general election

“It was only when I was about eight months pregnant that we found out that when our child was born that only I would be considered a parent and Audrey would be considered a stranger to our child.” Listening to Ranae Von Meding and Audrey Rooney tell their story, you cannot but share the same […]

7 years ago

On Saturday, February 8, the country will go to the polls for a General Election that seems to have been both coming for ages and happening all of a sudden. With new pledges and policy documents being launched almost every day, you could spend every waking hour between now and casting your vote reading and […]

7 years ago

This is eye-opening. One of the big issues that has been back in discussions on the run up to the General Election is affordable childcare and a rise in pay for childcare providers. In fact members of the Association of Childhood Professionals are planning a protest next month on February 5, just three days before […]

7 years ago

He made Fine Gael history by being re-elected as Taoiseach on Friday and last night Enda Kenny has announced his Cabinet for the 32nd Dáil. In case you missed it, the big news is that Frances Fitzgerald has replaced Joan Bruton as the Tánaiste, while Leo Varadkar has been moved from Minister of Health to […]

11 years ago

But (surprise!) it’s the same one we had before. Yep; ten long weeks since the country went to the polls, Enda Kenny has been re-elected as Taoiseach, by a margin of 49 to 59. Mr Kenny makes history as the first Fine Gael leader to be re-elected to the role, after the party set a […]

11 years ago

Hundreds of householders are expected to stop paying their water bills as a result of the recent political upheaval. As Irish Water send texts to customers warning that late payment (of 12 months or more) can result in a €60 fine, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has described the abolition of water charges as a […]

11 years ago