The role is the only national office directly elected by the people, yet it holds very little meaningful power.
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Catherine Connolly has a significant leader over Heather Humphreys in the polls but these elections are notoriously unpredictable.
Academic research on changing social norms relating to gender and sexuality is largely silent on how these changes can affect those who ‘do not agree’.
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have been rewarded by voters who believe they have managed the economy well.
Ireland’s fractured party system often leads to protracted political stalemates.
The taoiseach has not explained his sudden decision to leave but could he have an eye on Europe’s top job?
Updating the constitution to reflect more liberal values has been the work of decades.
A vote on International Women’s Day should make the constitution more gender-neutral – but there is still a catch.
In 1983, a constitutional referendum outlawed abortion in Ireland. In 2018, another referendum repealed the ban and legalized abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy. What happened?
Irish language and culture, not Guinness and Leprechaun costumes, were at the heart of early St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
A short history of Ireland’s political economy explains Sinn Fein’s surge in popularity.
Why left-wing nationalist party Sinn Féin topped the popular vote in the Irish election.
The Irish premier Leo Varadkar leads a minority government that is holding steady despite a rocky start.
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Professor in Political Science, Trinity College Dublin
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Lecturer Above The Bar, School of Law, University of Galway
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Research Fellow, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
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Associate Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Limerick
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, Queen's University Belfast
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Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer in Gender and Equality Studies, University College Dublin
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Professor of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
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