Conor McMorrow

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Conor McMorrow examines the seven issues emerging from Election 2020

7 stories from Election 2020

Seven things we have learned so far from Election 2020.

Election 2020 • 09 Feb 20

The demographic breakdown of the first preference vote suggests that support for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is by the highest in the 65+ age group

Exit poll suggests 'the last gasp of the pensioners'

"The last gasp of the pensioners is holding the old party system together," according to UCD politics professor David Farrell following the release of the exit poll carried out by IPSOS MRBI for RTÉ, The Irish Times TG4 and UCD.

Election 2020 • 09 Feb 20

Remember 'The Donnelly Rules' during election count

Veteran political pollster Sean Donnelly has two election rules that are worth bearing in mind as the Election 2020 count unfolds.

Election 2020 • 09 Feb 20

Has 2020 seen a return to auction politics?

10 questions Election 2020 will answer

From the candidate who will emigrate if he is not elected, to the possible return of the former TD who infamously used the "F" word in a Dáil outburst a decade ago, here are ten questions Election 2020 will answer.

Election 2020 • 01 Feb 20

Fine Gael oppose a rent freeze and earlier this month Fianna Fáil published legal advice stating that the roll out of a rent freeze would be unconstitutional

Rent freeze pledge at odds with party manifestos

Fianna Fáil leader Mícheál Martin has said that staff in his party's headquarters committed his name to a National Women's Council of Ireland feminist manifesto that pledges to introduce an emergency rent freeze.

Election 2020 • 31 Jan 20

Organisations launch their own election manifestos

Seven days from now it will be all over - the campaign that is, writes Conor McMorrow. However another completely different manifesto is worth keeping an eye for the next seven days. Organisations - other than political parties - have published their own manifestos.

campaign daily • 31 Jan 20

Parties battle for the 'real people' of Ireland

Sometimes real people tell the story of an election, writes Conor McMorrow. This election has seen the various parties vying for their vote.

Campaign Daily • 31 Jan 20

Jude Perry said he received a message from Leo Varadkar about his reinstatement

Expelled party member reinstated by Fine Gael leader

Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar sent a WhatsApp message on Sunday to a leading member of the party's youth organisation - who was expelled from the party - telling him that his membership has been reinstated.

Politics • 27 Jan 20

Friction between larger parties to escalate in debate

Keeping Fine Gael in Government was hard for dyed-in-the-wool Fianna Fáilers to stomach since 2016. Now some of the party's candidates are hearing about it on the doorsteps, writes Conor McMorrow.

campaign daily • 27 Jan 20

Brief period of calm as leaders prepare for debate

With just 12 days until polling day, Election 2020 has been a bland enough affair so far. Past the halfway point, the campaign now enters its third week.

campaign daily • 27 Jan 20