# Dublin Central

This year

2023

# michael stone

Businessman Michael Stone confirms he assisted Paschal Donohoe during 2020 election campaign

Stone paid six workers €972 to hang posters in Donohoe’s Dublin Central constituency.

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Jan 24th 2023, 3:15 PM

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# Dublin Central

Plan to regenerate O’Connell Street and Moore Street unveiled

UK property developer Hammerson submitted planning applications today.

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Jun 1st 2021, 10:21 AM

# Dogfight

Social Democrats’ Gary Gannon takes final seat in Dublin Central battleground

The constituency takes in a broad stretch of Dublin’s northside, from the inner city out to Smithfield, and north towards Ashtown and Drumcondra.

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Feb 10th 2020, 3:06 PM

# ge2020

Big battle in Dublin Central as Maureen O'Sullivan confirms she's not seeking re-election

The three-seater has become a four-seater for the upcoming election.

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Jan 16th 2020, 3:30 PM

# SELECTED

Social Democrats councillor Gary Gannon to run for MEP seat in Dublin

Gannon (32) was selected at a convention in Dublin city this evening by party members.

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Mar 19th 2019, 10:04 PM

# High Ground

Whatever happened to... A billion-euro 'park in the sky' on O'Connell Street?

Developer Joe O’Reilly had grand plans to revitalise Dublin’s main street.

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Feb 2nd 2017, 4:47 PM

# that's democracy

Mary Lou on Trump: 'I deplore and detest that politics. It makes my skin crawl'

McDonald said we shouldn’t second guess the vote of the American people.

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Jan 21st 2017, 8:15 AM

# Welcome back

Fianna Fáil branch to ask Bertie Ahern to rejoin party

Dublin Central chair Brian Mohan said Ahern “has been nothing but loyal to Fianna Fáil” and “deserves a second chance”.

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Nov 29th 2016, 10:04 PM

# Fine Gael-ness

'I'm most certainly not a Tory myself'

Paschal Donohoe dropped by TheJournal.ie today to discuss Labour’s latest attack on Fine Gael and other matters.

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Jan 25th 2016, 9:00 PM

# Not happy

This Fianna Fáil member is challenging gender quotas in court

Brian Mohan said he had initiated legal proceedings challenging the constitutionality of gender quota legislation.

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Nov 7th 2015, 7:49 PM

# internal affairs

Chaotic scenes in Bertie's backyard as Fianna Fáil picks his old foe

Mary Fitzpatrick will be the Fianna Fáil general election candidate in Dublin Central.

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Oct 7th 2015, 9:47 PM

# internal affairs

Fianna Fáil members WON'T be forced to pick a woman in Dún Laoghaire

The selection convention takes place next week.

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Sep 23rd 2015, 6:40 PM

# internal affairs

Mary Lou denies councillor was bullied out of Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin’s deputy leader has responded to claims by former councillor Jonathan Dowdall.

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Jul 1st 2015, 1:40 PM

# Switcheroo

Christy Burke's bid for the Dáil just got a big boost

Jonathan Dowdall, a former close colleague of Mary Lou, is now helping the outgoing Lord Mayor of Dublin.

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Jun 26th 2015, 7:03 PM

# internal affairs

Things are getting interesting for Fianna Fáil in Bertie's old stomping ground

David Costello has denied claims he has entered the race to be Fianna Fail’s Dáil candidate with the backing of the former taoiseach.

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May 12th 2015, 1:33 PM

# shot across the bow

Yet another Fianna Fáil figure has had a go at "defeatist" party leadership

Mary Fitzpatrick said party strategists ‘lack ambition’ and are ‘defeatist.’

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Apr 23rd 2015, 11:00 PM

# Local Elections

In Bertie's old stomping ground, claims of 'cute hoorism' and 'shafting' denied by Fianna Fáil hopeful

A row has broken out over whether or not Mary Fitzpatrick has endorsed a leaflet urging voters to give their number one to a Fianna Fáil candidate at the potential expense of two others.

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May 21st 2014, 4:30 PM

# MCD

MCD ‘should face ban on similar music events until it answers SHM Garda report’

Dublin councillor Mary Fitzpatrick, head of a joint policing committee, calls on OPW junior minister to force response from concert promoter on Swedish House Mafia debacle.

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Aug 3rd 2012, 9:57 AM

# Constituency Commission

Confirmed: Dáil to lose 8 TDs with confirmation of boundary changes

Ministers have agreed to table new laws enforcing cuts to the size of the Dáil, in line with independent recommendations.

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Jul 24th 2012, 6:02 PM

# Dáil boundaries

Constituency report: Dáil loses 8 TDs in radical boundary shake-up

The report of the Constituency Commission cuts the number of TDs, with significant boundary reforms.

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Jun 21st 2012, 10:57 AM

# Mahon

Fianna Fáil: “It has been a very difficult week”

The party’s National Executive met this evening to discuss the fallout from the Mahon Report.

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Mar 30th 2012, 9:08 PM

# St Luke's

St Luke's trustees agree to transfer building back to Fianna Fáil

The infamous ‘Drumcondra mafia’ have agreed to transfer ownership of Bertie Ahern’s former constituency office back to the party centrally.

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Mar 30th 2012, 10:36 AM

# Mahon

Bertie ‘to resign from Fianna Fáil’ before vote to expel him

The man who led Fianna Fáil for 14 years quits the party before a vote to expel him, while continuing to deny any wrongdoing.

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Mar 24th 2012, 10:28 PM

# Mahon

In full: Micheál Martin's statement on Mahon and expelling Bertie

The full text of a speech delivered by Micheál Martin this morning in which he explains the decision to expel Bertie Ahern.

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Mar 23rd 2012, 11:23 AM

# The Aftermath

Michael D's campaign manager: "It’s been a fabulous night"

Dublin Central TD Joe Costello says the presidency is “the prize that every party would love to have”, but that the win will cement the coalition.

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Oct 29th 2011, 11:43 AM

# GE11

Revealed: the ten biggest winners and losers of Election 2011

We’ve totted up the figures, quantified the quotas, and worked out the ten most – and least – popular politicians in Ireland.

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Feb 28th 2011, 9:57 AM

# GE11

Blow-by-blow: How each party fared in Election 2011

In a nutshell, where each party made its breakthroughs across the country – and where Fianna Fáil’s collapse hit hardest.

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Feb 27th 2011, 11:08 PM

# GE11

International media focus on Fianna Fáil's humiliation at the polls

The likely renegotiation of the EU/IMF bailout is also focused on by the foreign media.

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Feb 27th 2011, 12:28 PM

# GE11

The Half Hour Fix: 1.30am

EVERY HOUR – on the half hour – TheJournal.ie brings you your fix of election tallies, predictions and results. Here’s how the winners and losers of GE11 are playing out so far.

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Feb 27th 2011, 1:34 AM

# GE11

The Half Past Fix: 11.30pm

Every hour – on the half hour – TheJournal.ie brings you your fix of election tallies, predictions and results. Here’s how the winners and losers of GE11 are playing out so far.

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Feb 26th 2011, 11:31 PM

# GE11

The Half Past Fix: 9.30pm

Every hour – on the half hour – TheJournal.ie brings you your fix of election tallies, predictions and results. Here’s how the winners and losers of GE11 are playing out so far.

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Feb 26th 2011, 9:26 PM

The Half-Past Fix: 2:30pm

Everything you need to know from the count so far: we keep you updated every hour, on the half hour. It’s all in the Half-Past Fix.

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Feb 26th 2011, 2:31 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you welcome Michéal Martin's decision to force ministers to give up severance payments?

Or do you regard it as cynical electioneering? Have your say.

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Feb 11th 2011, 11:28 AM

# GE11

FF and FG to launch duelling fiscal policies

The Dáil’s two largest parties will both launch their fiscal plans at 11am, with 15 days to go until voting day.

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Feb 10th 2011, 8:17 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Enda says he will not appear on “any programme that Vincent Browne has anything to do with”; Permanent TSB have bad news for future mortgages customers; and Irish men are named as some of the most overweight in Europe.

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Feb 4th 2011, 4:48 PM