Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

# Election 2016

All time
The votes have been cast and the count is ready to begin - what happens now?
'A political earthquake': RTÉ exit poll 'a tragedy' for coalition candidates
Exit poll: Fianna Fáil surge but it's bad news for Fine Gael-Labour coalition
These are the battles to watch on count day
Election 2016: All the latest in our liveblog - as Ireland votes
Here's the great TheJournal.ie guide to voting in an Irish election
'This is why my vote is so important to me'
Gráinne de Paor
Every vote counts: The closest election results in recent Irish history
Prisoners can vote - so why don't they?
Voting's all done and dusted - if you live on one of these 12 islands
9 things we learned from the general election campaign
Explainer: How does Ireland's voting system work?
Here's what these teens would change to make Ireland a better place
FactCheck: Can water charges really be abolished?
"I feel very weak in the mornings": These two men are staging a five day pre-election fast
Bamboozled by opinion polls? Get up to speed in 6 simple steps...
Dr. Tom Louwerse
Dirty tricks in north Dublin: FG candidate hits out at anonymous letter campaign
Politicians scramble for last few votes before broadcast ban
Last poll: Fine Gael and Labour could be within touching distance of re-election
'Gender quotas won't substantially alter the outcome of the next Dáil'
Jason O'Sullivan
WATCH: Lucinda trumps Enda and Joan at the steady hand challenge
Is this still the most economically depressed town in Ireland?
"I actually struggle with this myself": Taoiseach quizzed on Eighth Amendment on TV3 couch
'Living in Hong Kong, my citizenship means more than just what’s written on my passport'
Aaron Mc Nicholas
These two dads aren't happy about a Kerry candidate using their family photo online
The TrailFix: Has Enda snatched defeat from the jaws of victory?
Playing nasty: How social media became an election battleground in 2016
Anton Savage: There's one message Enda and Joan are struggling to get across
Millenials and Celtic Tiger cubs aren't taken seriously as people, never mind as voters
Anna O'Rourke
As they fight for their lives, Labour warns that people could get a government they don't want
FactCheck: The truth and the lies from the final Leaders' Debate
'There's a reason no Fine Gael government has ever been re-elected' - former minister
Gardaí say it could take 50 years to get back to 2010 policing levels
Gerry Adams condemns death threat made to Fine Gael TD
The creak during the Leaders' Debate was Gerry's sore back
Poll: Have the leaders' debates changed how you'll vote?
Waterford is - slowly, very slowly - pulling itself out of recession
'For me, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are virtually the same'
Julien Mercille
Some very interesting election posters have just popped up in Galway
Tipp player hoping to return from long-term injury and see his father bag Dáil seat in election