Was it for posters?

by | Feb 4, 2016 | #WasItForThis, Ireland Election 2016

And so it begins. Lampposts across Ireland are today festooned (or infested, depending on your preference) with the smiling and not-so-smiling faces of our modern day gladiators, vying for a connection with our ballot-booth pencils. As usual, most look like they...
How an Irish election works

How an Irish election works

by | Feb 2, 2016 | #WasItForThis, Ireland Election 2016

In the first of our unrivalled* coverage of the Irish General Election 2016, we cover the system. You don’t get this kind of coverage in the Irish Times ** Whilst I’m no Tim Roll Pickering, I am a constantly bemused observer of Irish politics, and I have...