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Vote 2019: Is it time to reduce the voting age to 16?

A major group of Irish citizens had no vote in this week’s elections and referendum: children

Sat May 25 2019 - 00:01

Twisty history: RTÉ is covering Election 1918 ‘as it happens’

It's the first time Edward Carson and Michael Collins will go head to head with Corrie

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 06:00

Vote 100: Events to mark the centenary of the vote for women in Ireland

The ending of the ban on women voting and standing for election is being celebrated across the country

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 02:00

Councillors told to stop arguing about Cork getting seven times bigger

Coveney says expanding city boundary into county will be good for region

Thu Oct 05 2017 - 16:44

Report on Cork local government reform due before June

Coveney discreet on recommendations but Minister believes content politically saleable

Mon May 08 2017 - 14:37

Varadkar sees potential for Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin sharing power - podcast

Minister says new SF position on coalition is ‘planned’

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 20:45

Noel Whelan: A political junkie’s guide to surviving Christmas

The books, movies, podcasts and programmes to get you through the downtime

Fri Dec 23 2016 - 05:00

Emigrants unlikely to have vote for 2018 Presidential election

Taoiseach says referendum on issue will not be held in 2017 as previously promised

Wed Nov 16 2016 - 13:45

Coveney confident Cork councils ‘merger’ will be resolved

Minister says all options on table after report suggests City and County councils merge

Sun Sept 11 2016 - 12:42

New and old politics discussed at the MacGill Summer School

First full day of political panels discussed in special edition of The Irish Times politics podcast

Tue Jul 19 2016 - 10:53

Sinn Féin TD says Adams may not be leader by next election

Regina Doherty also claims she is a ‘loyal supporter’ of Enda Kenny at MacGill event

Mon Jul 18 2016 - 18:32

Simon Coveney to address Cork council merger this year

Minister says ‘significant process’ will be made to reform local government in Cork

Mon Jun 27 2016 - 06:58

Achieving Cork council reform possible, says Simon Coveney

Minister will not avoid ‘awkward’ issue, calls for ‘blunt and honest conversations’

Thu May 12 2016 - 08:42

Dáil a ‘puny parliament’, say four prominent political scientists

Academics’ campaign seeks to identify where political reform can be implemented quickly

Wed Jan 13 2016 - 15:33

Opinion: Minor reforms of Dáil could make major difference

None of changes require constitutional change and they could be delivered quickly

Wed Jan 13 2016 - 01:47

Economic crisis led Irish voters to think on a national level

Study finds people may have turned out to vote in 2011 to ‘defend sovereignty’

Sun Oct 18 2015 - 08:30

Cork Ibec defends decision to change position on merger of councils

Employers group had argued in submission against merger and for boundary extension

Wed Sept 23 2015 - 01:02

Cork council merger review ‘fundamentally flawed’, says chief

Ann Doherty says Smiddy report fails to recognise different needs of urban and rural

Tue Sept 22 2015 - 07:44

Mayor of County Cork issues plea on legal action over merger

Cork city and county should work in spirit of co-operation, says Cllr John Paul O’Shea

Mon Sept 21 2015 - 18:38

Former Cork Business Association head backs city and county councils merger plan

Workers Party say merger plan would be a disaster for both Cork city and county

Mon Sept 14 2015 - 11:41

Minority report – why the voices against Cork council merger plan are right

‘This obsession with rationalisation conveniently ignores the international evidence which refutes the notion that a smaller number of larger local authorities yields improvements, savings and efficiencies’

Fri Sept 11 2015 - 15:55

Cork Chamber of Commerce endorses council merger proposal

Expanded metropolitan area key to driving economic growth, says chamber president

Wed Sept 09 2015 - 12:37

Analysis: Split committee on Cork council merger report

Key proposal of five-person group is super authority that would serve over 500,000

Wed Sept 09 2015 - 01:00

Cork in ‘virgin territory’ with proposed merger of councils

It is expected that the new Cork authority will be in place by the 2019 local elections

Tue Sept 08 2015 - 19:07

Review calls for merger of Cork city and county councils

Local government group suggests proposal will help area compete with Dublin

Tue Sept 08 2015 - 01:00

Same-sex vote the moment where social media proved its mettle

Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and YouTube now key influencers of younger supporters

Sat May 23 2015 - 15:30

Social media plays major role in Irish poll for first time

Yes Equality Facebook posts had combined reach of 1.6m during last week of campaign

Fri May 22 2015 - 21:34

Cork local government reform group satisfied with progress

Review chairman says group will complete report before September deadline

Mon Mar 09 2015 - 16:35

Cork local government review may not have time to do its work

Expert concerned that Dept of Environment may assist and urge greater centralisation

Mon Feb 23 2015 - 01:15

Is presidential candidate age the forgotten referendum?

Proposal to reduce age of presidential candidates to 21 seems to have slipped our minds

Thu Feb 05 2015 - 13:36

Review chairman to consult widely on Cork boundary changes

New model for local government could see a much larger metropolitan area being created

Mon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00

MacGill's Big Thinkers keep asking the same question

Miriam Lord: In terms of news interest Burton was relegated to second by Frank Flannery

Tue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00

Maurice Hayes calls for strong local government

Former senator addresses 34th MacGill Summer School on political reform

Mon Jul 21 2014 - 01:00

All points of view must be treated as equal before people decide in a referendum

Opinion: It is not for anyone to decide in advance that such and such a position is a minority one

Fri Jan 10 2014 - 12:01