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Wednesday 21 October 2020
The New Zealand Prime Minister won a second term in office in a landslide.
No leader has achieved an outright majority since New Zealand adopted a proportional voting system in 1996.
The move threatened to further inflame tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, where Turkey has been engaged in bitter maritime disputes with Greece and Cyprus.
The vote is seen as a key test of the Kremlin’s control of local politics.
Biden also blamed Donald Trump for “stoking violence” in US cities.
The US president claims he is the only thing standing between ‘democracy and the mob’, and said ‘no-one is safe’ in an America under Joe Biden.
Strict new coronavirus measures are now in effect – here’s what they mean for you.
The US president spoke for 70 minutes at an event held at the White House.
The New Zealand prime minister has put the election back to October.
More than 6,700 people have been detained following protests over a disputed election.
A three-day stay-at-home order for Auckland — a city of 1.5 million people — went into force today.
Alexander Lukashenko has ruled the ex-Soviet country since 1994, making him Europe’s longest serving leader.
Andrzej Duda saw off a liberal challenger in a closely fought contest.
The former vice-president has called for $700 million to be spent on supporting manufacturing and technology firms.
Members of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party are currently voting on whether or not to back the programme for government.
There have been concerns that legislation could not be passed without a full complement of senators in place.
The identities of the 11 Taoiseach’s nominees will remain unknown.
Sinn Féin’s Fintan Warfield and Fine Gael councillor John McGahon also won a seat.
Biden was all but counted out by most onlookers before recently, writes Larry Donnelly.
The party has 11 female candidates running for election in the Seanad.
Here’s what you need to know.
It was a prominent topic throughout the election but just 3% of voters said it was the most important deciding factor for them.
If you spot a poster around your area after today, contact your local authority.
Do you tell people how you vote?
She said her preference would be to form a government without Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil.
Turnout was actually down by over two percentage points.
Three elections ago, the party only won four seats in the Dáil.
He said he believed the Independent Alliance had been able to achieve a lot in government without “rocking the boat”.
Sinn Féin’s performance is of particular interest.
The exit poll was commissioned by RTÉ, The Irish Times, TG4 and UCD and carried out by Ipsos MRBI.
The isle lies two kilometres off the north west coast.
There are 55,000 people in Ireland living with sight loss.
A brief history of the left-wing splits and alliances of the past decade.
The storm is set to bring wet and windy weather this weekend.
Miriam O’Callaghan and David McCullagh hosted the RTÉ debate this evening.
We want to know what matters to you. Get your questions in.
An independent candidate died yesterday – and now it looks like Tipperary won’t get to vote until the end of the month.
The decision came after a meeting of the RTÉ Election Steering Group.
There are five sitting TDs running but we went canvassing with two hopefuls.
Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates helmed the debate at Ballymount tonight.
Coveney said Brexit is coming at us like a ‘freight train’.
WITH LEVEL 5 restrictions coming into effect at midnight until 1 December, many businesses will be forced to close for the next six weeks.
Of course, many Irish businesses have an online presence and in the run-up to Christmas will rely heavily on support here at home.
As the festive season approaches we want to know: Will you make an extra effort to ‘buy irish’ this Christmas?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
This week, a home cook and recent sea swimming convert talks us through her week.
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