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Saturday 28 November 2020
The flow was better but the insults were still flying.
Each candidate will be allotted two minutes to answer the moderator’s questions, during which time the other man’s mic will be shut off.
The former vice president and his wife Jill Biden, an educator, paid $299,346 (€255,000) in federal income taxes for 2019
Will you stay up to watch Joe Biden debate US President Donald Trump?
Norma Burke, AKA, Bunty Twuntingdon McFluff, said she had a “Jennifer Lawrence moment” as she tried to leave the audience.
The Sinn Féin candidate’s answer was greeted with applause, at the first TV debate.
The League of Ireland season is almost upon us, with Dundalk and Cork City meeting in the curtain-raiser.
The chaotic debate featured 11 presidential hopefuls.
This is what went on in a feisty affair.
Denis O’Brien has found himself in the middle of the US presidential battle.
Didn’t manage to stay up? Here’s what you missed.
He said that transgender people should be able to use whichever bathroom they choose.
The former Irish presidential candidate’s solicitor said the debate had “dramatic and extremely serious consequences” for Gallagher.
TV debates are important – and proper independent oversight would help build trust in our elections, writes Michael Moynihan TD.
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland said it would not be instigating an investigation into the programmes Presidential Debate in 2011.
The candidates spent their weekend swatting up on foreign policy with the latest poll putting them both at 47 per cent.
Straw polls show two-thirds of people saying Mitt Romney beat Barack Obama – the highest post-debate record ever.
The US President and his Republican rival went head-to-head at the University of Denver last night.
The things we learned, loved and shared today.
The BAI also said it had passed on a recommendation on how to deal with RTE’s Prime Time Investigates programme which made allegations against Father Kevin Reynolds.
Enda Kenny says any independent review of RTÉ’s Frontline programme is a matter for the BAI and not the cabinet.
The cabinet, and a meeting of the Broadcasting Authority, will examine claims that RTÉ suggested audience questions.
The national broadcaster has outlined the numerous actions it is taking in connection with last October’s controversial Frontline debate.
There have been calls for a further inquiry over claims that an audience member was encouraged to ask a hostile question. So what do you think?
The party said an independent investigator should be appointed, after new claims emerged over the treatment of Seán Gallagher.
Commentators and candidates should respect the democratic decision of the electorate, said the Sinn Féin politician.
The national broadcaster has responded to an earlier statement made by lawyers for presidential candidate Seán Gallagher calling for a public inquiry into last year’s controversial Frontline debate.
Gallagher also said he is considering legal action after new reports emerged over the controversial presidential debate.
Seán Gallagher’s Áras bid may have been derailed with or without the tweet from fake McGuinness account. But the point is we need to know who was behind it, says Derek Mooney who knows all about losing a job amid a Twitter controversy…
RTÉ chairman Tom Savage will convene the broadcaster’s board, while a Sean Gallagher spokesman doesn’t rule out legal action.
Noel Curran’s apology comes on foot of the BAI’s decision to uphold Gallagher’s complaint regarding a controversial tweet referred to during an #Áras11 debate.
However, the broadcasting authority says it found no evidence that the RTÉ programme had deliberately attempted to conceal information about the tweet.
Mitt Romney was challenged by Texan evangelist Rick Perry during last night’s Republican debate – and responded with a big-money offer…
However, it further prompted the issue of whether Gallagher collected a €5,000 donation for Fianna Fáil from a convicted fuel smuggler.
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The Presidential debate on RTE1 tonight consists of short interviews with candidates, followed by debate among all seven – but Norris already had his Late Late interview.
TV3 will screen a debate between all five candidates currently on the ballot paper.
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED last night that Ireland will return to Level 3 restrictions (with some variations) for the month of December.
It follows six weeks of Level 5 restrictions, and the new guidelines will allow people to be a bit more social and for businesses to open ahead of Christmas, offering a sense of relief to many after a tough year.
But although Covid-19 cases have reduced in recent weeks, there are worries that going back to Level 3 now will inevitably lead to a rise in cases again and that we’ll face tighter restrictions again in the new year.
So today, we want to know: Do you agree with the Government’s decision to reduce Ireland’s Covid-19 restrictions to Level 3?
Poll Results:
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