59 h. ago Kathy Sheridan: No, Maria Steen wasn’t robbed and the election isn’t rigged

The #SpoilYourVote brigade are on the rampage with false claims they’ve been robbed

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7 d. ago Aontú decides not to table motion of confidence in Government next week

Party will instead use Dáil time to seek reform of presidential elections after its preferred candidate Maria Steen failed to get on ticket

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2 w. ago Presidential race live updates: Maria Steen calls for election to be cancelled; Martin faces FF grilling

The campaign trail continues with voting day just over two weeks away

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2 w. ago Maria Steen calls for presidential election to be cancelled over Jim Gavin’s departure

Conservative campaigner missed out on required signatures to make the ballot

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2 w. ago Barrister agrees to take on Simeon Burke to complete his legal training

Ciara Davin, sister of conservative campaigner Maria Steen, specialises in medical law

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2 w. ago Ciara Kelly: I don’t agree with Maria Steen but we lose more by her not running for president than we ever could by having her in the Áras

Ciara Kelly: I don’t agree with Maria Steen but we lose more by her not running for president than we ever could by having her in the Áras  The Irish Independent

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2 w. ago Maria Steen’s brave failure proves Catholicism in Ireland isn't finished yet

Maria Steen’s brave failure proves Catholicism in Ireland isn't finished yet  The Catholic Herald

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3 w. ago Where next for the conservative right after Maria Steen’s failed presidential bid?

There seems to be little hope of her heralding a revival of social conservatism given that her political cohort isn’t even comfortable calling itself ‘conservative’

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3 w. ago A lost chance for Ireland: the cynical scuppering of Maria Steen’s candidacy

A lost chance for Ireland: the cynical scuppering of Maria Steen’s candidacy  The Catholic Herald

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3 w. ago Michael McDowell says he didn’t nominate Maria Steen because her election would be ‘step backwards’

McDowell said he has been ‘consistently liberal’ and that he didn’t want to join a ‘pro-life caucus’.

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3 w. ago Michael McDowell: Why I didn't nominate Maria Steen for the presidency

As a liberal, I felt Maria Steen’s election would have been a step backwards for the Ireland I believe in

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3 w. ago Maria Steen says she delayed presidential run in case Michael McDowell went for Áras

In the aftermath of her unsuccessful campaign she criticised the electoral system

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3 w. ago Maria Steen says she used Hermes bag to 'expose hypocrisy of the left'

"I wanted to expose the hypocrisy of the left who don’t love the poor; they just hate the rich."

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3 w. ago UN set to reinstate sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme

Russia and China sought to delay the reimposition of sanctions until April at the UN Security Council, but failed to muster enough votes.

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3 w. ago Maria Steen and Michael McDowell clash over failed presidential bid

‘I believe she is a divisive person,’ says Senator as failed presidential contender accuses former ally of ignoring her

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3 w. ago I was painted as a ‘pantomime villainess’: Maria Steen reflects on failed bid for presidency

In an exclusive interview, the barrister, conservative campaigner and stay-at-home mother talks about falling short in her attempt to get her name on the presidential ballot

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4 w. ago Blame game begins as Maria Steen supporters divided on why her campaign failed at last hurdle

Some have blamed those who chose not to back Steen, while others have claimed her campaign was hijacked.

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4 w. ago Handbag at the Dáil for Maria Steen as her Áras run comes to an end

Catherine Connolly continues her duties as a TD while Heather Humphreys hits the campaign trail ladder

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4 w. ago Maria Steen protests being shut out of presidential race after nominations shortfall

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and others ‘pulled up the ladder’ to stop conservative from challenging them

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4 w. ago Maria Steen complains she was shut out of presidential race after nominations shortfall

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and others ‘pulled up the ladder’ to stop conservative from challenging them

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