# Election 2016

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# War of Words

'Do not underestimate us,' Trump warns North Korea on his election anniversary

He gave the warning after a trip to the Korean demilitarized zone was cancelled due to bad weather.

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Nov 8th 2017, 8:46 AM

# Election 2016

THE WINNERS: These are all the TDs that have been elected

It’s been a long weekend and these lads and ladies have already passed the post.

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Dec 22nd 2016, 6:00 PM

# trump towers

Katie Hopkins has been invited back on the Late Late this week to talk about Trump

This will be her fourth appearance.

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Nov 9th 2016, 3:43 PM

# yuge yuge loser

15 very Irish responses to Donald Trump running for President

Tell us how you really feel, Ireland.

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Nov 7th 2016, 9:30 PM

# make it stop

"I'll move to Canada": Americans are getting really (really) sick of this election

More than half of Americans are stressed out by one of the most adversarial contests in recent history.

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Nov 5th 2016, 7:00 AM

# Poll Position

Hillary Clinton has taken a huge lead in the race for the White House

That is despite hitting choppy waters.

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Aug 25th 2016, 8:07 PM

# The other house

Everything you need to know about one of the most exclusive elections in Ireland

The Seanad election is underway. But how does it all work and how many people actually get a vote?

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Mar 28th 2016, 9:30 PM

# Political Animals

QUIZ: Were you paying attention to the general election?

Three weeks on, how much do you remember about the election for the 32nd Dáil?

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Mar 20th 2016, 12:00 PM

Voices

Jack Chambers has taken some heat on social media, but public figures get criticised all the time

Columnist Julien Mercille writes that if we start policing the internet for online abuse we can say goodbye to freedom of speech.

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Mar 20th 2016, 8:00 AM

# Keeping schtum

Some Fine Gael TDs want a deal with Fianna Fáil - but lots of them just don't want to talk about it

A survey carried out by TheJournal.ie this week found many Fine Gael TDs reluctant to discuss the formation of the next government.

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Mar 19th 2016, 3:30 PM

# Back To The Future

TD's wildly popular election video taken off YouTube over copyright dispute

Martin Heydon’s tribute to Back to the Future has fallen foul of a copyright issues.

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Mar 18th 2016, 8:30 PM

# How The West Was Won

The Fianna Fáil surge: How this new TD upset the odds in Enda's backyard

Lisa Chambers told us how she took a second seat for Fianna Fáil in Mayo and what she thinks of a coalition with Fine Gael.

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Mar 16th 2016, 6:01 AM

# Not paying

There has been a sharp rise in Irish Water cancellations since the general election

The revelation will come as a further blow to the future of water charges.

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Mar 10th 2016, 10:51 PM

# From Neilstown to the Dáil

Meet the working class TD named Gino who'll get the bus to Leinster House today

Gino Kenny is one of the more interesting deputies elected to the 32nd Dáil.

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Mar 10th 2016, 6:10 AM

# fine fail

Is the 'grand coalition' the only show in town - and how likely is it to happen?

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil haven’t talked about government yet – but it’s only a matter of time.

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Mar 9th 2016, 4:02 PM

# Explainer

What exactly happens when the new Dáil sits on Thursday?

It’s all change in Leinster House following the election. So what happens now?

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Mar 8th 2016, 9:00 PM

# speaker of of the Dáil

A TD who nearly lost her seat is going for one of the most important jobs in the Dáil

Maureen O’Sullivan has said that the position is “not a gift from the ruling parties”.

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Mar 8th 2016, 6:48 PM

# many meetings

Gerry wants to be Taoiseach, but Enda is meeting everybody so that he gets to rule the roost

The dance of those who would be in government continued apace today.

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Mar 8th 2016, 3:41 PM

# reaching out

Michael Noonan 'presumes' talks with Fianna Fáil will begin after Thursday

It’s the first time a senior Fine Gael minister has openly discussed negotiations with Fianna Fáil.

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Mar 8th 2016, 2:53 PM

# keys to the kingdom

"She'll get on famous": Another Healy-Rae is entering politics

Maura Healy-Rae will be co-opted on to Kerry County Council.

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Mar 8th 2016, 11:42 AM

# final flush?

Nearly half of people don’t intend paying their next Irish Water bill

A new poll comes in the wake of the general election result and the uncertainty over the future of charges.

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Mar 7th 2016, 11:35 PM

Voices

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael need to get with the message from Irish voters

There’s no need to panic, this is a political evolution, not a crisis, writes Maura Adshead.

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Mar 7th 2016, 5:21 PM

# enda the line

Enda admits he won't be re-elected Taoiseach on Thursday

The Fine Gael leader will officially become a caretaker Taoiseach after Thursday’s Dáil vote.

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Mar 7th 2016, 2:00 PM

# the word of the bert

This master dealmaker has some advice for Fianna Fáil about going in with Fine Gael

Patience is the message.

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Mar 6th 2016, 7:56 PM

# when the dust settles

'It was like being hit by a truck at 100 miles per hour' - Former TDs on the devastation of losing their seats

High-profile casualties of the election have opened up about the pain of not being reelected.

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Mar 6th 2016, 3:19 PM

Voices

Getting more women in the Dáil can't be a once off thing, such progress must continue

In comparison to the 2011 general election, there has been an increase of over 40% in the number of women in the Dáil.

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Mar 6th 2016, 8:00 AM

Voices

Abolishing water charges is a return to the policies that collapsed our economy

Troika observers reading our newspapers must be banging their heads against their desks and screaming at their monitors: “You’re. Screwing. It. Up. Again.”

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Mar 5th 2016, 8:00 AM

# Guess who's back

THE COMEBACK KIDS - the TDs from Bertie Ahern's last government who are back at the top table

Quite a few TDs that lost out during the 2011 election purge have managed to regain their seats.

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Mar 5th 2016, 7:00 AM

# the dance begins

The Independent Alliance had a "constructive" meeting with Enda

It comes ahead of the vote for Taoiseach next Thursday.

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Mar 4th 2016, 1:15 PM

# Backing Enda

Leo responds to Alan Shatter's dig, says he's 'charming as always'

“We won’t just stay in government for the sake of it, we won’t be clinging to power.”

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Mar 4th 2016, 12:21 PM

# choice

Half of Irish people think freer abortion access should be priority for next government

Almost three quarters of the people polled think there should be a referendum to allow the people to vote on the Eighth amendment.

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Mar 4th 2016, 10:00 AM

# poster watch

It's over: Election candidates have until midnight to remove their posters

Local authority regulations require political candidates to take down their election materials within seven days of polling.

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Mar 4th 2016, 9:54 AM

# Analysis

Fianna Fáil are back, and they're no longer 'male, stale and outside the Pale'

The party managed to claw its way back into the Dáil, in crucial constituencies across Ireland, including Dublin. And they finally have some female TDs.

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Mar 4th 2016, 8:00 AM