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#OnThisDay 24th of November 1982, Nan Joyce became the first Traveller to stand in an Irish election.

Joyce was co-chairperson of the Committee for the Rights of Travellers, which had been formed earlier that year. Among her policies was a call for full civil and human rights for all Travellers as full Irish citizens and a Minister to co-ordinate Traveller welfare provision in the country.

You can read an account of the Committee and the background to its formation in this article: https://www.leftarchive.ie/article/5703/

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Traveller Activism in the 1980s: The Committee for the Rights of Travellers and Mincéir Misli

From Aonrud. The Committee for the Rights of Travellers was formed in 1982 in response to anti-Traveller protests in Dublin with the aim of exposing mistreatment of Travellers by the state and anti-Traveller protesters,…

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Killian Mangan🇮🇪Oct 23

Final canvas out in Tramore before election day tomorrow!

Vote Catherine Connolly 1️⃣ for an independent voice for peace and inclusion - polls open 7am-10pm! @CatherineGalway

#ConnollyforPresident #Ireland #Irish #IrishElection #CanvasForConnolly #IrishPresident #IrishElections #Neutrality #Peace #Progressive #Left #UnitedLeftAlliance #ABetterAlternative #Democracy #IrishPolitics #IrishPol

Killian Mangan🇮🇪Feb 24, 2025

One of the big takeaways from the German election is just how much more engaged German voters are than Irish voters.

Yesterday, Germany reached a turnout of 83.5% of registered voters. In our General Election last November, we had just 59.7% of registered voters come out to vote.

#Ireland #Irish #Democracy #IrishElections #PostalVote #MoreDemocracy #DemocraticReform #ElectoralReform #RightToVote #VoteAbroad #IrishDemocracy #GermanElections #Germany #EU

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Dec 8, 2024

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-numbers-game/id1507242875?i=1000679638793

#Léargas 🇮🇪

The Numbers Game

#IrishElections

The Numbers Game.

Podcast Episode · Léargas: A Podcast by Gerry Adams · 08/12/2024 · 22m

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Dec 5, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsJp7BfxjGA

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Parties prepare for post-election coalition talks

#IrishElections 🇮🇪 #Election2024 #G24

Parties prepare for post-election coalition talks

The task of forming a government will get under way in the coming days, after the final seats in the 34th Dáil were filled last night. Fianna Fail, Sinn Fein...

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