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Election season in Dairygold
The Dealer
Following a number of elections over the last month, the filling of the vacant vice chairman role before the weekend will see the end of votes being cast in the Dairygold boardroom for the time being.
6 January 2025 News
Macra presidential race kicks off
John Martin Carroll from Causeway in Co Kerry announced his intention to run for Macra president in recent days.
27 December 2024 Feature
Reeling in the year: 2024
From weather woes to (more) ACRES issues, straw scheme scandals, election fever and co-op changes, Anne O’Donoghue brings you 2024’s top news headlines.
Opinion: political gongs for 2024
It's time to hand out the plaudits and brickbats for 2024, so who is getting their heart's desire and who has a lump of coal in their Christmas sock?
25 December 2024 Opinion
Matt Dempsey among Seanad nominees
The former Irish Farmers Journal editor is among the 24 people nominated to contest the 11 seats on the Agricultural Panel.
20 December 2024 News
Human traceability not a patch on AIMS cattle traceability
Send in the AIMS experts to fix the electoral register in days, The Dealer says.
4 December 2024 Dealer
Rural Affairs: local elections a stepping stone to gender equality
Research carried out since the local elections in June shows those who already have a seat in government more likely to retain it, which gives men a distinct advantage, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
27 November 2024 Features
Editorial: get your questions ready
The canvassers are knocking and there are lots of important rural topics to discuss, writes Ciara Leahy.
20 November 2024 Editorial
Tirlán contest supplies general election tension
While the nation's attention is focused on the general election, the Tirlán chair's job is on the line next Wednesday.
20 November 2024 Dealer
Running start: the women hoping to make a change
As gender quotas increase for next week’s general election, three candidates share their reasons for going forward for the Dáil, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
20 November 2024 Features
Katherine O'Leary: ‘be sure to sort the real issues from spin’
When you open your door to politicians make sure you’re sorting out real issues from the spin, writes Katherine O'Leary.
20 November 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Rural Affairs: traditional canvassing the key to securing rural votes
Treading the highways and byways of rural Ireland, two canvassers speak of their approach to harnessing votes now that the General Election 2024 campaign is under way, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
13 November 2024 Features