Electoral Commission

TV ad gives the wrong impression of our right to vote

Factions led by Justin Barrett and James Reynolds both made applications to An Coimisiún Toghcháin

Threats ‘deeply corrosive to our democratic discourse’ are focus of EU and domestic leglislation

Lack of independent scrutiny raises questions about spending of public money in family and care referendums

Voluntary organisations warned of ‘high test of neutrality’ and said publishing information would be best avoided

Sharon Keoghan has raised nearly €25,000 through a GoFundMe page to fund posters opposing the proposals

What are Friday's referendums in Ireland all about? With voters set to go to the polls in two referendums on March 8th, the Yes and No camps offer very different assessments of the stakes, and some questions remain unanswered

Boost for Government as 37,000 apply to electoral register in 48 hours before referendum voting deadline

Fringe group is only one of six parties that applied that was not granted approved-body status by Electoral Commission

Heightened political climate should push people back to trusted content as long as publishers ‘stand up and own’ the space

Commission to spend €3m explaining the issues involved and on promoting engagement

The sense of duty I felt towards my children outweighed my wish to pursue a demanding career. Let’s not pretend that it is not usually women who have to make these tough choices

Party founder Justin Barrett has challenged his removal as party leader in a bitter row that has included a dispute over the ownership of gold bars worth €400,000

Commission’s powers to seek court takedown of online misinformation during referendums not yet in place

Sinn Féin to meet next week to determine approach, while Labour, Social Democrats and People Before Profit all tabling amendments to proposed wording

Ministers to be briefed on new scientific research centres and special EU status for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’

The Commission, established earlier this year, will make its first appearance before an Oireachtas Committee on Tuesday

Laois and Offaly will transfer from South constituency as Ireland prepares to elect 14 MEPs next June

Party founded by Cork South West TD Michael Collins and Limerick’s Richard O’Donoghue to target those disillusioned with ‘big three parties’

Electoral Reform Act was passed by the Oireachtas last year, and the Electoral Commission was set up this year to run and monitor elections and referendums

The great unknown is whether the new wave of generative AI tools will flood the information space with content designed to mislead, provoke or enrage

Russia has been increasingly targeting European elections, attempting to sow distrust and discredit democratic institutions, diplomatic cable states

There are continuing doubts in Government about whether the vote will take place at all

Former minister joins list of FG TDs who say they will not contest the next general election

Smaller constituencies could allow better balance between Dáil and local work, former Taoiseach says

While the Government parties must look to completing their programmes, elections tend to be more about the future than the past

November target date looks increasingly unlikely despite widespread agreement on need for change

Government gives green light for a €1.3bn new afforestation programme

Agreeing to a fixed-sized Dáil, no more three-seaters and stable constituency boundaries would deprive political anoraks of some excitement but it would be better for democracy

If the 50-year-old TD remains as an Independent, it might mean a split vote that would allow Sinn Féin take a second seat in Sligo-Leitrim

Politicians can at last plan for a campaign ahead with 14 new seats created and constituency boundaries redrawn as Electoral Commission review fires starter gun for the next general election

Labour TD has lost his home base of Mallow in review of Cork Dáil district boundaries

A referendum to cap the number at 174 would surely find favour with voters, although sitting TDs may be reluctant to contemplate it

Clare now has the highest population per TD in the country, at 31,995

In any constituency review some people will be disappointed, writes the chair of the Electoral Commission

It’s a lot more difficult for smaller parties to win in three-seat constituencies

Electoral Commission: Bigger parties, especially Sinn Féin, are likely to be happier with plans published

Chairwoman notes any shake-up of the current system would require constitutional change

The commission allowed a greater divergence from the national average than before – essentially meaning that TDs in some constituencies will represent more people than those in others

Some people in Arklow, Gorey and Enniscorthy were sceptical about the change