Calling all election candidates – avoid political jargon and use plain English
With the general election set for Saturday 8 February, we will be hearing a lot more about fresh mandates, manifestos, swing voters, fiscal space, building an Ireland for all and a future to look forward to – but not before the Government is dissolved – just like an aspirin! In response to all this jargon, we at […]
Europe in the palm of your hand: launch of a Citizens’ App
A new mobile application, designed by the European Parliament to help citizens to discover what the EU has done, is doing and plans to do, is now available. With one eye on the upcoming European elections, the Citizens’ App enables everyone, everywhere to check the EU’s achievements, ongoing work, and future goals as well […]
Seanad Election 2016 Crèche, Retirement Home or a Seanad to be proud of ? Let the people decide
by Gerard P Craughwell, Independent Senator As the Seanad Election 2016 approaches, the question has to be asked ‘does party politics serve the people or the party’. The fallout from the General Election 2016 has resulted in many high profile TDs losing their seats and the challenge for political parties now is how to enhance the […]
Record-Breaking 83% of Young People expected to Vote in the General Election
New research by Thinkhouse youth communications agency found that a record-breaking 83% of young people are expected to vote in the General Election on Friday. The Union of Students in Ireland has released new research by Smartvote which shows that 76% of 92,000 surveyed Smartvote users think low hour contracts should be abolished; and 70% […]
Serious legal and electoral consequences may follow this misrepresentation – McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has expressed his grave concern regarding the publication on Wednesday (17th Feb) of a mistaken version of the official General Election Notice of Poll in The Nationalist Newspaper based in Clonmel. In the printed version of the newspaper Deputy McGrath is erroneously categorised as a Fine Gael candidate despite the fact […]