Category: Elections

Dr Shane Murphy examines the campaign dynamics of right-wing and anti-immigrant candidates. In May of this year, in the run up to the local and European elections, the monthly Ipsos snapshot  poll found immigration to be the number one issue on among 29% of the Irish public. The salience of immigration as an issue, and … Read More “#GE24: How Anti-Immigration Candidates are Pivoting” »

Aoife Barry reviews the media dynamics of GE24 for EDMO Ireland and FuJo. After a three-week campaign, voting day has finally dawned. So how did the final week of campaigning look online? As noted last week, the first major attack ad of GE24 was launched to muted fanfare when Fine Gael took aim at Sinn … Read More “#GE24 Media Dynamics: more attack ads, Aontú’s political satire, and O’Gorman’s old tweets  “ »

In TheJournal FactCheck newsletter, editor Stephen McDermott examines what the party manifestos say about mis/disinformation. Sign up to the monthly FactCheck newsletter here. We’re past the halfway point of the election, and all the major parties have launched their manifestos. The main talking points from those manifesto launches have been around things like housing, tax cuts, reducing … Read More “#GE24: What the manifestos say about mis/disinformation” »

Aoife Barry reviews the media dynamics of GE24 for EDMO Ireland and FuJo. While ‘attack ads’ have been a feature of American life since the 1960s (we can thank some of the era’s pioneering ad men for that), they’re not a prominent part of Irish politics. Yet this week saw the first attack ad of … Read More “#GE24 Media Dynamics: attack ads, milking media appearances, and organic TikToks” »

Dr Shane Murphy examines the campaign dynamics of right-wing and anti-immigrant candidates. June’s local elections were largely successful for the Irish far right with six anti-immigration candidates elected to local councils. In the aftermath, right-wing candidates began considering what steps would need to be taken in order to recreate this success in the upcoming general … Read More “#GE24: The National Alliance” »