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Tuesday 16 August 2022
The deadline to register to vote in this month’s election and referendum is fast approaching.
The country will vote on whether to rename their country The Republic of North Macedonia.
Other than Michael D Higgins, there are five people on the ballot paper so far.
It had been suggested that the clause should be amended rather than deleted.
Voters in Zimbabwe are going to the polls today in the country’s first election without Robert Mugabe on the ballot.
Johnson’s resignation as UK foreign secretary has given Theresa May the mother of all political headaches.
Critics accuse Erdogan of trampling on civil liberties and displaying autocratic behaviour.
Legalising weed was a 2015 campaign promise of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The debate has divided Argentine society.
The policy also prevents the children of same-sex couples from being baptised in the church.
We spoke to people on both sides of the campaign as the results were counted at the RDS centre yesterday.
With all the votes cast, all that’s left is to count them.
More than 3.2 million people are registered to vote in today’s referendum.
The woman sent in all relevant documents by the deadline, but the council said she could not be added to the supplementary register.
The exit poll will interview 3,000 people immediately after they have voted.
Polls will open at 7am and close at 10pm.
The Eighth Amendment won’t be mentioned on the ballot paper.
The National Youth Council of Ireland says new figures represent an “unprecedented surge of voter registration”.
Martin describes himself as pro-life, but he said as a legislator, he has to face the reality of the situation.
More than half of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party are backing a No vote next week.
It’s not too late to register but you need to get your skates on.
Some 27,000 students have registered in recent months.
Members of the Dáil and the Seanad will be voting by secret ballot.
The Sinn Féin leader said party members that vote against party policy in the Dáil will face consequences.
The 50-year-old says the British people were sold short in the original campaign in 2016.
We have everything you need to know.
A total of 85 TDs voted in favour of the motion.
The matter has been adjourned until 9 April.
The date has not yet been announced.
This week we brought you the story of Ireland 100 years ago.
It was written by Rosamond Jacob, a feminist and suffragist.
The suffragette smashed a window at Dublin Castle in 1912.
Nigel Farage believes there’s a ‘gap’ in Ireland’s political market which could be filled by an anti-EU political force.
A Dáil vote on the issue is expected in February.
We’ve narrowed the shortlist down to five.
The region takes to the polls to decide between pro-independence parties and those wanting to remain part of Spain.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar added that his own personal views wouldn’t decide what stance the Cabinet takes.
The defeat means MPs will have a final vote on any deal before the UK leaves the EU.
ELVIS PRESLEY DIED 45 years ago today.
The death of the music icon sent shockwaves across the world following his untimely passing at the age of just 42.
This morning, we want to know: What is your favourite Elvis song?
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Brendan McNamara says we cannot turn a blind eye while minorities are persecuted for their faith.
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