This chapter reviews the record of the Fine Gael (FG)–Labour government elected in 2011.
On the plus side was Ireland's much improved economy with growth up and unemployment …

Individuals in Ireland are among the most enthusiastic supporters of European integration
since European Union (EU) accession in 1973, and are often labelled 'good Europeans with …

The aim of this book is to assess the quarter century of political competition in the Republic
of Ireland from the time of the ending of recession of the 1980s up to the 2011 general …

On 9 March 2011, the 31st Dail (the lower house of the Irish parliament) convened for the
first time and elected Enda Kenny of Fine Gael as Taoiseach (prime minister) by a margin of …

When the exit polls for the European elections in Ireland were released, there was much
discussion of a green wave, with large successes expected for the Green Party. Indeed …

In June 2008, the Irish electorate rejected the Lisbon Treaty in a referendum. Sixteen months
later, voters went back to the polls and overwhelmingly backed the Treaty in a rerun …

Elections to 114 local authorities were held on 5 June 2009 against the backdrop of a
struggling economy. It was not surprising that the problems besetting the national finances …

This report provides a review of the 2014 European Parliament (EP) elections in Ireland.
Conventional wisdom suggests attitudes to the incumbent government or to the candidates …

This article charts the Irish Labour Party's (ILP) journey from a minor to mainstream political
party between 1987 and 1992. This is arguably the most turbulent period in the party's …

At the beginning of this volume, Elkink and Farrell (Chapter 1) noted the importance of
identity as an important determinant of voter behaviour. Earlier chapters focused on the …