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# ge11 - Monday 25 February, 2013
Tweeting the election: How one TD really saw the 2011 campaign
Labour TD Aodhán Ó RÃordáin kept a diary recording all his tweets – and what he really thought – throughout the 2011 election campaign. Two years on from the election, he shares some of them for the first time.
# ge11 - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
22-year-old becomes Ireland’s youngest mayor
Green Party councillor Darcy Lonergan says she hopes to bring social growth as the new mayor of Carrickmacross.
# ge11 - Sunday 10 June, 2012
Éamon Ó CuÃv suggests Sinn Féin have inherited Fianna Fáil values
The former party deputy leader said support had moved to Sinn Féin after Fianna Fáil deserted its roots.
# ge11 - Saturday 14 April, 2012
Priests, teachers and Instagram: the week in statistics
How much does it cost to live? How much are we saving? How long do we have to get a job? And plenty more…
# ge11 - Sunday 8 April, 2012
Election candidate demands prosecution proceedings… against himself
Diarmaid Ó Cadhla, who ran in Cork South-Central, says legislation requiring him to disclose donations is unconstitutional.
# ge11 - Friday 9 March, 2012
Advisers, laundry and people kicked out: the new Dáil’s first year in numbers
Just how busy has the new government been? Well, they’ve cut their own pay – but they produce less legislation.
Poll: What grade would you give this Government for its first year?
The Labour-Fine Gael coalition took its place in the 31st Dáil on this day one year ago. How do you think it has performed?
From #danafacts to #cardiff: top hashtags of the 31st Dáil’s first year
The government’s first year in office has seen Twitter debates over Miss Piggy, print toner and internship schemes.
# ge11 - Tuesday 6 March, 2012
Former IFA president John Dillon released from prison hours after arrest
The farmer was jailed this morning over non-payment of fines related to his use of electronic signs during last year’s general election.
Former IFA president jailed over electronic election signs
John Dillon refused to pay a court fine after Limerick County Council complained about electronic signs he used last year.
# ge11 - Sunday 26 February, 2012
Seven of #GE11′s youngest candidates reflect on their run
From financial difficulties to a car crash, candidates recall their campaign experiences – and give advice for any young person considering running for the Dáil.
# ge11 - Saturday 25 February, 2012
Poll: A year after the general election, who would you vote for now?
It really is a year since the historic general election. But who would you give your first-preference vote to now?
Remember this? The most pivotal moments of #GE11
Plus, some of the more memorable (and funny) episodes from the campaigns.
How is Enda Kenny doing on his ‘best small country’ election target?
One year ago, Enda said Ireland could become “the best small country in the world” in several key areas. Here’s how far we’ve got according to experts in each…
‘I feel duped’: How voters rate their election choices one year on
Twelve months after the historic general election, we asked voters to reflect on their decisions. Here’s how they felt…
Eamon Ryan: Greens predicted property crash but didn’t do enough to warn people
In the final part of the series of interviews with politicians, Eamon Ryan explains how he hopes people will be willing to vote for the Green Party again by the next election
# ge11 - Friday 24 February, 2012
The Daily Fix: Friday
Your nightly news round-up…
Phrases we haven’t heard since the general election…
Candidates couldn’t stop repeating certain phrases a year ago… what were they again?
Barry Cowen: I want to be seen as more than just Brian’s brother
The Laois-Offaly TD, one of only three new Fianna Fáil TDs to be elected in last year’s general election, said he would never have ran for the Dáil if Brian Cowen hadn’t stepped down.
# ge11 - Thursday 23 February, 2012
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things to know by 9am: Post-mortems due in Carlow, government to unveil back-to-work programme, and did your ancestors cause ‘malicious injury to a bicycle’?
Paul Gogarty: I’m considering joining Fianna Fáil
Former Green Party TD Paul Gogarty reflects on his life since losing his seat in last year’s general election.
# ge11 - Tuesday 21 February, 2012
Mary O’Rourke: Current Dáil TDs are ‘not very bright or intelligent’
The former Fianna Fáil TD said that Taoiseach Enda Kenny has ‘nothing in the top storey’ – but people like him because he smiles all the time.
# ge11 - Sunday 19 February, 2012
In pics: One year on, the most memorable images of 2011 election campaign
This time one year ago Ireland was in the middle of one of the most dramatic general elections the country has ever seen. Remember all these memorable moments from the campaign?
# ge11 - Tuesday 14 February, 2012
One year after #GE11: Join TheJournal.ie’s voter panel
We want to hear from people across the country: How do you feel about that historic election 12 months later?
# ge11 - Tuesday 7 February, 2012
Haskins to donate refunded election expenses to charities and good causes
Defeated independent Dylan Haskins received an €8,700 refund in expenses, and is distributing it between ten good causes.
# ge11 - Friday 3 February, 2012
Taoiseach, Noonan, Howlin among ministers claiming unvouched TDs’ expenses
While the country struggles under immense financial pressure, eight cabinet ministers take expenses that can’t be audited.
This is how much your TD claimed in expenses in 2011
Figures released by the Oireachtas detail exactly how much every TD in the country claimed in expenses from the day they got elected until the end of December 2011.
# ge11 - Thursday 2 February, 2012
Meet the only TD in Ireland who claims NO expenses
Labour TD Eamonn Maloney says he’s not “crusading” but refuses to claim expenses as a matter of principle.
# ge11 - Sunday 1 January, 2012
All we want for 2012 (and what we won’t miss from 2011)
TheJournal.ie’s writers have each picked one thing that they are glad to see the back of – and one thing they are looking forward to this year.
# ge11 - Saturday 31 December, 2011
2011: The Year in Numbers
From #aras11 to #ge11, from Ireland’s economic black hole to the controversial household charge: We bring you all the important numbers of 2011.
# ge11 - Friday 30 December, 2011
Top 10 TheJournal.ie stories that you searched for in 2011
What do Darron Gibson, Olivia O’Leary, Brian Lenihan and the ‘super-moon’ all have in common? You’re about to find out…
Obama, Cloyne and an ‘elderly poet’: how the world’s media saw Ireland in 2011
It’s been an eventful year for the nation, here’s how the international media saw the big events.
# ge11 - Monday 26 December, 2011
#ge11, #Egypt, #tigerblood: the year in Twitter hashtags
From our own #aras11 to the devastation of the #Japan earthquake and tsunami, here’s how some of 2011’s most defining events were captured on Twitter…
# ge11 - Saturday 24 December, 2011
The most telling Irish political pictures of 2011
A general election, the implosion of two parties, EU drama and a Presidential campaign – can you picture all that in one year? We tried…
# ge11 - Wednesday 26 October, 2011
Gallery: National Library launches its archive of General Election 2011 websites
Over 90 blogs and websites, including TheJournal.ie, were captured during the GE11 election period for the NLI’s first election website archive.
# ge11 - Monday 4 July, 2011
Data watchdog received 25 election-related complaints
Over two dozen members of the public have made official complaints after politicians tried to access their personal information.
# ge11 - Tuesday 3 May, 2011
Varadkar’s team remove ’10,000 cable ties’ abandoned after election
Tourism minister Leo Varadkar says he and his team have removed thousands of ties abandoned after removing election posters.
# ge11 - Wednesday 27 April, 2011
Big FF names tumble in second Seanad election
Former junior ministers Martin Mansergh and Sean Connick both fail in bids to win election to the Administrative panel.
# ge11 - Monday 11 April, 2011
Mary Hanafin: I will run in the next general election
Former Fianna Fail TD says she hasn’t given up on politics – but says it will be a “full five years” before Fianna Fail gets a chance to challenge at the polls again.
# ge11 - Sunday 20 March, 2011
Gormley resigns Green Party leadership as party refocuses
Senator Dan Boyle says Gormley wants the party to return to first principles.
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