The Floating Voter
Bursting the bubble that surrounds Leinster House
Episodes
May 14, 2021 • 41 mins
This week’s Floating Voter podcast on Independent.ie took a look at how social media abuse should be tackled by the Government.
Fianna Fáil’s Niamh Smyth and Sinn Féin’s Louise O’Reilly shared their own experiences of some of the hate they have received online.
Deputy O’Reilly revealed that she was this week contacted by Gardaí who inquired about her home security.
She also said that she has been previously targeted by the now-re...
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April 14, 2021 • 35 mins
Mary Lou McDonald should answer “detailed questions” on Sinn Féin’s internal voter database to ensure her party is not carrying out “Cold War” like profiling of Irish citizens, Labour Party leader Alan Kelly has said.
Mr Kelly said revelations about Sinn Féin’s Abú system posed serious questions for Ms McDonald.
Speaking on Independent.ie’s Floating Voter podcast, the Tipperary TD said: “I think Mary Lou McDonald needs to come ou...
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March 25, 2021 • 37 mins
Green Party Chairperson and Dublin Lord Mayor has admitted that while the chances of her winning a Seanad seat are slim, she has put herself forward for her daughter.
Cllr Hazel Chu is in the running as an independent candidate for a seat on the Commercial and Industrial panel, having failed to secure the backing of her party.
Following her move, there has been discontent in the Green Party, with three Senators putting forward th...
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March 5, 2021 • 43 mins
Sinn Féin is taking disciplinary action against councillor Paddy Holohan after he failed to remove a Facebook post supporting a salon owner who reopened in breach of Covid-19 restrictions.
Senior Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty said there is a disciplinary procedure underway after Mr Holohan, who has previously been suspended from the party, failed to remove the post.
“This fella made a comment, we told him that comment isn’t in ke...
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