Thousands of schools are expected to close early due to the Presidential Election Irish primary schools are set to close earlier than expected this October due to the upcoming presidential election. Recent reports have confirmed that the election will likely take place on October 24th, meaning thousands of schools will be used as polling stations. […]

7 months ago

Several have joked that the alleged mouse ‘should be arrested’. Vote counters at an election polling station in Mayo on Saturday (8 June) were reportedly warned to be careful following fears that a mouse may have gotten into a ballot box. After people across the country went to the polls to vote in the local […]

1 year ago

The Trump 2020 campaign got underway in Florida on Tuesday night. Here we go again. While the next running American president won’t be named until November 2020, current president Donald Trump officially kicked off his re-election campaign in Florida on Tuesday night, four years to the week since he officially announced himself in the running […]

7 years ago

“Be bold. Keep fighting.” Michael “Mick” Wallace has only a passing-by, nod-hello relationship with the term “low key”. This is the guy who, last year, told the Dáil they’re “making a bollox” of the Judicial Appointments Bill, so when it comes to him putting together a campaign video, we never expected it to be subtle. But […]

7 years ago

No MAJOR surprises, to be honest… On Friday night’s episode of The Late Late Show, the RTÉ Red C Exit Poll results were revealed. It was announced that due to the usual circumstances surrounding exit polls, the margin of error is somewhere between 3% and 4%. Those who were polled were asked the following questions. Which […]

8 years ago

Also, what happens next following a hung election.

9 years ago