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Ireland goes to polls with three parties neck and neck

Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin all on about 20% in opinion polls after short, sharp campaign

The Guardian - UK

Housing, immigration take centre stage as Ireland goes to the polls

As Ireland votes in crucial elections this Friday, the focus on housing, immigration and political accountability has run deep throughout campaigning. Voter discontent has set the stage for a potential shift in power among the country's long dominant parties.

Radio France Internationale

Who are the parties and leaders standing at the Irish general election?

Ireland is set to hold its first general election since before the Covid-19 pandemic

Evening Standard

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Who will be Ireland’s next taoiseach? With only one day to go, it’s still wide open

With a housing emergency weighing heavily on voters’ minds, anything could happen at the polls on Friday, says journalist Justine McCarthy

The Guardian - UK

Sinn Féin optimistic but breakthrough unlikely in Irish election

Mary Lou McDonald’s party has risen to second place in the polls but analysts say the chances of victory are slim

The Guardian - UK

Irish PM’s party drops six points in pre-election polls amid ‘Simon slump’

Fine Gael had looked sure of victory on Friday before leader’s disastrous interaction with care worker

The Guardian - UK

Handing housing portfolio back to Fianna Fail would be a ‘catastrophe’ – SF

Housing spokesman Eoin O Brien said homelessness had risen by 380% since 2011.

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The week in audio: Cover: Stakeknife; From Bomb to Ballot: The History of Sinn Féin; The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show – review

Context is all in two indispensable podcasts about Northern Ireland. And Zoe Ball ensures an orderly handover for Radio 2 Breakfast listeners

The Guardian - UK

Ireland’s election: the parties, the voting, the issues and the likely result

Fine Gael is seeking an unprecedented fourth successive term in office and could well achieve it on 29 November

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Ireland’s general election: as always, this contest matters for Britain too

Editorial: Simon Harris has called a vote for 29 November because he is leading in the polls. But the current economic boom masks serious inequalities

The Guardian - UK

Pay for NHS chiefs to be linked to performance with ‘no more rewards for failure’, Wes Streeting says – as it happened

Health secretary to confirm announcement in speech later this week

The Guardian - UK

Taoiseach announces Irish general election for 29 November

Announcement comes as polls show Simon Harris’s Fine Gael and coalition partners Fianna Fáil in position to win fourth term

The Guardian - UK

Irish prime minister plans to call general election this week

Simon Harris expected to dissolve parliament on Thursday or Friday, with election day likely to be at end of November

The Guardian - UK

Johnson’s Brexit left ‘wholly negative legacy’ across Ireland, says new SDLP leader

Claire Hanna lambasts arrogance of former PM and ‘stinking status quo’ in Stormont that has stifled ambition

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Sinn Féin staffer resigns after painting in Belfast City Hall ‘removed and damaged’

Incident involving portrait of former DUP lord mayor was reported to PSNI, adding to pressure on Sinn Féin

The Guardian - UK

‘Counterproductive and silly’: 30 years since the end of the bizarre Irish political voice ban

A new film looks at the restriction of broadcasting on named political groups in Northern Ireland – and the actors and comedians who benefited

The Guardian - UK

Colum Eastwood resigns as leader of Northern Ireland’s SDLP

The 41-year-old says it is right time for someone new to take the role as he backs MP Claire Hanna

The Conversation

After Westminster triumph, Sinn Féin seeks to bounce back in Ireland

Sinn Féin held on to all seven of its seats at Westminster in the 2024 election, making it the largest Northern Irish party in the UK parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and in local government in Northern Ireland.

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The Guardian - UK

Irish glee as Sinn Féin leader congratulates Spain on Euros win over England

For some it was harmless banter but others say Mary Lou McDonald’s post on X was an example of obnoxious trolling

The Guardian - UK

‘DUP took us for fools’: few in North Antrim mourn fall of House of Paisley

Ian Paisley Jr blamed for loss of Northern Irish seat held by his family for more than 50 years at the general election

The Guardian - UK

Prospect of Irish unification referendum remains remote despite Sinn Féin gains

Party’s advances in Northern Ireland contrast with slump in Ireland, while new Labour government is keen to bury issue

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Irish Woman Arrested In Dubai After Husband Attacked Her

“The system over there, rather than protecting this woman, who is an Irish citizen, chose instead to detain her, to charge her.” The post Irish Woman Arrested In Dubai After Husband Attacked Her first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - UK

Irish woman charged with ‘attempting suicide’ by Dubai court

Public figures call for release of Tori Towey, 28, who says attempt was response to alleged domestic violence attack

The Guardian - UK

Unionism in Northern Ireland is dying out – just look at the fall of the house of Paisley

The election dealt a blow to the DUP. With so few young people supporting its cause, a referendum on uniting Ireland is unavoidable, says writer and campaigner Emma DeSouza

The Guardian - UK

Sinn Féin becomes Northern Ireland’s biggest Westminster party

Voters turn against DUP which loses North Antrim seat held for over 50 years by Ian Paisley and his late father

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