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# election-2020 - Tuesday 12 May, 2020
Democrats work towards holding virtual convention for Joe Biden’s nomination
The convention is due to take place in August.
# election-2020 - Sunday 23 February, 2020
Party leaders planning new week of talks but still no sign of government being formed
Fine Gael TD Helen McEntee said people need to respect that the party will not go into government with Sinn Féin.
# election-2020 - Saturday 8 February, 2020
Showbiz, Baby! Bertie, Eamon Dunphy and a Celtic Tiger pop culture low-point
In September 2001, the then-leader of the country appeared as a guest pundit on RTE show The Premiership.
# election-2020 - Friday 7 February, 2020
Factchecking the election: Here's how we ranked all the claims made by politicians over the last four weeks
We’ve been keeping an eye on the campaign over the last four weeks to sort out the facts from the waffle.
# election-2020 - Monday 20 January, 2020
What are the issues affecting people in your area? We want to send our election team to your hometown
Over the next three weeks we’ll be sending reporters around the country to hear directly from voters about the issues that really matter in their local area.
# election-2020 - Monday 13 January, 2020
Poll: On what date do you think the general election will be held?
Leo Varadkar has so far stayed schtum on when the election would be.
# election-2020 - Thursday 9 January, 2020
'This government's race is firmly ran': Independent TDs plan no-confidence motion in Simon Harris
The Minister for Health responded to the no-confidence threat with: “I don’t have any confidence in Michael Collins, we don’t agree on much.”
# election-2020 - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
'No big surprise if the Dáil doesn't return next week': Campaigning well under way as FG target FF housing policy
Fine Gael general election candidates have been given a document targeting Fianna Fáil’s housing policy.
# election-2020 - Monday 30 December, 2019
Micheál Martin says he will carry on as FF leader even if he fails to become Taoiseach
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are neck-and-neck in the polls.
# election-2020 - Saturday 19 October, 2019
Democrat White House candidate hits back after Clinton labels her the 'favourite of the Russians'
The congresswoman called her ‘a personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party’.
# election-2020 - Sunday 6 October, 2019
Taoiseach says he'd sooner bring back wolves to Ireland than let Sinn Féin into government
The Taoiseach mentioned Green Party leader Eamon Ryan’s idea of rewilding the countryside with wolves during his speech last night.
# election-2020 - Thursday 19 September, 2019
Ex-Siptu boss Jack O'Connor steps down as Labour candidate for Wicklow
The party states ‘a new generation is coming through’ following a good local election.
Leo Varadkar tells Fine Gael politicians to get ready for November by-elections
The letter is seen as a rallying call as Fine Gael enters into election mode.
# election-2020 - Thursday 12 September, 2019
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he wants a general election in May 2020
At the party’s annual away day, Varadkar said he has always believed that the next election should take place in the summer of 2020.
# election-2020 - Thursday 1 August, 2019
Larry Donnelly: We can expect a dramatic cull of the Democratic debate lineup before the next TV clash
Some observers will welcome a clearing out of the long-shots – but others may find it unnerving.
# election-2020 - Friday 28 June, 2019
The Democrats debate: Candidates take jabs at Joe Biden over his age and 'hurtful' comments on race
A series of debates are being held by the Democrats to whittle down the 10 candidates vying to become the party’s presidential nominee.
# election-2020 - Thursday 25 April, 2019
Joe Biden is officially running for US president
The former Vice President has been hinting that he would for a number of months now.
# election-2020 - Tuesday 5 March, 2019
Hillary Clinton rules out a rematch with Trump in 2020
Clinton added that she’s “not going anywhere”.
# election-2020 - Sunday 10 February, 2019
'See you on the campaign trail, Liz!': Trump responds to Elizabeth Warren's 2020 bid
Warren is among the highest-profile of the growing pool of Democrats hoping to unseat Trump in 2020.
# election-2020 - Wednesday 10 January, 2018
Poll: Do you think Oprah Winfrey would be a good US presidential candidate?
Other celebrities including Kanye West and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson have said they’re considering their candidacy.
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Poll: Are you going to download the new Covid-19 contact tracing app?
THE HSE HAS unveiled their new Covid-19 tracing app, with it becoming available to download from app stores last night.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly called the new app “a powerful tool” that’ll be used to help health authorities track down close contacts of people with Covid-19.
According to registrations within the tracing app, over 200,000 people have already downloaded the app, with over 120,000 people checking in so far.
TheJournal.ie took a look to examine how the app works and broke down all the features it includes.
Today’s Poll: Are you going to download the new Covid-19 tracing app?
Poll Results:
Yes (3546)
No (1380)
No opinion (455)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
View from a teacher: No, we have not been 'sitting at home on full pay' in lockdown
By Anonymous Teacher
Our family law courts are not fit for purpose and we owe it to children to address this now
By Karen Kiernan
Money Diaries: A retired lecturer in Galway documents life and spending in lockdown
By TheJournal.ie reader
This week, our reader has been cocooning throughout the Covid-19 shutdown.
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