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Interesting overview of the election of an indie leftie as Irish president:
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Catherine Connolly’s election as president has added a new dynamic to Irish politics. - Justine McCarthy www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/2...

#Ireland […]

RTÉ Radio reports that initial inner city boxes in Dublin are "overwhelmingly" backing Connolly.

#irepol

Ireland Presidential Election 🇮🇪

Counting has begun for the Presidential election.

#irepol

Ireland Presidential Election 🇮🇪

Polls have opened in the Presidential election with polls expecting Catherine Connolly to win.

Connolly has been endorsed by the Green Party of Ireland.

#irepol

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Hey Starmer, these sorts of benefits from sucking up to Trump,yeah? That what you mean?
Toadying up to bullies doesn't work.

www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/13/ire...

#IrePol #Ukpol #UKpolitics #Trump #Appeasement […]

Oops my b. Should have tagged this #UKPol and maybe #IrePol too.

"Gender doesn't matter, it should be about tHe bEsT pErSoN fOr tHe jOb" is a mad thing to say in a country where Darragh O'Brien is a two-time government Minister. #SpeirGorm #GE24 #irepol

This. The Taoiseach needs to show some leadership, and as Leader of the Government he needs to acknowledge that his backbenchers are his backbenchers, regardless of what party or group you're in. #SpeirGorm #dáil #irepol

What is ecosocialism? - System Change Not Climate Change Ecosocialism brings together two complementary ways of thinking about humans and the environment they live in. The “eco-” in ecosocialism comes from the science of ecology and its emphasis on […]

Any chance of a dose of ecosocialism in Ireland?
The “complex & dynamic interactions among the living & non-living components…an ecosystem combines the insights of ecology with the rich tradition of socialist thought & action…” systemchangenotclimatechange.org/ecosocialism/

#speirgorm #Eco #IrePol

Orwellian-level of NewsSpeak coming out of the Dáil Programme for Government cattle-trading.

The pure gombeenism at the highest level of our country’s leadership is as disturbing as it is disgusting 🤢 I hope it’s all false.

#speirgorm #IrePol #PfG #GE24

It’s a tinderbox.

Will a recession be needed even? Given the terrible pressured situation for many, & what I expect to be more-of-the-same when it comes to social policy from the next Govt., it’s a slow creep towards far right that suits many just fine, thank you very much🤷🏽‍♀️
#speirgorm #GE24 #IrePol

Leave it to @lewisgoodall.com & @maitlis.bsky.social to stir up my nightmares of the roadside fires at Coolock & the “just asking a QueStIoN” protests 🤦🏾‍♀️

#IrePol #GE24 #speirgorm

Rumours are that one of the Healy-Raes will be Super Junior Minister for taking in the roads. #IREPol

Screenshot of an excerpt from a Dáil report in the Irish Examiner newspaper. The text reads: Update 11.45am: Voting to elect the next Ceann Comhairle is under way. A total of 173 out of 174 TDs will cast their vote in the secret ballot. Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns will not participate in the proceedings following the birth of her baby girl.

Can someone explain to me why we don't have *formal* proxy or vote-pairing arrangements for TDs who are on maternity leave? Sexism in democratic processes leaves people unrepresented, undermines the position of women in politics. #Ireland #IrePol #SpéirGorm

Cedar Lounge Revolution is now on Bluesky as well as the Fediverse. #SpéirGhorm #IrePol #IrishPolitics #LeftiesTooStubbornToQuit
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Custom feed for all recent posts using most common Irish political hashtags
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#iepol / #irepol / #irishpol / #irelandpol
#iepolitics / #irepolitics / #irishpolitics / #irelandpolitics

Register could be off by 500,000 names - commission The head of the electoral body, An Coimisún Toghcháin, has acknowledged that the electoral register is "not as accurate as it should be" and that there could be as many as 500,000 people who should no...

RTE News - ""The head of the electoral body, An Coimisún Toghcháin, has acknowledged that the electoral register is "not as accurate as it should be" and that there could be as many as 500,000 people who should not be on it.""

#Ireland #ge24 #irepol

www.rte.ie/news/electio...

I've seen #irepol used too (though more so on Mastodon). Ideally a feed could pull in all relevant tags. If not, hopefully people will coalesce around the most popular short one

There is talk that they night have to re-run the #Limerick city election.

This will probably risk a Labour seat for little prospect of a SD seat.

It would give other parties a chance to reconfigure their campaigns and mount a better challenge

#GE24 #irepol

Limerick Live 95 FM reports : ""Official count yet to be announced here at the Limerick Racecourse, but Elisa O’Donovan (SD) has conceded. Looking like Conor Sheehan (Lab) will take the fourth seat in Limerick City""

#GE24 #ireland #irepol #limerick

Don't see how Mary Lou MacDonald can stay on as SF leader after this.
Too many times have they snatch Defeat from the jaws of Victory.
Who can trust them to run the country if they can't do basic election management right?

#irepol #ge24 #ireland

What you need to vote - Electoral Commission Bring a valid form of ID with you to your assigned polling station and if you are on the register you will be able to vote. You do not need your polling information card in order to vote, but it can be helpful to have it with you. You can use the following documents to prove your … Continued

Still didn’t get a polling card. Still will be voting tomorrow as I’m entitled to with the relevant ID. #GE24 #IrePol #Ireland #PollingCard #Vote
www.electoralcommission.ie/what-you-need-to-vote/

Two weeks to go. Things pretty much still the same really for the biggest 3 and coalition options. #GE24 #IrePol #GE2024

Get in! #irepol