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The Dáil has moved the writ confirming the Dublin Bay South by-election for 8 July

Dublin Bay South by-election confirmed for 8 July

The by-election in Dublin Bay South will take place on Thursday, 8 July.

Former MEP Lynn Boylan said the by-election would be a referendum on the Government's housing policy

SF's Boylan likely to put name forward for by-election

Sinn Féin Senator Lynn Boylan has strongly indicated that she will put her name forward for selection at a party convention this week to choose a candidate for the Dublin Bay South by-election.

Politics • 31 May 21

By-election candidate Verona Murphy said she used 'very poor choice of words'

FG candidate apologises over asylum seeker comments

A Fine Gael by-election candidate has apologised after claiming that some asylum seekers coming to Ireland have to be "deprogrammed" as they "carry angst" and may have been "infiltrated by ISIS".

Politics • 18 Nov 19

Lorraine Clifford-Lee is a candidate in the Fingal by-election

Clifford-Lee 'very sorry' for language used in tweets

Fianna Fáil Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee has said she is "very sorry" for using offensive language in Twitter posts a number of years ago.

Politics • 16 Nov 19

Lorraine Clifford-Lee - a Senator since 2016 - is running in the Dublin Fingal by-election

Fianna Fáil will not discipline Senator over tweets

Fianna Fáil has said it does not have any plans to discipline its senator and by-election candidate, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, over tweets she wrote eight years ago.

Politics • 11 Nov 19

The quota in the Carlow-Kilkenny by-election is 33,418

FF's Aylward wins Carlow-Kilkenny by-election

Fianna Fáil's Bobby Aylward has won the Carlow-Kilkenny Dáil by-election.

News • 24 May 15

Thousands gather in Dublin Castle to hear the declaration of the same-sex marriage referendum

Ireland says Yes to same-sex marriage

Ireland has become the first country in the world to bring in same-sex marriage by a popular vote.

News • 24 May 15

The referendum will be held in May this year but no specific date has yet been set

Wording of same-sex marriage referendum published

The wording of the upcoming referendum on same-sex marriage has been published by the Government.

News • 21 Jan 15

Willie O'Dea said that a Fianna Fáil leadership contest would be messy

O'Dea says party is united behind Martin

Fianna Fáil TD Willie O'Dea has said there is no Messiah in the party to take over and that they are united behind leader Micheál Martin.

News • 13 Oct 14

Gerard Craughwell was in Leinster House for the vote

Craughwell wins Seanad by-election

Independent candidate Gerard Craughwell has won the Seanad by-election, beating Fine Gael's John McNulty and Sinn Féin Councillor Catherine Seeley.

News • 10 Oct 14

The Opposition is still demanding answers in the Dáil

Fine Gael discusses Seanad by-election controversy

The Fine Gael parliamentary party met this evening with members discussing the row over the Seanad by-election.

News • 02 Oct 14

The Taoiseach was met by a small group of protesters in Roscommon

Taoiseach heckled while canvassing in Roscommon

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been heckled by hospital action protesters in Roscommon after he arrived to canvas with the party's candidate in the Roscommon-South Leitrim by-election.

News • 26 Sep 14

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan was elected as an MEP in May

Candidates confirmed for two by-elections

Eleven candidates will contest the forthcoming Roscommon-South Leitrim by-election to fill the Dáil seat vacated by newly-elected MEP Luke 'Ming' Flanagan.

News • 25 Sep 14

The installation of water meters has begun in a number of areas around the country

Ministers confident of agreement on water charges

Ministers Leo Vardakar and Brendan Howlin have said they are confident that Fine Gael and Labour will reach agreement on the issue of water charges.

News • 30 Apr 14

A Longford Fianna Fáil county councillor claimed the leadership of Micheál Martin has been called into question

FF candidates express anger over by-election

A row has broken out in Fianna Fáil over the eligibility of candidates to seek the party's nomination to fight a by-election in the Longford-Westmeath constituency.

News • 28 Apr 14