RTÉ’s Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous
During the height of the post-Celtic Tiger economic collapse I remember driving from Malahide to Howth, two middle-ranking suburbs in north countyContinue Reading
Tag: General Election 2016
Rejected General Election Pigs Looking For A Trough
Way back in June of 2013 a post on the Cedar Lounge Revolution asked, “Is the Seanad really a dumping groundContinue Reading
The Seat Bonus In The General Election Of 2016
I’ve alluded to the phenomenon of the “seat bonus” or “bounce” in a previous review of the results from the recent general election,Continue Reading
The Final Seat Numbers For The 32nd Dáil
So the general election of 2016 is finally, finally over. The Labour Party has managed to scrape one last seat in the constituency of Longford-WestmeathContinue Reading
Fianna Fáil Is Neither Centrist Nor Progressive
With all the post-election manoeuvring going on at the moment, particularly in the press and the online commentariat, there seemsContinue Reading
The Winners And Losers Of General Election 2016 Were Foreshadowed In 2014
So that’s it, bar the odd recount or legal challenge. The general election of 2016 is over. Until the nextContinue Reading
FG And Labour Make Losses, FF And SF Make Gains, The Rest TBD
Despite the lingering pop-culture image of the radical “Irish rebel”, which was given a momentary fillip by the successful marriage equality referendumContinue Reading
The ASF Vote In The General Election Of 2016
Having spent the last several days sat atop the fog-shrouded Cruachán Aighle, or Cruach Phádraig to the tourists, I am sad toContinue Reading
The Three Amigos And Others At The RTÉ Leaders’ Debate
Last night was the Leaders’ Debate on RTÉ’s Claire Byrne Live and it was a somewhat more even-tempered affair thanContinue Reading
The Party Leaders Dodge TG4’s Irish Language Debate In #GE16
Well this announcement is indicative of the current status of the Irish language in Ireland. The planned, televised leaders’ debate on TG4 seems to haveContinue Reading
The TV3/Newstalk Leaders’ Debate
So to last night’s TV3/Newstalk debate where the leaders of three right-wing establishment parties sought to pummel into submission theContinue Reading
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