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<p>Electoral Commission CEO Art O'Leary said: <span class="contextmenu emphasis">'</span>If we want to make inroads into the 50% of non voters, it's lazy just to say some people can't be bothered to vote. Some people want very much to vote.' Picture: Moya Nolan</p>

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Electoral Commission to explore mechanics of postal voting following election turnout

Turnout for last month's general election fell below 60%, having hit nearly 70% in 2011, prompting much discussion of voter engagement

<p>Count staff sort ballots at Nemo Rangers GAA club in Cork, Ireland, during the count for the European elections. Picture: PA</p>

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Election 2024 in Cork - All seats filled in Cork as Cobh recount completed

<p>The Eurobarometer report revealed that 51% of the Irish electorate turned out to vote in the election to the European Parliament in June. File Picture: EP</p>

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Cost-of-living and housing the main reasons Irish voted in European elections

Bulk of data centre cyberattacks coming from hostile states, warn EU experts

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Bulk of data centre cyberattacks coming from hostile states, warn EU experts

Unveiling of new European Commission delayed for a week

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Unveiling of new European Commission delayed for a week

100 days as Taoiseach: Has Simon Harris brought promised 'new energy'?

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100 days as Taoiseach: Has Simon Harris brought promised 'new energy'?

Martin Ferris joins Sinn Féin internal review in wake of its poor election performance

Martin Ferris joins Sinn Féin internal review in wake of its poor election performance

The former Kerry TD and Alex Maskey, former lord mayor of Belfast, are helping review Sinn Féin's disappointing local and European elections, and its poor showing in a new opinion poll

Sun, 07 Jul, 2024

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke TD

Michael McGrath to be named Ireland's next European commissioner

Ireland is eyeing up a trade or economic portfolio when the commissionerships are doled out by the president of the European Commission — which is looking likely to be Ursula von der Leyen

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

European union flag against parliament in Brussels

Ireland likely to set sights on economic portfolio in European Commission

Taoiseach Simon Harris told reporters that 'there are a number of portfolios that Ireland has an active interest in and can play an important role in'

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

EU leaders gather on Monday to decide who to appoint to key roles

EU leaders gather on Monday to decide who to appoint to key roles

Simon Harris will join other heads of government amid friction over Ursula von der Leyen's bid to be reappointed European Commission president

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

Theresa Reidy: Why a November election looks immensely more rational

Theresa Reidy: Why a November election looks immensely more rational

An orderly end to the government is going to make the election campaign a much smoother affair. It seems likely that the Greens will have the strongest preference for a 2025 election but for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, despite all the protestations, a November election looks immensely more rational

Sat, 15 Jun, 2024

Paul Hosford: Is it too easy to get on the ballot paper in Ireland?

Paul Hosford: Is it too easy to get on the ballot paper in Ireland?

Counting in Ireland's European elections took far longer than most of our counterparts. Is it simply too easy to get your name on the ballot paper?

Sat, 15 Jun, 2024

Cormac O'Keeffe: Far right's success cannot be measured just in seats gained

Cormac O'Keeffe: Far right's success cannot be measured just in seats gained

The far right has made inroads in creating division, mistrust, fear, and even hatred of immigrants, even foreigners, in Irish society

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

By-elections for four constituencies following European elections

Dáil seats will be vacated by Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Barry Cowen, Kathleen Funchion, and Michael McNamara

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

Count centre 'like a Las Vegas casino, designed specifically to keep you in the dark about how long you’ve been there'

Count centre 'like a Las Vegas casino, designed specifically to keep you in the dark about how long you’ve been there'

Midlands North-West seemed to take on its own time zone in the last week

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

Shannon Airport breach court case

Mick Clifford: Daly and Wallace crashed out due to their weird idea of ‘peace-building’

Clare Daly and Mick Wallace were advocates for the fourth estate when holding the US to account — but appeared to have no problem being used as propaganda tools by state media in totalitarian regimes

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

No decision on when to hold by-elections, says Simon Harris

The Taoiseach said he is not afraid of by-elections, with four now set to take place after TDs were elected to the European Parliament

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Outgoing Green MEP Grace O'Sullivan questions running of 'celebrity candidates' in EU elections

'If you’re running a candidate for the European Parliament, do you go with celebrities or do you go with people who have competencies and experience in the job?'

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

Tadgh McNally: Falling short can cost candidates thousands

Tadgh McNally: Falling short can cost candidates thousands

Social Democrats candidate Sinéad Gibney said that, without returning her expenses, it would be more difficult for her to launch a campaign for the Dáil, writes Tadgh McNally

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Harris urged to call general election this year by party colleagues

It was suggested at a Fine Gael parliamentary party that holding by-elections so close before a general election wouldn't make sense

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Election 2024 - Day four and five counts as they happened

Tuesday and Wednesday saw thousands of votes counted and all 949 seats in the local election filled

Wed, 12 Jun, 2024

Fianna Fáil believes it can win second seat in Ireland South as count continues

Fianna Fáil believes it can win second seat in Ireland South as count continues

Transfers from Fianna Fáil's Billy Kelleher, and from Fine Gael poll-topper Seán Kelly, could help Cynthia Ní Mhurchú over the line

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Seán Kelly is first MEP elected as pressure grows on Sinn Féin

The main Government parties did well at local elections — and Tuesday's Ireland South count is expected to show significant transfers from FG's poll-topper to FF's Billy Kelleher

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan tops the poll in Midlands-North-West

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan tops the poll in Midlands-North-West

Incumbent's 78,214 votes are some 35k votes shy of the quota, and he is closely followed by FF’s Barry Cowen on 73,908

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

LIVE: Election 2024 — Day three count as it happened

More than 900 seats on local councils have been filled but there is still plenty of time to go in the MEP elections

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

'I like by-elections': Micheál Martin rules out early general election if TDs elected to Europe

When asked if he has ambitions to go to Brussels, Mr Martin said he has always indicated that he wants to lead his party into the next general election

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

S Terry Prone: Will Simon Harris call an early election? It proved disastrous across the water

Will the Government use up its full term before going to the polls, or will Simon Harris be tempted to call an early election and avoid any banana skins?

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Election 2024 in Cork - All seats filled in Cork as Cobh recount completed

Seats have been filled on both the city and county councils.

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Taoiseach comes under renewed pressure to call early general election

Simon Harris describes Sinn Féin's performance as an 'unmitigated disaster' and claims that people knew exactly what Mary Lou McDonald's party was selling, but didn't buy it

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Mick Clifford: Mid-term results suggest nobody knows exactly what they want

The country was gearing up for a swing to the right through a slew of political entrepreneurs preaching intolerance towards asylum seekers, yet there was no harvest

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Election 2024 - Day two count as it happened

As counting continues in the local and European elections, here is a look back at how the second day of counts unfolded.

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

Election 2024 in Cork - Day one and two counts as they happened

Election 2024 in Cork - Day one and two counts as they happened

Saturday and Sunday saw thousands of votes counted and a new Cork City Council elected

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

European election candidates face battle for last two seats in Midlands North West

Counting continued in Castlebar, with a first result not expected until Monday afternoon at the earliest, although early indications showed Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan and Maria Walsh performing well

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to win in Ireland South, but final seats could go any way

Seán Kelly looks set to top the poll and observers suggest he could reach the quota in the first count

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Final European seats in Dublin up for grabs

Fianna Fáil's Barry Andrews and Fine Gael's Regina Doherty are set to be elected but several high-profile candidates will slug it out for the remaining seats

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Paul Hosford: Good weekend for the coalition but a bruiser for Sinn Féin

Hundreds of thousands of ballots sorted, sifted, checked, and rechecked across the country

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Theresa Reidy: Irish elections are set to become even more volatile and unpredictable

Theresa Reidy: Irish elections are set to become even more volatile and unpredictable

The collapse of Sinn Féin's vote in the 2024 local elections comes against a background of significant change in Ireland's politics

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Elections 2024: Five things we learned on the second day of election counting

Elections 2024: Five things we learned on the second day of election counting

There are questions for Mary Lou McDonald to answer as Sinn Féin leader but Ireland's political family dynasties are alive and well

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Paul Hosford: The centre holds, and it seems the centre left will too

Positive results for Labour and the Social Democrats will not head off a discussion of a merger, but may be enough to delay it

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Tadgh McNally: It's no Green wave but the party hasn't suffered the feared wipeout

Ciarán Cuffe expressed the Green Party's relief about its local election performance, but he will be fighting to retain his European seat

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Elaine Loughlin: The Sinn Féin rollercoaster ride lurches from high to low

If Mary Lou McDonald is to get her party into power at the next general election, which after Friday's votes could be sooner rather than later, she must prove that Sinn Féin is a political entity worth sticking with

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

French President Macron votes during the European Parliament elections, in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage

Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap election after EU vote defeat

The vote will take place in two rounds on June 30 and July 7, he said.

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Cybersecurity funding and training

Hackers and fake accounts thwarted in lead-up to elections

It is thought that the suspect accounts were most likely linked to the Russian state or were operated by groups backed by the country’s intelligence services

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Elections 2024: The highlights of election weekend

Elections 2024: The highlights of election weekend

After the voting, the counting begins. Counts are taking place across the country in the 2024 local and European elections to fill 949 county council seats on local authorities and to elect 14 MEPs to represent Ireland in the European Parliament in a poll which is widely seen to be a bell weather for the general election.

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European elections: French citizens living in Ireland vote in Cork and Dublin

European elections: French citizens living in Ireland vote in Cork and Dublin

Among the early voters in Cork was Chloé, from the south of France, who has been living and working in the city for four years

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Elections 2024: Six things we have learned so far

Elections 2024: Six things we have learned so far

We are still in the early stages of counting in the 2024 local and European elections, but here is some of what we have learned so far.

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

Elections 2024: Six things we have learned so far

Elaine Loughlin: No Sinn Féin landslide, no lurch to far-right, no drubbing for Government

The early indications from the 2024 elections have shown one thing — the centre has held, writes Elaine Loughlin

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Projection that Sinn Féin will be in next Government has been ‘shattered’

Tally indications show a surge in the Sinn Féin vote has not materialised in the local elections, while the Government coalition parties are cautiously welcoming early results.

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

hacker attack, cyber crime concept

Pro-Russian hacker group claims responsibility for attempted cyberattacks on Irish websites

The attacks were part of an organised campaign across EU member states

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

All eyes on local and EU counts as vote may be bellwether for a general election

All eyes on local and EU counts as vote may be bellwether for a general election

Party leaders will study the turnout, first preferences, and transfers in the European and local elections — and in Limerick's mayoral race — to gauge public sentiment in Ireland

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

Paul Hosford: Gloves are off as TDs land punches at coalition partners

S Paul Hosford: Gloves are off as TDs land punches at coalition partners

The coalition collegiality was nowhere in evidence during election week as TDs from the Government parties were happy to take a swipe at each other's policies in a bid to win votes

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

ieExplains: I'm voting today. How do I fill out a ballot?

ieExplains: I'm voting today. How do I fill out a ballot?

Three separate elections take place on Friday. Here's what you need to do in order to make your voice heard

Fri, 07 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

IE Explains: Everything you need to know about Friday’s European, local, and Limerick mayoral elections

Irish voters will head to the polls once again on Friday, June 7

Thu, 06 Jun, 2024

Big far-right wins in the EU elections will have consequences for millions of Europeans

Big far-right wins in the EU elections will have consequences for millions of Europeans

Depending on how many seats they win — with some polls predicting between 30 and 50 — the impact could either lead to paralysis, or at least a watering-down, of EU policy on progressive issues

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Taking time to listen: Sinn Féin's Kathleen Funchion on working with ex and EU prospects

Taking time to listen: Sinn Féin's Kathleen Funchion on working with ex and EU prospects

Sinn Féin is entering the local and European elections under significant pressure to deliver at a time when support appears to be drifting

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

John Mullins polling 'better than people think' in Ireland South

John Mullins polling 'better than people think' in Ireland South

Fine Gael director of elections Simon Coveney says Mullins has a 'real shot' at taking a second European Parliament seat in the constituency

Tue, 04 Jun, 2024

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