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BAI rejects Fine Gael complaint about Bacik appearing on RTÉ lifestyle show before by-election

# Dublin Bay South

BAI rejects Fine Gael complaint about Bacik appearing on RTÉ lifestyle show before by-election

Dec 15th 2021, 1:02 PM 13,124 Views 6 Comments

The complaint was submitted by Fine Gael general secretary John Carroll.

Warm welcome for newly-elected Ivana Bacik as she takes her Dáil seat

# Dublin Bay South

Warm welcome for newly-elected Ivana Bacik as she takes her Dáil seat

Jul 13th 2021, 8:20 PM 23,001 Views 46 Comments

The new Dublin Bay South TD said that it felt like “my first day in big school”.

# Opinion Polls

Column: Lessons from Dublin Bay South

Jul 13th 2021, 7:00 AM 12,169 Views 7 Comments

While elected representatives in Ireland have previously sought to censor public opinion polls, they do so under a paternalistic presumption that the public is incapable of adequately deciphering the information, writes Dr Kevin Cunningham.

Micheál Martin brushes off suggestion he won't take over as Tánaiste under 'rotating Taoiseach' deal

# FF Leadership

Micheál Martin brushes off suggestion he won't take over as Tánaiste under 'rotating Taoiseach' deal

Jul 12th 2021, 5:52 PM 25,105 Views 19 Comments

Questions have been asked about the leadership of the Fianna Fáil party since the dismal result in Dublin Bay South.

Debunked: Misleading Covid vaccine claims in Dolores Cahill's by-election leaflet

# Factcheck

Debunked: Misleading Covid vaccine claims in Dolores Cahill's by-election leaflet

Jul 11th 2021, 12:05 AM 90,768 Views 0 Comments

Dolores Cahill claimed in a by-election leaflet that mRNA vaccines "have never been approved". This is untrue, Orla Dwyer reports.
Cahill also made a misleading claim about deaths associated with vaccine clinical trials.
Cahill was a candidate in the Dublin Bay South by-election. She was eliminated on the third count.

Fianna Fáil's Cowen seeks special party meeting following 'alarming' by-election result

# Postmortem

Fianna Fáil's Cowen seeks special party meeting following 'alarming' by-election result

Jul 10th 2021, 5:53 PM 44,671 Views 131 Comments

Micheál Martin’s leadership of Fianna Fáil is under the microscope following its disastrous performance in Dublin Bay South.

'It was of their own making': Loss of a seat in DBS a body blow to Fine Gael

# Dublin Bay South

'It was of their own making': Loss of a seat in DBS a body blow to Fine Gael

Jul 10th 2021, 6:45 AM 29,661 Views 70 Comments

The big question in this by-election was could the blue wall of Fine Gael hold? They got their answer.

# Labour

'Back in the game': How did Labour defy national opinion polls and get 30% of first preference votes?

Jul 9th 2021, 10:18 PM 32,453 Views 72 Comments

The Labour leader says it has been a “difficult” few years electorally, but today is a good day.

Who could fill Ivana Bacik's seat in the Seanad following her election to the Dáil?

# Vacancy

Who could fill Ivana Bacik's seat in the Seanad following her election to the Dáil?

Jul 9th 2021, 10:00 PM 22,684 Views 24 Comments

The Labour Senator has been elected the new TD for Dublin Bay South.

Ivana Bacik promises to be 'strong, progressive, woman’s voice' as she's elected to the Dáil

# Dublin Bay South

Ivana Bacik promises to be 'strong, progressive, woman’s voice' as she's elected to the Dáil

Jul 9th 2021, 9:26 PM 25,728 Views 50 Comments

Bacik fills the seat left vacant by Fine Gael’s Eoghan Murphy.

Live Jul 9th 2021, 9:10 PM

AS IT HAPPENED: Labour's Ivana Bacik elected in Dublin Bay South after topping the poll

Will Micheál Martin lead the party into the next general election? 'We'll have to think about that'

# Dublin Bay South

Will Micheál Martin lead the party into the next general election? 'We'll have to think about that'

Jul 9th 2021, 4:55 PM 35,092 Views 86 Comments

Fianna Fáil does not ‘understand the scale of the problem in housing’ says Jim O’Callaghan.

Opinion: It’s harder for the Dublin Bay South voters to not elect a woman - and that's progress

# Gender Balance

Opinion: It’s harder for the Dublin Bay South voters to not elect a woman - and that's progress

Updated Jul 9th 2021, 11:52 AM 19,287 Views 87 Comments

Caitriona Gleeson of Women for Election says Ireland’s record of women entering politics is a matter of concern but this by-election is a step forward.

Counting set to get underway in Dublin Bay South by-election

# Final Countdown

Counting set to get underway in Dublin Bay South by-election

Jul 9th 2021, 7:15 AM 12,364 Views 23 Comments

Counting is set to get under way at 9am.

Polls close in Dublin Bay South after first election of the pandemic

# Vote

Polls close in Dublin Bay South after first election of the pandemic

Updated Jul 8th 2021, 10:57 PM 58,149 Views 105 Comments

40% of voters cast a ballot in the constituency.

Former TD to contact gardaí after false text circulates ahead of Dublin Bay South by-election

# Fine Gael

Former TD to contact gardaí after false text circulates ahead of Dublin Bay South by-election

Jul 7th 2021, 9:53 PM 73,771 Views 35 Comments

A message claiming to be from a former Fine Gael TD tells recipients to vote for five female candidates.

Poll: If you could vote in Dublin Bay South who would you vote for?

# Your Say

Poll: If you could vote in Dublin Bay South who would you vote for?

Jul 6th 2021, 8:32 AM 112,905 Views 149 Comments

The constituency will go to the polls on Thursday.

'Drop a live location and they'll find us': On the canvass in a feverish Dublin Bay South

# By-election

'Drop a live location and they'll find us': On the canvass in a feverish Dublin Bay South

Jul 4th 2021, 12:03 AM 47,168 Views 32 Comments

Fine Gael and Sinn Féin may be leading in national polls, but they’ve a fight on their hands here.

Aontú launches legal action over 'exclusion' from RTÉ's by-election debates

# Mairéad Tóibín

Aontú launches legal action over 'exclusion' from RTÉ's by-election debates

Jul 1st 2021, 6:22 PM 12,721 Views 0 Comments

RTÉ is hosting two Dublin Bay South by-election debates on Sunday and Monday.

Fine Gael lead with Labour in second in Dublin Bay South by-election, poll shows

# Two Horse Race

Fine Gael lead with Labour in second in Dublin Bay South by-election, poll shows

Jun 29th 2021, 8:02 AM 22,097 Views 77 Comments

An Irish Times poll shows Fine Gael candidate James Geoghegan has the support of 27% of voters.

Postal voting made easier in DBS as voters asked to bring their own pens to the polling station

# Voting During Covid

Postal voting made easier in DBS as voters asked to bring their own pens to the polling station

Jun 25th 2021, 6:12 PM 14,040 Views 23 Comments

The by-election in two weeks time is ‘the first election during a pandemic’.

Sinn Féin Senator Lynn Boylan lodges High Court case against CETA Trade Deal

# CETA Challenge

Sinn Féin Senator Lynn Boylan lodges High Court case against CETA Trade Deal

Jun 17th 2021, 10:45 AM 26,887 Views 0 Comments

She is the second Oireachtas member to take a High Court action against CETA.

Here are the Dublin Bay South by-election candidates battling it out to replace Eoghan Murphy

# To The Polls

Here are the Dublin Bay South by-election candidates battling it out to replace Eoghan Murphy

Jun 16th 2021, 3:28 PM 20,595 Views 46 Comments

The housing crisis is top of the agenda for most of the candidates ahead of next month’s by-election.

It's official: Dublin Bay South by-election date set for 8 July

# Dbs

It's official: Dublin Bay South by-election date set for 8 July

Jun 16th 2021, 1:19 PM 20,780 Views 21 Comments

The by-election will fill the seat vacated by former minister Eoghan Murphy.

Opinion: The pollster controversy should alert us to possible issues with political campaigning online

# Irish Politics

Opinion: The pollster controversy should alert us to possible issues with political campaigning online

Jun 14th 2021, 8:00 PM 6,198 Views 12 Comments

Ethan Shattock says the incoming Electoral Commission must address fake polling and inauthentic campaign behaviour by all parties.

FG's James Geoghegan surveyed voters door-to-door for Renua but 'nobody asked' who he was with

# Dublin Bay South

FG's James Geoghegan surveyed voters door-to-door for Renua but 'nobody asked' who he was with

Jun 10th 2021, 11:54 AM 17,846 Views 24 Comments

Geoghegan said that he knocked to “maybe 50 people” ahead of the 2016 general election.

Alan Kelly says Ivana Bacik will 'cycle through two extremes' to take by-election seat

# Dublin Bay South

Alan Kelly says Ivana Bacik will 'cycle through two extremes' to take by-election seat

Jun 9th 2021, 5:30 PM 20,633 Views 45 Comments

Kelly said that Fine Gael and Sinn Féin are trying to present the race as “a dichotomy”.

Pressure on Fine Gael but can its blue wall hold in Dublin Bay South?

# Blue Steel

Pressure on Fine Gael but can its blue wall hold in Dublin Bay South?

Jun 5th 2021, 12:05 AM 38,090 Views 54 Comments

The party will fancy their chances but there's an opportunity for others to spring a surprise, writes Rónán Duffy
Will Eamon Ryan's personal vote be retained in Green hands or could Labour be the beneficiaries?
When Sinn Féin drives turnout it has a chance anywhere but is it a case of right time but wrong place?