PIC: The Healy-Rae-Bans are the accessory everyone will be wearing this spring
The perfect complement to the flat-cap. Nobody made as much of an impact on the weekend of the general election as the Healy-Raes and with both Danny and Michael securing a seat in the Dáil, we’re going to be seeing a lot of them in the future. The Healy-Rae brothers (and seemingly, half of Kerry) […]
11 years ago
PIC: Labour TD Alan Kelly and Fine Gael TD Tom Hayes are exactly tied in Tipperary after SIX counts
What are the chances of this? Labour are struggling badly to hold onto their seats this weekend, and one of their last hopes is the party’s Deputy Leader Alan Kelly who is slogging it out in Tipperary South. His challenger for the constituency’s final seat is incumbent Fine Gael TD Tom Hayes, and the two […]
11 years ago
According to RTÉ polling data, here is how few people actually want a Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael coalition
You can’t always get what you want… As things stand, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have picked up 57 seats of the 98 that have already been won. With Fine Gael on 28 and Fianna Fáil on 29, they are both far ahead of Sinn Féin who are in third with 13 seats. As such, […]
11 years ago
Here’s a complete breakdown of Ireland’s new Dáil so far as day two of the count begins
This is how the new Dáil is shaping up. 95 of the 158 seats up for grabs in Dáil Éireann have been filled since the counting of the ballots began yesterday morning. As it stands, Fianna Fáil have already already improved upon their return in the 2011’s General Election, and Labour have won only four […]
11 years ago
VIDEO: James Browne wins a seat in Wexford, reacts in the funniest way possible
“Owwwwww!” Fianna Fáil James Browne won the second seat in his Wexford constituency yesterday, retaining a seat his father had held for the previous 30 years… Nevertheless, we think the new TD has a long way to go before he’s the most recognisable person with that name… We can only assume that, when asked how […]
11 years ago
VIDEO: Labour TD says he’d prefer to go home, take some painkillers and sleep the whole thing off
This is a bit sad… Politicians from every party and part of the country have featured on RTÉ’s Election 2016 country today, but few are cutting more despondent figures than the outgoing Labour TDs. Asked by host Miriam O’Callaghan whether or not it has been a difficult day for him, Dublin Bay South TD Kevin […]
11 years ago