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# GE16

9 things you need to know about the final Leaders' Debate of the election

We’re almost there folks.

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Feb 24th 2016, 12:38 AM

# treading the boards

The real star of tonight's debate was #TheCreak in RTÉ's floor

*squuueeeek*

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Feb 24th 2016, 12:28 AM

AS IT HAPPENED

The final Leaders' Debate of the 2016 general election

It’s make or break time for the four main party leaders.

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Feb 23rd 2016, 9:10 PM

# 3 days to go

The TrailFix: The curious case of Enda, Micheál and the rotating taoiseach

The best and worst bits from today’s #ge16 campaign trail.

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Feb 23rd 2016, 8:30 PM

# Still got it

John Giles buried a penalty on a minister today

You never lose it.

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Feb 23rd 2016, 8:30 PM

# On the doorstep

Sinn Féin looking into claim that canvasser told constituent to 'f*** off'

The incident is alleged to have happened on a doorstep in Dublin Bay North last week.

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Feb 23rd 2016, 7:30 PM

# Not Fine Gael

Mattie calls in the guards after local paper labels him a Fine Gael candidate

The independent TD said it “beggars belief” that the mistake was made by The Nationalist.

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Feb 23rd 2016, 5:36 PM

Voices

"People will open the door, see I'm a canvasser and sigh"

Canvassing for a political party can be tough – but it’s also addictive, writes Sharon Nolan.

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Feb 23rd 2016, 5:00 PM

# Cash Money

Here's what all of the parties' general election promises mean for your wallet

Taxback.com’s calculator aims to show how the plans of the main parties will affect your take home pay.

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Feb 23rd 2016, 1:03 PM

# Not Phelan It

'Tired and hungry': Labour minister explains why she walked out of local radio debate

Ann Phelan was not impressed with a debate on KCLR FM last night.

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Feb 23rd 2016, 1:00 PM

# blast from the past

'Fianna Fáil act as though they were formed in 2011'

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin is not impressed with the Soldiers of Destiny.

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Feb 23rd 2016, 12:31 PM

# TV3

Vincent Browne's People's Debate wraps up after mammoth 40 shows

The veteran journalist was in the Taoiseach’s constituency of Mayo – however, Enda Kenny did not make an appearance.

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Feb 23rd 2016, 12:10 PM

# General Election

More bad news for Labour in the latest opinion poll

Is a Fine Gael Fianna Fáil coalition on the horizon?

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Feb 23rd 2016, 10:21 AM

# irish election rides

This Donegal election candidate has agreed to go on a date with a voter

But on one condition.

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Feb 23rd 2016, 7:46 AM

# mixing allegiances

8 notable GAA figures hoping to win a seat in the Dáil this Friday

There are a number of well-known GAA faces in the running for seats.

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Feb 23rd 2016, 6:45 AM

# new poll

Most people would give up tax cuts for greater spending on health services

Over half of people would forgo tax cuts for greater investment in health.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 11:00 PM

# 4 days to go

The TrailFix: When will Enda stop putting his foot in it?

The best and worst bits from today’s #ge16 campaign trail.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 9:30 PM

# Leaflet-gate

Gardaí called after Sinn Féin leaflets 'removed from letterboxes'

A dispute between Fine Gael TD James Bannon and Sinn Féin hopeful Paul Hogan saw the gardaí called in Longford this evening.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 9:07 PM

# my hometown

'Sick and tired': Death from a thousand cuts in Dublin Bay North

Ronan Duffy finds his home constituency squeezed on all sides by stressed services and families labouring under extra charges.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 8:00 PM

# Just Fianna Fáil

'Mea culpa and I’m sorry about that': Enda finally apologises for THAT 'whingers' remark

Opposition politicians have heavily criticised the Taoiseach for remarks in Castlebar on Saturday.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 7:00 PM

# Special Criminal Court

RTE receives 'a number of formal complaints' over Friday's Late Late Show

Crime correspondent Paul Williams took aim at gangland criminals – and Sinn Féin.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 5:47 PM

# Explosion

Home repossessions have gone through the roof in Ireland in the last year

Repossessions of residential properties in Ireland for the first nine months of 2015 were up a whopping 80% from all of 2014 put together.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 5:23 PM

# Jettisoned

Candidate says Fine Gael's 'boys club mentality' has her 'making the tea'

Stephanie Regan believes she has been “jettisoned” by her own party in Dublin Bay North.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 4:36 PM

# poster attack

Woman taken to hospital after being struck on head by election poster

The woman had to have a gash in her head glued back together and is now recovering at home.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 3:15 PM

# irishmen and irishwomen

Step inside the 1916 tour bus and see if you're up for the fight

Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe had a go this morning.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 3:00 PM

# the man in the van

Not to be outdone by the Healy-Raes, Mattie McGrath's released a pizza-based election song

LA LA LA LA LA LA LA MATTIE MCGRATH!

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Feb 22nd 2016, 2:45 PM

# renua

Lucinda the 'watchdog' thinks someone's out to smear her character

The Renua leader said the election is “make or break” for her party.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 2:25 PM

# Heckled

Micheál and Enda were heckled on the campaign trail this morning

The Fianna Fáil leader was confronted by anti-austerity protesters.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 1:45 PM

# the past

Gerry Adams says he asked a Sinn Féin member about Brian Stack's murder

But another member is “unavailable to him”.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 12:45 PM

# snakes on a sinn féin

A local radio station made election candidates handle a snake live on air

Four candidates came face-to-face with Caesar, a six-foot snake, in KCLR’s Carlow studios.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 10:30 AM

# Clonmel

Forestry minister's posters nailed to trees in Tipperary

A party spokesperson said the posters were all removed after it was brought to their attention.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 8:59 AM

# mic drop

Leo Varadkar got whacked with a microphone during last night's Election Special

Poor Leo.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 7:41 AM

# my hometown

Donegal: a 'forgotten' county or one with renewed community spirit?

Michael Sheils McNamee examines the disconnect between the nation’s perception of ‘poor’ Donegal – and how it views itself.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 7:20 AM

# Poll Position

Fianna Fáil are surging but Sinn Féin are slipping, a new poll says

Labour are down one point to 6%.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 7:19 AM

# 5 under 25

Meet the five young candidates looking to shake things up in the Dáil

Established politicans may be getting all the attention in this general election campaign, but there are signs of a new style of politics emerging among younger candidates. We speak to five hopefuls under the age of 25.

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Feb 21st 2016, 9:30 PM

# GE16 Fact Check

FactCheck: Does Northern Ireland really have four times more homelessness than us?

TheJournal.ie’s GE16 FactCheck tests some startling claims about Sinn Féin’s record north of the border.

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Feb 21st 2016, 8:30 PM

Voices

What if we could call the election result before it even happens?

David Higgins has spent the past year building a statistical model which he hopes will accurately predict the outcome of the general election next week.

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Feb 21st 2016, 8:00 PM