Local TD Martin Kenny says he's now traveling to and from Leitrim to his Dail job every day, as a result of security concerns at his home, following two recent incidents. He's been reacting to advice issued to all TDs to consider getting personal panic alarms

TD Kenny now travelling to and from Dail every day following recent incidents at house

It's now just 16 months until the next local elections, and all women who are interested in standing have been advised to prepare for them and increase the 26% female representation figure on our local authorities. Dr Michelle Maher of See Her Elected has been outlining how they can do that

Female candidates advised to get 'election ready' ahead of Local Elections

New legislation which could mean a 1 2 year jail sentence for anyone who attacks a Garda will do nothing to prevent it happening. That's according to former local Garda Gerry Murphy - while Sinn Fein's Martin Kenny says lack of resource and the morale issue still need to be tackled

Harsher jail sentences for those who attack Gardai will make no difference says ex-member

The Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council, has criticised Sinn Fein councillor, Arthur Gibbons, for persisting with the use of the phrase 'soft independents' in motions he is raising at council meetings. Michael Clarke says there should be no such disrespect shown in the council chamber

A soft landing for Gibbons from Cathaoirleach

This week's Friday Panel discuss the eviction ban, the vote of no confidence in the Government, the crisis in our health services, hotel price gouging, capping refugee numbers, and the loss of the trolley services on our trains. Guests are Dr Paula Gilvarry and TD Martin Kenny

The Friday Panel, Dr Paula Gilvarry, Deputy Martin Kenny

The no-confidence in the Government, the eviction ban, refugee v tourist debate, Covid-impacted socialising, the control of dogs, and April Fool's jokes are all discussed on this week's Friday Panel, Guests are Cllr Arthur Gibbons and Graham Monaghan

The Friday Panel, Arthur Gibbons, Graham Monaghan

Cathal Brennan and John Dorney of the Irish History Show Podcast have a remarkable knowledge of the events that led to the momentous election in December 1918. 

That election was a referendum on the achievements of the nationalist Irish Parliamentary Party, who, eight years on from their huge majority in the 1910 election, hadn’t achieved even their most modest demand for home rule. 

It’s probably fair to say the IPP had reached an accommodation with the colonial power. It had caved in time after time, hoping that supporting England’s war against Germany, and indicating a willingness to accept a form of ‘temporary’ partition in the north, would get home rule over the line. But London never made good on its commitment. For we Scots, there are lessons to be learned. 

Although our history as a colonised/annexed nation is different from Ireland’s, there are a number of parallels, not least between the IPP and our own SNP. Both failed at Westminster despite a huge majority of nationalist representatives, both reached an accommodation with the ‘imperial’ power, both ‘played the game’ and got nowhere. There are others, see how many you can identify during the podcast.

The 1918 Election with John Dorney and Cathal Brennan of the Irish History Show

Ireland's General Election will take place on Friday November 29th, 2024. Overall, 685 candidates are running across 43 constituencies for 174 seats in the next Dail or Parliament. 

Much of the focus and discussion so far has been on what the mainstream media have dubbed 'Auction Politics' as politicians and their parties try to better each other with promises of various benefits if elected. Examples include, free university fees, child care benefits, dropping the USC charge, reducing the VAT rate on hospitality and so on. 

While many of these areas are genuinely important, the relentless competition for votes between the different party candidates means that the conversation around a few core issues (cost of living, housing, healthcare) tends to dominate the media coverage at the expense of other topics.

In this episode, we take a closer look at the three main party's manifestos to see what they have to say about some of the other important issues. Specifically, defending Ireland's democracy, our values and our freedoms, the role of the Media and Press freedom, as well as the party's positions on Foreign Policy, supporting Ukraine, plus their positions on Defense and Security.

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Election 2024 - The Other Important Issues

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