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Human Rights in IrelandIndymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.
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WorldbyStorm - 10:43 Wed Oct 29, 2025 Interesting thread here: That point re an upper limit is really intriguing. It makes sense. The days of a simple binary +1 (plus nationalist parties) in the UK are long gone. So are the days when a party could gain a very significant share of the vote at an election. That said let’s not overstate … Continue reading "Reform’s ceiling"
WorldbyStorm - 09:51 Wed Oct 29, 2025 Excellent piece by Theresa Reidy, which Stan noted, found in the Examiner. She writes about: a small but vocal minority of enraged voters. A total of 213,738 people spoiled their votes. And this figure is probably an under-estimate because evidence from the Ireland Thinks poll showed that some voters cast their preference for the Fianna … Continue reading "An outrageous and treacherous claim, and it must be refuted."
guestposter - 06:27 Wed Oct 29, 2025 As always, following on Dr. X?s suggestion, it?s all yours, ?announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose?, feel free.
WorldbyStorm - 09:31 Tue Oct 28, 2025 Yesterday wrote: Fine Gael may be licking their wounds, but theirs was a problem brought about by sheer bad political luck. Their front runner had to retire and they were left scrambling around for another option. If they made the wrong choice, and there was arguably no right choice, that was somewhat out of their … Continue reading "Not before time? Fine Gael edition"
guestposter - 09:14 Tue Oct 28, 2025 Full text here. Last week a hugely significant Dublin City Council meeting took place, which neither Malachy Steenson nor Gavin Pepper bothered to attend. This was a specially convened meeting to consider three important reports, all of which will have a huge impact on housing provision in the City. While this important meeting was ignored … Continue reading "DCAR Statement"
WorldbyStorm - 06:56 Tue Oct 28, 2025 So, the weekend brought not just the result of the Presidential election, but somewhat less remarkably, a poll from the Business Post/RedC stable. Sinn Féin 23 +2 Fine Gael 19 NC Fianna Fáil 17 – 1 Ind 12 -1 Social Democrats 9 +2 Independent Ireland 5 -1 Labour 4 NC Aontú 4 +1 Green NC … Continue reading "That Business Post/RedC poll from the weekend"
guestposter - 10:59 Mon Oct 27, 2025 Promised after the September meet-up, a late Autumn/early Winter gathering, for weighty discussion of the Presidential election results or maybe not. Anyone around early in the usual spot some evening? Say Thursday 13th November, that week? |