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My dear old Ireland is dead - General Election changed Ireland forever (IrishCentral)

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:55:19 PST

I am happy I am sad My Ireland died last weekendThings will never be the same again for my generation READ MORE

Hoping for the 'Luck of the Irish' as change fills the air post-General Election (IrishCentral)

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 06:00:11 PST

By: MARY BERMINGHAM

Blessed with Shannon only 40 minutes away on the new motorway, and bargain flights to Heathrow with Aer Lingus, we went to London for the weekend of the midterm break to visit relatives. It was a breath of fresh air to be in a thriving city that recession barely seems to dent. I went for my run along the River Thames, with all the other fitness freaks, we went to the zoo and the playgrounds and my sister took me to Madame Butterfly which was wonderful. As I was waiting for her outside the Albert Hall in the warm Spring evening air, surveying the style, I found myself looking up jobs on my mobile. The opportunities are very tempting to abandon ship. With my skill set the wage brackets for the type of job I would probably get were £50k-£90k, I wouldn’t get a part time job in a supermarket here.

Back at the farmhouse and not much has changed yet. Politics is still turbulent with no coalition deal finalised.

Following General Election Ireland's problems are far from over (IrishCentral)

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:35:03 PST

The Irish general election last Friday was as apocalyptic as expected, with the once almighty Fianna Fail party decimated and the Fine Gael party taking its place as the biggest party by far in the state Journalists are fond of throwing around the word historic, but really there is no other word to describe what has happened Ninety years of Civil War politics has come to an endFine Gael, the party which grew out of the side that won the Civil War and established the Irish Free State, only to be dumped a few years later, has regained its rightful place as the dominant force in Irish political life READ MORE

The latest news on the Irish General Election (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:51:42 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny will definitely be elected Taoiseach when the 31st Dail sits for the first time on March 9th after the most sensational General Election in the history of the state.

Twitter rants & raves a geek chorus to Irish elections (SEE VIDEO) (IrishCentral)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:50:10 PST

Social media is a political power player, from the upheaval roiling the Arab world to an admittedly less dramatic but growing role in democratic power shifts Ireland managed to channel its considerable political tensions peacefully into the just concluded general election, reported on, commented on, critiqued on Twitter under the hashtag #GE11 (standing for "General Election 2011" A hashtag is a shorthand Twitter label using the “#” character with an abbreviation or acronym that makes tweets on a particular topic easy to find and follow)Search #GE11 on Twitter to find a steady stream of election reactions: thoughtful, inflammatory, partisan, hopeful, snarky and satirical READ MORE

A look back at the national distraction that was the Irish General Election campaign (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:30:05 PST

As campaigning finally ends and people go to the polls to administer electoral justice, my current thoughts on the general election are summed up by a question President George HW Bush asked Dan Quayle, as reported by the former VP to the LA Times: “I know you've had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility Would you like a puppy?”The campaign has been an exasperating one, and at this point distraction is the only thing that makes it any way endurable READ MORE

The latest news on the Irish General Election (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:50:39 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

It’s all over bar the voting – and the wannabe leaders have led the way in the 2011 General Election.
Fine Gael’s Taoiseach elect Enda Kenny, Labour’s Eamon Gilmore and Fianna Fail’s Micheal Martin have all cast their vote.

Irish General Election brings feverish excitement and oral electricity (IrishCentral)

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:40:20 PST

Party leaders on 'Primetime' RTEI cannot escape from the tentacles of the election process for another week, so here is more of it from the dying days of the campaign which will finally end on FridayAnyway, as I keep saying, it is such great craic that it is almost worthwhile suffering a recession and the fall of a government to be surrounded by such feverish excitement and oral electricityOur letterbox has been stuffed for the past fortnight with such a weight of election literature that it has kept the two stoves glowing day and night That is just one bonus READ MORE

The latest news on the Irish General Election (IrishCentral)

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:37:46 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Fine Gael is in a spot of bother with one section of the electorate – after their spokeswoman on equality issues again slammed same sex marriages.

The latest news on the Irish General Election (IrishCentral)

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:39:05 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Enda Kenny is laughing all the way to the Dail according to the latest – and final - opinion poll of the 2011 Irish General Election.

Ireland's General Election - maybe, just maybe, change is coming (IrishCentral)

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:35:04 PST

Just a couple of days now to the vote in what is likely to be an election that changes the face of Irish politics foreverFianna Fail, the party which has dominated politics in Ireland for so long, could be consigned to the garbage can of history If they come in fourth place behind Fine Gael, Labor and even Sinn Fein in terms of the number of Dail (Parliament) seats they win, it will be a disaster for the partyIt seems incredible -- it's just a few years since Fianna Fail totally dominated the Irish political landscape -- but the level of anger in the country at the extent of the economic disaster means that the party is facing a political blood bath in the vote on Friday READ MORE

Lastest news on Ireland's General Election (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:02:32 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Former teachers Enda Kenny and Micheal Martin are currently engaged in a right ding-dong battle over their pension entitlements and who is and isn’t going to take the money.

Blue Monday for Enda Kenny - Irish General Election's latest polls (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:01:20 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Fine Gael are celebrating a Blue Monday with yet another endorsement of their bid for government in the latest opinion poll.

General Election candidate fears for family in Libya (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:54:44 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

A Libyan candidate standing in Friday’s General Election in Ireland has spoken of his fears for his family back home in the riot torn city of Benghazi.

State of independents: gearing up for the Irish General Election (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:45:02 PST

The general election due to take place in Ireland is likely to be one of the most extraordinary we’ve ever had Not only is the economic situation more consumed by more dire straits than Mark Knopfler’s studio technician, but confidence in pretty much every major Irish institution is hanging comically round the ankles So while people may be united in loathing, their voting preferences are all over the shop Fine Gael are riding high as a party and Enda Kenny, previously only marginally more popular than shin splints, is now getting kudos for not screwing up more than anything else READ MORE

Fine Gael on the path to victory in Irish General Election (IrishCentral)

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:20:06 PST

Two weeks into the election campaign here and things are as clear as mud The politicians of all parties continue to rush around announcing policies they promise will lead us safely out of the economic crisis and back to the promised land of jobs, growth and prosperityBut no one believes themEveryone knows there's no money READ MORE

Symbolic emigrant vote in the Irish General Election welcomed (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:01:48 PST

By: DEBBIE MC GOLDRICK

The initiative by a group of young Irish emigrants based in Canada to create a forum for the Irish abroad to cast a symbolic vote in the upcoming election in Ireland is a welcome one.

Kerry priests call for public to vote in Irish general election (IrishCentral)

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:41:18 PST

By: MOLLY MULDOON

They’re off! Irish General Election is finally called (IrishCentral)

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:33:16 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

Read: Brian Cowen to dissolve Parliament paving way for General Election

Emigrants should have a vote in upcoming general election (IrishCentral)

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:20:23 PST

General Election looms but no voice for emigrant IrishWith the General Election looming, millions of people around the globe will once again be robbed of their right to have a say in Ireland’s political destinyUnder Irish law if you are living abroad you cannot be entered into the register of electorsThere are some exceptions for Irish diplomats, members of the defense and police forces who can apply for a postal vote if they are abroad in Election DaySo for countless Irish abroad they are caught in diplomatic limbo READ MORE