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# gay-mitchell - Monday 24 October, 2011
# Race For The Áras
# Race For The Áras
Presidential candidates split on referendums voting
While some candidates have revealed their voting intentions, others have declined to comment.
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# Race For The Áras
Gallagher retains major lead in Irish Times Áras opinion poll
With three days to go until polling, Seán Gallagher holds a 15 per cent lead over the field – the largest his lead has been in any poll.
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# Race For The Áras
#Aras11 diary: Where the candidates will be today
With just days to go until polling, time is running out if you want to meet the presidential candidates. Here’s where they are today.
# gay-mitchell - Sunday 23 October, 2011
# Your Say
# Your Say
Poll: Should the media have scrutinised the presidential candidates so closely?
It has been described as a “circus” and one of the more caustic elections Ireland has ever seen but did the media play its part in making it so. Today we ask, should the media have scrutinised the presidential candidates so closely?
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# Race For The Áras
#Aras11 diary: Where the candidates will be today
With just days to go until polling, this is one of your last chances to meet the presidential candidates. Here’s where they will be today.
# gay-mitchell - Saturday 22 October, 2011
# Opinion Polls
# Opinion Polls
Presidential polls can sometimes be wrong - but not by very much
Candidates hoping to turn their fortunes from the latest Red C poll can’t count on much historical precedent so close to polling.
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# Race For The Áras
Gallagher extends lead in latest Áras opinion polls
The final Sunday Business Post poll before polling gives Seán Gallagher a 14-point lead over Michael D Higgins.
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# Race For The Áras
Gallagher denies being ‘secret FF candidate’ during radio debate
Sean Gallagher insists he has the support of members of all political parties, and denies being a de facto Fianna Fáil candidate.
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# Race For The Áras
Voting for Mitchell or Higgins is ‘comfort blanket for bailouts’, says McGuinness
Martin McGuinness says voting for candidates from government parties will give them renewed initiative for austerity.
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# Race For The Áras
Behind every successful president... meet the spouses vying for the Áras
All the candidates aside from David Norris will bring a spouse into the Áras with them if elected.
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# Race For The Áras
#Aras11 diary: Where the candidates will be today
With just days to go until polling, this is one of your last chances to meet the presidential candidates. Here’s where they will be today.
# gay-mitchell - Friday 21 October, 2011
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# Race For The Áras
Bookie pays out on Michael D Higgins to be the next president
Boylesports is paying out over €100,000 after deciding that Labour’s candidate has wrapped up the presidency with polling still six days away.
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# Race For The Áras
#Áras11 Quickfire Video Quiz: Gay Mitchell
TheJournal.ie put a series of quickfire questions to the Presidential candidates. Here is how they did – on camera.
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# Race For The Áras
#Áras11: The Friday question for Presidential candidates
Each day this week, TheJournal.ie will be hosting Tell Us Why’s question campaign for clarity on the seven candidates’ priorities. Today: Ireland’s greatest contribution to the world.
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# Race For The Áras
#Áras11 diary: Where the candidates will be today
With less than a week to go until polling, here’s where your presidential candidates will be today.
# gay-mitchell - Thursday 20 October, 2011
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# Race For The Áras
#Áras11: The Thursday question for Presidential candidates
Each day this week, TheJournal.ie will be hosting Tell Us Why’s question campaign for clarity on the seven candidates’ priorities. Today: How they view the secularisation of Irish society.
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# Race For The Áras
#Áras11 diary: Where the candidates will be today
As the election comes into full view with a week to polling, here’s your daily guide to where each candidate will spend their day.
# gay-mitchell - Wednesday 19 October, 2011
# Domestic Violence
# Domestic Violence
More than 550 women use domestic violence services in just one day
Safe Ireland claims there is a double suffering for women experiencing domestic violence as they are now also feeling the brunt of cuts on statutory agencies.
# Your Say
# Your Say
Poll: Who won the latest Presidential debate?
Which of the seven candidates gave the strongest performance in yesterday’s televised debate?
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# Race For The Áras
#Áras11: The Wednesday question for Presidential candidates
Each day this week, TheJournal.ie will be hosting Tell Us Why’s question campaign for clarity on the seven candidates’ priorities. Today: How they would approach a State visit to China.
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# Race For The Áras
#Áras11 diary: Where the candidates will be today
Your daily guide to where each candidate will spend their day – with just eight days remaining until the all-important polling day.
# gay-mitchell - Tuesday 18 October, 2011
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# Race For The Áras
#Áras11 diary: Where the candidates will be today
Your daily guide to where each candidate will spend their day – with just nine days remaining until the all-important polling day.
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# Race For The Áras
#Áras11: The Tuesday question for Presidential candidates
Each day this week, TheJournal.ie will be hosting Tell Us Why’s question campaign for clarity on the seven candidates’ priorities. Today: what cause they would pursue as President.
# gay-mitchell - Monday 17 October, 2011
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# Race For The Áras
Davis promises to appoint intellectually disabled person to Council of State
Mary Davis tells an Inclusion Ireland debate that she would appoint a person with intellectual disabilities to the Council of State.
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From The Daily Edge
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Caption comp: There are HOW many days to the election?
This trio of snaps from this morning’s Inclusion Ireland Presidential debate await your clever captions…
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# Race For The Áras
Mitchell: 'I haven't been confrontational with anybody'
The Fine Gael presidential candidate has denied he has been confrontational with Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness during the campaign.
# Aras11
# Aras11
#Áras11 diary: Where the candidates will be today
Want to meet the presidential candidates? Keep tabs on where they are campaigning with TheJournal.ie’s daily updates.
# gay-mitchell - Sunday 16 October, 2011
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Mental health groups challenge candidates to come up with plans
The seven presidential candidates have mentioned mental health issues and suicide prevention during their campaigns. Three Irish mental health groups have asked for their plans.
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# Race For The Áras
#Áras11 diary: Where the candidates will be today
Want to meet the presidential candidates? Keep tabs on where they are campaigning with TheJournal.ie’s daily updates.
# gay-mitchell - Saturday 15 October, 2011
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# Race For The Áras
Gallagher storms into major lead in latest opinion poll
Sean Gallagher now holds a 12 point lead over Michael D Higgins, according to Red C’s opinion poll for the Sunday Business Post.
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# Race For The Áras
#Áras11 diary: Where the candidates will be today
Want to meet the presidential candidates? Keep tabs on where they are campaigning with TheJournal.ie’s daily updates.
# gay-mitchell - Friday 14 October, 2011
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# Race For The Áras
#Áras11 diary: Where the candidates will be today
Want to meet the presidential candidates? Keep tabs on where they are campaigning with TheJournal.ie’s daily updates.
# gay-mitchell - Thursday 13 October, 2011
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# Race For The Áras
#Áras11 diary: Where the candidates will be today
Want to meet the presidential candidates? Keep tabs on where they’re campaigning with TheJournal.ie’s daily updates.
# gay-mitchell - Wednesday 12 October, 2011
# Daily Fix
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
In tonight’s Fix: The latest in the Áras race; sparks fly between RTÉ and TV3; and can we tell what babies are thinking?
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# Race For The Áras
Mitchell insists he can win presidential race
Gay Mitchell has dismissed suggestions that he is falling in public favour – saying that the race was not “some celebrity contest of X Factor thing”.