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# Leaders' Debate

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Explainer: What is the Special Criminal Court and what is Sinn Féin's stance on it?
The court was set up after the IRA launched a bombing camapign in Britain on the eve of World War II and experts say it has become “normalised”.
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Feb 6th 2020, 12:58 PM
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Lise Hand: 'Nobody wiped the floor with anyone else... except perhaps Miriam O'Callaghan'
A behind-the-scenes look at last night’s RTÉ Leaders’ Debate.
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Feb 5th 2020, 11:10 AM
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Q+A: As the leaders of the 'big three' clash, here's what SF, FG and FF are promising in their manifestos
Examine some of the key general election promises ahead of tonight’s debate.
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Feb 4th 2020, 9:00 PM
# ge2020
'You'll get into bed with anyone': Key moments from last night's seven-way leaders' debate
The debate took place at Virgin Media’s Ballymount studio.
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Jan 31st 2020, 1:00 AM
# ge2020
'There's a fair few nutters in every party': The key moments from the RTÉ leaders' TV debate
The seven-way debate took place in NUIG tonight.
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Jan 28th 2020, 12:55 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Will you watch the seven-way leaders' debate tomorrow?
RTÉ are broadcasting live from NUI Galway on Monday night.
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Jan 26th 2020, 10:11 AM
# ge2020
Sinn Féin objects to Virgin Media for excluding Mary Lou from Leaders' debate
The party is also considering legal action against RTÉ for not including Sinn Féin.
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Jan 20th 2020, 3:26 PM
# ge2020
Leo and Micheál to go head-to-head in Pat Kenny TV debate this Wednesday
It comes after a Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes poll put Fianna Fáil on 32% of the vote.
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Jan 20th 2020, 12:03 PM
# FactcheckUK
Conservative Party criticised over 'misleading' re-brand of Twitter account to bogus factcheck page
The fake account ‘proved’ and ‘debunked’ several claims during the debate.
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Nov 19th 2019, 9:45 PM
# GE16 Fact Check
FactCheck: The truth and the lies from the final Leaders' Debate
TheJournal.ie’s GE16 FactCheck has pulled out all the stops for the last-chance, high-stakes battle at RTE last night.
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Feb 24th 2016, 3:38 PM
# backbreaking campaign
The creak during the Leaders' Debate was Gerry's sore back
The Sinn Féin leader found it hard to stand still because of the pain in his back.
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Feb 24th 2016, 11:59 AM
Last night's leader's debate in 24 hilarious tweets
Twitter was the real winner of last night’s debate.
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Feb 24th 2016, 9:48 AM
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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
# all eyes and ears
Nearly half of everyone watching TV last night tuned into RTÉ Leaders' Debate
And here’s what you were searching on Google while watching the debate…
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Feb 16th 2016, 11:06 PM
# claire for taoiseach
The whole country wants Claire Byrne to be Taoiseach after last night's debate
“Claire Byrne, you sassy queen!”
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Feb 16th 2016, 8:26 AM
# GE16 Fact Check
FactCheck: The truth and the lies from last night's RTÉ Leaders' Debate
TheJournal.ie’s GE16 FactCheck had another big night, sifting through seven politicians’ statements.
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Feb 16th 2016, 6:59 AM
AS IT HAPPENED
the RTÉ general election leaders' debate
The seven leaders of Ireland’s largest political parties went toe-to-toe this evening – here’s how it all panned out.
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Feb 16th 2016, 12:06 AM
# What We Learned
9 things you need to know about the Claire Byrne Live seven-way debate
An eventful night at the University of Limerick.
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Feb 15th 2016, 11:49 PM
# Leaders' Debate
What does Peter McVerry make of last night's Joan Burton dig?
The Labour leader suggested during the TV3 leaders’ debate that McVerry does not understand the workings of her department.
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Feb 12th 2016, 3:07 PM
# GE16 Fact Check
FactCheck: The truth and the lies from last night's Leaders' Debate
TheJournal.ie’s GE16 FactCheck went into overdrive last night, testing the level of truth and lies in last night’s battle.
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Feb 12th 2016, 6:50 AM
AS IT HAPPENED
The first Leaders' Debate of the 2016 general election
Not a bit of fiscal space to be found.
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Feb 11th 2016, 10:00 PM
# Starter's Orders
Pat Kenny is coming back to your screens *
* But only to chair the first leaders’ debate of the election race this Thursday.
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Feb 9th 2016, 4:54 PM
# he went there
Nigel Farage singled out foreign-born HIV sufferers in a TV debate and Twitter lost it
The UKIP leader was giving out about ”heath tourism’.
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Apr 2nd 2015, 10:10 PM
# Seanad referendum
Martin accepts RTÉ invite to debate on Seanad abolition but Taoiseach not keen
Micheál Martin has accepted an invitation to a head-to-head debate between the party leaders on 1 October but will the Taoiseach?
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Sep 20th 2013, 4:40 PM
AS IT HAPPENED
The Europe Debate with Vincent Browne on TV3
Join TheJournal.ie as we track the hits and misses of the first major televised debate between the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ camps in the Fiscal Compact referendum.
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May 1st 2012, 8:43 PM
# Eimear Ní Chonaola
Who won the battle of the hosts?
Who was the best host of the four televised leaders’ debates – TV3′s Vincent Browne, TG4′s Eimear Ní Chonaola, RTE’s Pat Kenny or the host of the final debate, Miriam O’Callaghan?
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Feb 23rd 2011, 9:44 AM
# GE11
Twitter reaction: the final leaders’ debate
While the final leaders’ debate raged on, we kept an eye on what the Twitter folk were saying. Here are some of yesterday evening’s better tweets.
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Feb 23rd 2011, 6:40 AM
# GE11
Poll: Who won last night’s final leaders’ debate?
A simple question, perhaps not a simple answer: who came out best from last night’s RTÉ leaders’ debate?
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Feb 23rd 2011, 6:11 AM
# Leaders' Debate
The unasked question in the leaders' debate
We had the chance to assess the five heads of the main political parties at the start of the week – but how did the audience
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Feb 18th 2011, 12:52 PM
# GE11
Leaders debate Irish, jobs and agriculture in TG4 debate
Eamon Gilmore, Enda Kenny and Micheál Martin take part in the first of their two three-way leaders’ debates on TG4.
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Feb 16th 2011, 8:42 PM
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Third leaders' debate to be aired tonight
Irish language debate will be broadcast on TG4 twice tonight, as campaigns focus today on energy, political reform, and jobs.
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Feb 16th 2011, 8:03 AM
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Twitter debate reaction negative to all five parties
TheJournal.ie’s Twitter Tracker now tracks sentiment – and shows that all five parties were bemoaned during RTÉ’s debate.
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Feb 15th 2011, 7:04 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five things you really should need know as you wrap up work this Tuesday evening…
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Feb 15th 2011, 5:11 PM
# Adams
Adams dismisses Micheál Martin's "smear campaign"
Gerry Adams says Martin’s comments about the Sinn Féin leader are a distraction from Fianna Fáil’s lack of real solutions and proposals for the economy.
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Feb 15th 2011, 2:57 PM
# GE11
Odds on FG triumph shorten after RTÉ debate
Enda Kenny’s solid performance sees the odds of a resounding Fine Gael victory shorten with the major bookmakers.
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Feb 15th 2011, 2:05 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: The verdict on the leaders’ debate; Anglo accuses Drumm of deception and misconduct, and how a couple on a Valentine’s break narrowly escape being crushed by a train.
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Feb 15th 2011, 8:41 AM
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Slideshow: what the papers say about the debates
A round-up of today’s news and front page coverage of last nights five-way leaders’ debate.
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Feb 15th 2011, 8:33 AM
# GE11
Poll: Who won the five-way RTÉ leaders’ debate?
A simple question, but probably no simple answer: who came out on top on The Frontline’s Valentine’s Day Debate?
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Feb 15th 2011, 6:43 AM
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