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Man granted bail after alleged racist abuse of Fianna Fáil local election canvassers in Limerick
Judge Harney said that, as part of his bail terms, Daly must “not use any derogatory, insulting, abusive or racist language to any person”.
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Council takes court action over FG mayor's €700k landfill bill weeks before local elections
Declan Doocey was at the centre of controversy due to his plastic waste recycling company operating a waste dump in his local area.
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Spoilt ballots, best and worst turnout – this year’s Sheffield City Council local elections in numbers
The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) has produced more than half a dozen articles about what happened at the count and what the new makeup of the city council will mean for Sheffield for the foreseeable future. However, there are some numbers we need to talk about. At the count last Friday (May 3), it was announced that the total turnout was 31.87 per cent – later, on SheffNews (the council’s news website) it was reported that the overall local election turnout was 32.7 per cent. Last...