So much of this general election campaign came to focus on last night’s debate as potentially the key moment which would sway momentum towards one of the three main parties. It was not to be. It was ...

The debate was not helped by the fact that the candidates chose mainly not to engage with each other, or lock horns, with a few exceptions. There was the contradiction of a confrontational forum ...

All eyes will be on Donald Trump when he speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Thursday, and makes his first speech since Saturday's assassination attempt on his life. Will Mr ...

The final televised debate of this General Election campaign, involving the leaders of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin, is under way. With a campaign that has told us little and an outcome ...

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns said that the Rural Independents is 'pandering to the far-right' and using dog-whistle politics to the detriment of people seeking asylum in Ireland (Left to right ...

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The leaders of Ireland’s three main political parties clashed on housing, healthcare and financial management in their final televised debate before the general election. The tetchy debate, which was ...