With all this good news, why is Labour so low in the polls? We asked Joan Burton...
The Tánaiste answered questions about Labour’s low poll ratings today.
The Tánaiste answered questions about Labour’s low poll ratings today.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny lashed out at the party yesterday.
The Tánaiste has said that a General Election won’t be taking place next year.
Enda Kenny plans for the Coalition to stay in Government until April 2016.
This time three years ago Ireland was in the middle of one of the most dramatic general elections the country has ever seen. Remember all these memorable moments from the campaign?
Banks are trusted 2 points less, at 19 per cent, according to the Edelman Trust Barometer.
“Isn’t that what you do during an election?”: Pat Rabbitte says his RTÉ comments were misrepresented… by Vincent Browne.
Labour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin kept a diary recording all his tweets – and what he really thought – throughout the 2011 election campaign. Two years on from the election, he shares some of them for the first time.
Green Party councillor Darcy Lonergan says she hopes to bring social growth as the new mayor of Carrickmacross.
The former party deputy leader said support had moved to Sinn Féin after Fianna Fáil deserted its roots.
How much does it cost to live? How much are we saving? How long do we have to get a job? And plenty more…
Diarmaid Ó Cadhla, who ran in Cork South-Central, says legislation requiring him to disclose donations is unconstitutional.
Just how busy has the new government been? Well, they’ve cut their own pay – but they produce less legislation.
The Labour-Fine Gael coalition took its place in the 31st Dáil on this day one year ago. How do you think it has performed?
The government’s first year in office has seen Twitter debates over Miss Piggy, print toner and internship schemes.
The farmer was jailed this morning over non-payment of fines related to his use of electronic signs during last year’s general election.
John Dillon refused to pay a court fine after Limerick County Council complained about electronic signs he used last year.
From financial difficulties to a car crash, candidates recall their campaign experiences – and give advice for any young person considering running for the Dáil.
It really is a year since the historic general election. But who would you give your first-preference vote to now?
Plus, some of the more memorable (and funny) episodes from the campaigns.
One year ago, Enda said Ireland could become “the best small country in the world” in several key areas. Here’s how far we’ve got according to experts in each…
Twelve months after the historic general election, we asked voters to reflect on their decisions. Here’s how they felt…
In the final part of the series of interviews with politicians, Eamon Ryan explains how he hopes people will be willing to vote for the Green Party again by the next election
Candidates couldn’t stop repeating certain phrases a year ago… what were they again?
The Laois-Offaly TD, one of only three new Fianna Fáil TDs to be elected in last year’s general election, said he would never have ran for the Dáil if Brian Cowen hadn’t stepped down.
Nine things to know by 9am: Post-mortems due in Carlow, government to unveil back-to-work programme, and did your ancestors cause ‘malicious injury to a bicycle’?
Former Green Party TD Paul Gogarty reflects on his life since losing his seat in last year’s general election.
The former Fianna Fáil TD said that Taoiseach Enda Kenny has ‘nothing in the top storey’ – but people like him because he smiles all the time.
We want to hear from people across the country: How do you feel about that historic election 12 months later?
Defeated independent Dylan Haskins received an €8,700 refund in expenses, and is distributing it between ten good causes.
While the country struggles under immense financial pressure, eight cabinet ministers take expenses that can’t be audited.
Figures released by the Oireachtas detail exactly how much every TD in the country claimed in expenses from the day they got elected until the end of December 2011.
Labour TD Eamonn Maloney says he’s not “crusading” but refuses to claim expenses as a matter of principle.
TheJournal.ie’s writers have each picked one thing that they are glad to see the back of – and one thing they are looking forward to this year.
From #aras11 to #ge11, from Ireland’s economic black hole to the controversial household charge: We bring you all the important numbers of 2011.
What do Darron Gibson, Olivia O’Leary, Brian Lenihan and the ‘super-moon’ all have in common? You’re about to find out…
It’s been an eventful year for the nation, here’s how the international media saw the big events.
From our own #aras11 to the devastation of the #Japan earthquake and tsunami, here’s how some of 2011′s most defining events were captured on Twitter…
A general election, the implosion of two parties, EU drama and a Presidential campaign – can you picture all that in one year? We tried…