PICS: Ireland reacts as Lucinda Creighton steps down as Renua leader
So long, Lucinda… Following their poor showing during the recent general election, Lucinda Creighton has stepped down as leader of Renua. Creighton informed the party of her decision at the National Members’ meeting earlier today. Despite running 26 candidates, Renua failed to get one TD elected to the Dáil, and its three sitting TDs all […]
10 years ago
RTÉ’s Nine O’Clock News broadcast was interrupted by someone with no time for Irish politicians
It’s almost two months since the Irish people cast their votes in the general election, and it doesn’t seem like our TDs are all that much closer to forming a government. Swathes of the Irish electorate are deeply dissatisfied with this state of affairs, and one woman decided to commandeer an RTÉ news report in […]
10 years ago
Enda Kenny has offered Fianna Fáil full and equal partnership in a coalition government
Caretaker Taoiseach Enda Kenny has offered Micheál Martin, leader of Fianna Fáil, a full and equal partnership in government. Both men had been nominated to seat of Taoiseach by their respective parties earlier in the afternoon only to both be roundly defeated, with independent TDs and Labour TDs largely abstaining or voting against. According to […]
10 years ago
Enda Kenny and Micheál Martin have both failed to be voted in as Taoiseach
Enda Kenny and Micheál Martin have both failed to be voted in as Taoiseach by their fellow TDs at the second time of asking. Mr. Kenny procured even fewer votes than he had done the first time Fine Gael nominated him to continue in his role as Taoiseach, and was defeated by 80 votes to […]
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Ireland will have its first ever female Taoiseach nominee on Wednesday
Ruth Coppinger is set to make history tomorrow as the first woman TD ever to be nominated to the office of Taoiseach. The Anti-Austerity Alliance/People Before Profit party is expected to nominate the Dublin West TD tomorrow. The party have chosen to nominate someone for Taoiseach as an alternative the relatively centrist policies of Fianna […]
10 years ago
Michael Healy-Rae thinks he knows when the next election will be called
It has now been over a month since the people of Ireland went to the polls… Unfortunately, it has ended up in such a way that our TDs seem incapable of working together and forming a government. This has led to widespread speculation that we’re in for another election sooner rather than later, and Michael […]
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