féin are today putting on a brave face while screaming internally in panic at the thought of having to actually follow through on their many election promises. Running only 42… Read more »
THE IRISH voting public have been warned that they risk ending up with a coalition of left-leaning public representatives who have largely spent the last decade criticising the mismanagement of public services and a growing inequality in Irish society, such is the majority of people’s utter disdain for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. “You fucking… Read more »
VISIBLY sweating and relentlessly pulling on their shirt collars in an apparent attempt to breath more freely, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil leaders Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin have appealed to Sinn Féin to bring back Gerry Adams as leader after catching sight of their rival’s upward trajectory in the polls. Fondly recalling the days… Read more »