News At One, April 27th 1989. Shane Kenny reports on the government's response to the Dáil defeat on the establishment of a special trust fund for haemophiliacs who contracted the disease from contaminated blood products provided by the state. It is the latest in a series of Dáil
Elections | Dáil Eireann | Fianna Fáil
Morning Ireland, December 1st 1986. Jim Fahy reports on a visit by Charles Haughey and up to thirty deputies to the Aran Islands to canvas for Fianna Fáil. The Aran Islands were traditionally a Fianna Fáil stronghold, but the most popular local politician - Bobby Molloy - had rec
Elections | Charles Haughey | Fianna Fáil
RTÉ News reports on the role of tallymen in election count centres in Ireland . The tally is a form of political calculation which is useful for predicitions on where votes have gone and help in planning for future election campaigns. The data provided by the tallymen in the coun
General Election 1992 | Tallymen | Elections
Morning Ireland, November 9th 1990. Una Claffey opens a report about the newly elected Mary Robinson, the first woman to be voted President of Ireland. Roisin Duffy gets opinions from people on the street, while Anne Cadwallader talks to politicians about the election outcome.
Presidential Election | Mary Robinson | Elections
Morning Ireland, April 15th 1987. A report on the first results in the Seanad Election. Shane Ross, Mary Robinson, David Norris and Morris Manning were all elected. Fintan Drury interviews David Norris, who received a large number of votes from Dublin University. Norris pledges t
Seanad | Elections | David Norris