Record-Breaking 83% of Young People expected to Vote in the General Election
New research by Thinkhouse youth communications agency found that a record-breaking 83% of young people are expected to vote in the General Election on Friday. The Union of Students in Ireland has released new research by Smartvote which shows that 76% of 92,000 surveyed Smartvote users think low hour contracts should be abolished; and 70% […]
Serious legal and electoral consequences may follow this misrepresentation – McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has expressed his grave concern regarding the publication on Wednesday (17th Feb) of a mistaken version of the official General Election Notice of Poll in The Nationalist Newspaper based in Clonmel. In the printed version of the newspaper Deputy McGrath is erroneously categorised as a Fine Gael candidate despite the fact […]
Family Carers save the state €4 billion; want commitments from next Government
Family Carers Ireland have launched their Pre-Election 2016 Campaign appealing to politicians to include carers in their list of priorities for the new Government. The campaign, titled ‘Election 2016: Achieving Fairness for Family Carers’ highlights that with the number of family carers on the rise, more must be done to support their unpaid work and […]
1/7 We’re headed to the polls on Friday February 26th
With a General Election set to be announced within the next few days and February hotly tipped for the month that we will be heading to the polling stations, BoyleSports has opened up a market on the exact day of the election. It’s odds on at 1/7 that we will be heading to the polls […]
