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A Labour minister has urged voters to keep trust in his party despite some dire forecasts in pre-election opinion polls. If the pollsters are correct, the junior coalition partner is heading for a battering in Friday’s vote. One of the latest surveys placed support for the party at just 4%.

Thousands of anti-water charge campaigners have taken to the streets of Dublin for a major demonstration ahead of the general election. The event was organised by the Right2Water/Right2Change movement and attended by election candidates who have aligned themselves with it.

Senior figures in Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have both ruled out the parties going into power together despite a former government minister claiming it is inevitable. Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin reiterated his vow to work in the national interest whatever the outcome of the election but dismissed any possibility of a pact with… Continue reading Fine Gael and Fianna Fail rule out post-election power-sharing

Heavily armed police manned the inner city streets of Dublin during a major security operation for the funeral of the latest victim in a bloody tit-for-tat gangland feud. A Garda helicopter flew overhead throughout the service for Eddie Hutch Snr while sniffer dogs carried out a sweep of Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Sean… Continue reading Gangland feud victim's funeral held in Dublin as armed police patrol streets

Gerry Adams has said it was a mistake for Siptu to urge its 200,000 members to vote for Labour. He claimed his political rivals had betrayed the working class.

Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has called for honesty and courage from politicians on how they deal with abortion issues. He said he felt there was an attempt to long-finger debate on reform of the eighth amendment to the constitution and urged voters to demand answers and not spin from candidates.

Tens of thousands of commuters in Dublin are being forced onto alternative transport in the second strike on the Luas network. Trade union leaders in Siptu said they fear the 48-hour walk-outs will continue for weeks or months after there was no contact with management or mediators in the last week.

Families are being devastated by rip-off rises in the cost of living, including a 30% surge in car insurance over the past year, consumer champions have warned. Home insurance premiums rose 7% while payments for health insurance plans also jumped 2% over the last 12 months, latest official figures reveal.

One of Michael Collins’s hitmen has become a voice from the grave in a new animated film telling the story of being a 14-year-old boy soldier in the Easter Rising. Film-makers created foot tall puppets and miniature sets of the GPO and St Stephen’s Green in Dublin to depict Vinny Byrne’s role alongside 1916 rebel… Continue reading Michael Collins hitman 'speaks from the grave' in Easter Rising film

A single mother wrote a powerful open letter to the government in 2016 highlighting the ways in which it has failed her and her young son. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, lived in Galway, just 15 minutes from then-Taoiseach Enda Kenny. She had grievances regarding the lack of support she had received with… Continue reading Powerful open letter written to government by single mother