Posted on behalf of Gerard McCann and Paul Hainsworth This blog builds upon a series of reports on the European Parliament elections in Northern Ireland by the authors. Previous reports are available free online in a virtual issue of Irish Political Studies on Local and European Parliament elections http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/pgas/fips_elections As expected with the European elections…
Posted on behalf of Dr Stephen Quinlan Voters head to the polls on Friday for European and local elections, the first nationwide election since the 2011 Presidential contest (excluding referndums). Interpretations of what the result will mean for each of the parties, domestic politics, and what it may tell us about Irish people’s attitudes towards…
Posted by Eoin O’Malley, Dublin City University Parties are increasingly unpopular. The recently released European Social Survey (wave 6) shows parties are distrusted by 85% of Irish people (compared with parliament and the government distrusted by 75% and 77% respectively). Ireland isn’t that unusual; Most countries show a large majority lacking trust in parties. Danes,…
Posted on behalf of Dr Aodh Quinlivan, UCC This blog builds upon a 2009 Local Election Report (co-authored with Dr Liam Weeks). The report is available to access free, online, in a virtual issue of Irish Political Studies on Local Government and European Parliament elections http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/pgas/fips_elections Local elections in Ireland are regarded as somewhat of…
Posted by Tom Louwerse, Trinity College Dublin Note: the last Red C poll does not provide separate estimates for the Green Party and Others, therefore the OTH and GP line end in April. Opinion polls are a source of information for voters, parties and the media alike. Especially polls into the popularity of parties are usually…
posted on behalf of DPER The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr Brendan Howlin T.D., will host the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Europe Regional Meeting in Dublin Castle on 8 & 9 May. The agenda comprises both working group and plenary sessions addressed by a range of invited experts from across Europe and will…
Adrian Kavanagh, first posted 28th April 2014, with later updates A series of opinion polls published in the weeks leading up to the May 23rd Local and European elections brought further bad news for the government parties, while offering very positive messages for the Independents and Others grouping and for Sinn Fein in the lead up to…
Posted on behalf of Dr Clodagh Harris (UCC) and Dr Gemma Carney (QUB) On Monday April 7th the PSAI specialist group on participatory and deliberative democracy in partnership with Campus Engage will be hosting a seminar on ‘Knowledge Democracy: the potential of participatory and deliberative democratic research in applied academy, community and policy contexts’. Professor…
On April 4th, the Department of Government at UCC will host a one day conference Sovereignty Regained: Has the bailout changed the Irish State? The conference brings together a group of Irish politics academics, columnists and political editors who will consider the post bailout political environment for voters, parties and public office holders. Paper givers…
Elaine Byrne, 25 March 2014 The traditional attitude to scandal in Ireland is to politicise and personalise. We move on once the head-on-the-plate has been delivered. Or we just move on without it. The third anniversary of the Moriarty Tribunal fell last weekend – but let’s not go there (the hot weather in exile is some compensation). Let’s…
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