# Far-right
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#Local Elections
# local-elections - Last year 2024
# The Far-right Rises
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# The Far-right Rises
Over 100 far-right candidates stood in this year's elections: Could they become a political force?
- Around 100 candidates with far-right views ran in this year's elections - most of them outperforming the movement's previous best in 2020.
- Social media has proved a successful platform for a number of those who were elected or who threatened to win seats.
# Analysis
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- Valerie Flynn and Alessia Micalizzi crunch the numbers to discover who exactly we voted into local councils.
- Our data shows over a third of elected Independents romped home on the first count.
- Not that much has changed: 3/4 of Independents returned in this election were sitting councillors.
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# Race To The Finish
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# Race To The Finish
Further MEPs elected as all 949 local council seats finally filled
Seats in just one European constituency are left to fill, as newly-elected MEPs take their seats in Ireland South.
# Good Job
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# Grafting
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# Grafting
Election post-mortem: Evidence of FF and FG ground game crucial as SF may rue how renters voted
A polling day poll found voters were most likely to have met a Fianna Fáil candidate.
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As it happened: Over 100 councillors elected (out of 949) on first day of counting
- Polling trends showing Sinn Féin losing ground appear to have been borne out
- Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe said the idea that Fine Gael is “a tired party” has been “shattered by the results that we're seeing”
# In It To Win
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# In It To Win
The story of the count so far: Good news for everyone, unless you're Sinn Féin
As it stands, Fine Gael may sneak ahead to become the biggest party in local government.
# Election Time
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# Election Time
Five big political questions we'll see answered as the local results come rolling in
It’s all over bar the counting.
# Explainer
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# Explainer
Elections: Should you vote the whole way down the ballot paper?
And what exactly is PR-STV? Allow us to explain.
# The Campaign Trail
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# The Campaign Trail
Leo Varadkar grilled about lack of services for children, Phoenix Park and gout on his home turf
A few constituents in the Fine Gael stomping ground in Castleknock spoke about the new leader Simon Harris.
# Local Elections
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# Local Elections
Some migrant candidates afraid to canvass or use posters amid fears their children will be targeted
The Immigrant Council of Ireland has raised concerns about candidates being threatened, as well as voter intimidation, ahead of Friday’s elections.
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
Clonsilla: 'I don't want the next generation to only know this place for being housing estates'
The Journal spoke to local residents in Clonsilla in Dublin 15 last week to hear what their community needs.
# My Hometown
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# My Hometown
Drogheda: Locals say it is on the 'cusp of being brilliant' - it just needs attention
Our reporter Jane Matthews visits her hometown.
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