33 m. ago Scrums at Dublin city centre canvass as party leaders turn out for Connolly’s campaign

‘Catherine abú’ says Sinn Féin leader as TDs, councillors and party members surround candidate for Spire photocall

Politics

4 h. ago Catherine Connolly takes commanding lead in Presidential election polls

Independent Catherine Connolly has taken a commanding lead in the race for Áras an Uachtaráin according to the most recent… The post Catherine Connolly takes commanding lead in Presidential election polls appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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6 h. ago Presidential debate: Connolly defends hiring of woman with criminal conviction, Gavin ‘looking into’ former tenant issue

Gavin responds to report he owes former tenant money, while he and Humphreys struggle with Irish language question

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7 h. ago Presidential rivals say Connolly 'circumvented' vetting process for hiring of gun convict

Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin challenged Connolly on the signing in of Ursula Ní Shionnáin.

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7 h. ago Presidential rivals say Connolly 'circumvented' vetting process in the hiring of gun convict

Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin challenged Connolly on the signing in of Ursula Ní Shionnáin.

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8 h. ago Presidential debate: Connolly says no rules broken in hiring of woman with criminal conviction

Gavin addresses tenant debt issue while he and Humphreys struggle with Irish language question

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10 h. ago Presidential election: Connolly, Gavin and Humphreys set for televised debate

RTÉ's The Week in Politics to host discussion between three candidates for presidency

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12 h. ago Catherine Connolly tops opinion poll while support for Jim Gavin falls

Jim Gavin is the third choice for the public, according to the Ireland Thinks polling in the Sunday Independent.

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13 h. ago Latest Áras poll puts Catherine Connolly out in front as support for Jim Gavin drops

The Independent Galway TD is on 32%, with Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys on 23% and Fianna Fáil’s Gavin on 15%.

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13 h. ago Race to the Áras: Catherine Connolly tops opinion poll as Jim Gavin flounders

Race to the Áras: Catherine Connolly tops opinion poll as Jim Gavin flounders  Irish Examiner

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29 h. ago Connolly says she spoke to prison visiting committee before hiring Éirigí member

Presidential candidate concerned how information became public and ‘for what purpose’

Events

50 h. ago 'Serious questions' about release of details relating to Ursula Ní Shionnain, Connolly says

Ms Connolly admitted that it had upset her that Ms Ní Shionnain found herself in the media spotlight due to her connection with her.

Politics

62 h. ago Former Fianna Fáil minister defends Catherine Connolly's hiring of woman with gun conviction

Ms Connolly denied that she had spoken to gardaí about the woman, or that she had received advice not to hire her

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63 h. ago Stephen Collins: Backing Catherine Connolly is a smart political move by Sinn Féin

Paradoxically, though, the success of Sinn Féin in taking control of the left could prove to be the Achilles heel of the Opposition

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63 h. ago Deep division emerges amongst parties over Connolly’s hiring of convicted woman

Leaders of all parties supporting Independent candidate rowed in behind her decision to employ Ursula Ní Shionnain

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2 d. ago Elijah Burke removed from Catherine Connolly event after attempted interruption

Brother of Enoch Burke brought proceedings at University of Galway to halt and was shouted down by crowd

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3 d. ago Éirígí said Ursula Ní Shionnain still member in 2018 when employed by Catherine Connolly in Leinster House

Socialist republican group says language activist was still member of the group in year she got out of jail

Society

3 d. ago ‘Her ideas benefit young people’: What TCD students make of the presidential hopefuls

Catherine Connolly appears leading choice on campus ahead of rivals Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin

Politics

3 d. ago Ireland’s trade with Israel is an ‘obscenity’, says Catherine Connolly

Ireland’s trade with Israel is an ‘obscenity’, says Catherine Connolly  Her.ie

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3 d. ago Catherine Connolly defends move to hire woman with Special Criminal Court conviction

‘I’m proud that I represent a society that gives people a second chance,’ candidate says

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