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Elaine Loughlin: Can Sinn Féin arrest its long decline in time for the general election?

The party has plummeted from a high of 37% this time two years ago to below the 20% mark — and yet members continue to insist that a term in office is within the party’s grasp.

<p>The stigma and shame often associated with domestic violence is magnified in rural Ireland, particularly if women are living in their abusive partner’s family area.</p>

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Tara Farrell: Insidiousness of domestic violence is magnified in rural Ireland

<p>The graveyard at the Bessborough Centre in Blackrock, Cork, formerly Bessborough House mother and baby home. Picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie</p>

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Irish Examiner view: The Disappeared — What lies beneath must be brought into the light

Elaine-Loughlin

SElaine Loughlin: Poll shows domestic violence is devastatingly pervasive

Domestic violance

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Half of people living in rural Ireland unconcerned about domestic violence, survey shows

Irish Examiner view: The Church is damaged by the sins of the past

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Irish Examiner view: The Church is damaged by the sins of the past

Rural Ireland Thinks poll: A snapshot into the thinking of modern-day rural Ireland

Rural Ireland Thinks poll: A snapshot into the thinking of modern-day rural Ireland

Rural Ireland is often referred to as one homogenous group but as the Irish Examiner/Ipsos Rural Ireland Thinks poll reflects, this is not a uniform group about whom the same old sweeping assumptions can be made. Sean Murray reports.

Thu, 19 Sep, 2024

Rural Ireland Thinks poll: Two-thirds say there is no visible garda presence on roads

Rural Ireland Thinks poll: Two-thirds say there is no visible garda presence on roads

Just over two in five (43%) of the 500 people surveyed said they had been stopped at a garda checkpoint in the last year

Wed, 18 Sep, 2024

Missal in a church

Rural Ireland Thinks poll: One in four do not consider themselves as religious

'Rural' Ireland accounts for 33.4% of the country, according to the survey

Wed, 18 Sep, 2024

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Rural Ireland Thinks poll: Majority of rural Ireland would favour assisted dying

These broadly liberal views come despite the poll also finding that a slight majority of people in rural Ireland consider themselves to be religious

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Watch: Ploughing Championship attendees have their say on safety in rural Ireland

Watch: Ploughing Championship attendees have their say on safety in rural Ireland

What do people in rural Ireland really think about the issues that matter in Ireland today? The Irish Examiner Rural Ireland Thinks poll, conducted by Ipsos/B&A, gives us a snapshot of rural Irish attitudes.

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Harbor at the Coast of Dingle in Ireland

S Rural Ireland Thinks poll: New faces welcomed to rural areas scarred by decades of emigration

Perhaps in rural Ireland, there is a greater appreciation that people are the lifeblood of community and commercial life, irrespective of their origins

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Rural Ireland Thinks poll: Immigration is not a deciding issue for rural voters

Rural Ireland Thinks poll: Immigration is not a deciding issue for rural voters

Despite immigration making headlines and dominating political discussion over the last year, only 42% of people say it will be a 'very influential' factor when voting

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Rural Ireland Thinks poll: Health, housing, and the cost of living remain key voter concerns

Rural Ireland Thinks poll: Health, housing, and the cost of living remain key voter concerns

When people were asked about the factors most likely to influence their vote, the leading concerns were the cost of living and inflation, followed by the state of healthcare, the economy, and housing

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Watch: Marketgoers in Bantry have their say on the issues that matter in rural Ireland

Watch: Marketgoers in Bantry have their say on the issues that matter in rural Ireland

What do people in rural Ireland really think about the issues that matter in Ireland today? The Irish Examiner Rural Ireland Thinks poll, conducted by Ipsos/B&A, gives us a snapshot of rural Irish attitudes.

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Tanaiste Micheal Martin doorstep

S Rural Ireland Thinks poll: More to do for Fianna Fáil to win votes in rural Ireland

With the clock now ticking down to a general election, Micheál Martin will have to cover significant ground to ensure his party's traditional supporter base is not eroded

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Fianna Fáil party think-in

Tánaiste denies Fianna Fáil is in trouble in rural Ireland after Irish Examiner poll results

Micheál Martin said Fianna Fáil had been very focused on rural Ireland and agriculture in terms of policy and intended to continue that in the future

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Team Ireland Homecoming

Irish Examiner view: Election should be called sooner rather than later

Findings in our Rural Ireland Thinks poll may further whet Fine Gael appetites for Simon Harris to name the day

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

European and local elections

S Rural Ireland Thinks poll: Doubts grow over McDonald leadership as Sinn Féin support slips

When asked directly about her performance at the helm, 43% of respondents said they feel Mary Lou McDonald has damaged Sinn Féin's chances of forming the next Government.

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Taoiseach Simon harris

Irish Examiner Rural Ireland Thinks poll: Simon Harris most popular party leader

Irish Examiner/Ipsos Rural Ireland Thinks poll will make worrying reading for Mary Lou McDonald who has seen support for Sinn Féin and her leadership of the party slip in recent months

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

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