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Jun 15, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Jody Corcoran
Jody Corcoran: Sinn Féin is in denial after election meltdown, but the party’s previous popularity was built on sandThe scale of the calamity that befell the party at the polls can be explained by froth and floating votersHas the support built up by Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald in recent years been built on sand? The local and European elections raise questions for Sinn Féin, which so far have not been properly acknowledged, let alone answered.
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Jun 8, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Jody Corcoran
European elections offer political barometer for key local issues, with old stalwarts holding their ownThe local and European elections bring to mind the phrase “all politics is local”. The results this weekend help inform who will govern the country for the next five years, and will also influence the future direction of Europe during that time. It is no longer a given that one election is more important than the other. The European elections are no longer a “second order” sideshow.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Jody Corcoran
Jody Corcoran: Why Moby Dick, the floating voter who piled into Sinn Féin last time, is now deserting Mary Lou McDonald’s partySwathes of voters in traditional Ireland – decent people fed up with how the country is being run – have found a new home and they’re swinging to Independents. For nowTaoiseach Simon Harris, Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan.
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Jun 1, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Philip Ryan |Jody Corcoran
The Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks opinion poll shows Fine Gael leading the charge, with three of the party’s candidates ahead of the pack in Dublin, Ireland South and Midlands-North West. Independent candidates are also polling strongly in all three constituencies, with less than a week to go before the country goes to vote.
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Jun 1, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Jody Corcoran
Here is Moby Dick, a floating voter for more than a decade, who piled into Sinn Féin in the last election and is now deserting Mary Lou McDonald’s party. These voters are mostly though not exclusively rural, in their 40s and 50s and are working and lower middle class. And here is the thing — they are decent people. They are your neighbours, your friends, your workmates, your family and, boy, are they fed up with how this country is being run. Traditional Ireland is about to reassert itself.
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May 25, 2024 | 
msn.com | Jody Corcoran
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May 25, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Jody Corcoran
‘Troubling’ social media site targets families of Irish leaders after Palestine declarationPoliticians were told targeted posts ‘were not in violation of rules at X’Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin. Photo: Mark CondrenThe Taoiseach and Tánaiste have been made aware of a “troubling” US-based social media account which is targeting members of their families, the Sunday Independent can reveal.
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May 19, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Jody Corcoran
Poll reveals the key battle the local and European elections is between centrist parties and the ‘new right’But the polls cannot predict if immigration will upset the apple cart of Irish politicsThe local and European elections take place on June 7. Photo: GettyThree weeks out from the local and European elections, and the opinion polls are coming thick and fast.
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May 18, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Jody Corcoran
Poll reveals the key battle on June 7 is between centrist parties and the ‘new right’But the polls cannot predict if immigration will upset the apple cart of Irish politicsThe local and European elections take place on June 7. Photo: GettyThree weeks out from the local and European elections, and the opinion polls are coming thick and fast. A Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll today adds to the mix, but cannot answer the real question: Just how strong is the “new right” in Ireland?
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May 18, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Jody Corcoran
Poll reveals the key battle on June 7 is between centrist parties and ‘common-sense’ new rightBut the polls cannot predict if immigration will upset the apple cart of Irish politicsThe local and European elections take place on June 7. Photo: GettyThree weeks out from the local and European elections, and the opinion polls are coming thick and fast. A Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll today adds to the mix, but cannot answer the real question: Just how strong is the “new right” in Ireland?
