Housing and cost of living dominated public debate in election campaign
Irish electorate give their views on the important issues ahead of polling day
Meet the Voters
What are the issues facing people during Election 2024
‘Thank God I had my car, I had to sleep in it for the first month’: Housing and transport on minds of students
General Election: Students feel previous government did not deliver for young people
‘It’s an emergency, we need to treat it like that’: Teaching sector facing challenges
Teachers in Maynooth outline the difficulties in their sector ahead of general election
Donegal fishermen frustrated as general election looms: ‘We are the fish basket of Europe, yet we’re the poor relation’
Fishermen doubt politicians will be able to fight their corner on the issues that matter most in Brussels
‘There isn’t the manpower there’: Builders sceptical of political party promises on housing
Construction industry workers adamant there’s insufficient labour to build all the homes the parties are promising to build
‘I’m hearing there will be so many Independents and I’m worried’: Hairdresser clients undecided
Kilmainham salon faces rising energy bills and wage costs while housing and health are forefront concerns
‘I don’t believe Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael have the desire to truly tackle the housing crisis’: How will first-time buyers vote?
Election 2024: Many voters struggling to get on property ladder will be basing their first preferences on parties’ policies on issue
Emigration is exercising Kilkenny voters: ‘It’s like we’re going back to the 1980s’ ... only it’s housing now, not lack of jobs
For members of Nore Dragon Paddlers, all of whom have survived breast cancer, seeing their children leave Ireland because they can’t afford a home is a big issue
‘Housing? I have to admit to being comfortable and it’s not affecting me’: Polarised views in south and west Dublin
The housing crisis is mentioned in both south county and west Dublin, but it and the cost of living preoccupy more minds in the latter
‘Why wouldn’t I vote for Gerry Hutch? All that money being pumped into bike sheds and phone covers. We’re struggling’
The general election outcome in Dublin Central could point the direction Ireland takes next
New Irish citizens: ‘I hear the racist and xenophobic slurs on the streets. Everything is blamed on immigrants’
Irish citizens who were born elsewhere, from Brazil to Poland, give thoughts on racism, childcare and Irish democracy
Monaghan Men’s Shed: ‘The HSE has told us that we have kept people out of the hospitals’
The group has two politicians among its membership, though they generally tend to leave politics at the door
‘I wouldn’t like to be a young person. You get a job but you have nowhere to live’: Mixed odds on Government at Mullingar dog track
Some punters feel the country is going to the dogs and needs a change of leadership, while others say they are on to a winner with the incumbents
‘It is past time for building a safe, all-weather pier’: How will Clare Islanders vote in this election?
Inhabitants of the small Co Mayo island face unique challenges, including the often dangerous trip back and forth from the mainland
Clare LGBT group on the far right: ‘If they pick on one minority, they will pick on another. We would be in the firing line’
Among Quare Clare’s chief concerns are rising intolerance, public transport in rural areas and the failure to enact hate-speech legislation
Lack of affordable housing in Meath Gaeltacht ‘preventing Irish speakers from staying’
Gaeltacht status is under threat as native Irish speakers ‘just can’t compete against the market’ say locals
‘Everything costs more now.’ Meet the Irish Times voter panel for General Election 2024
Housing, the cost of living and immigration top our reader panel’s priority list as they weigh up who to vote for
‘The working classes are getting robbed’: How will customers in a Finglas barbershop vote?
Election 2024: Voters in this Dublin barber’s are leaving it longer to get a haircut as the cost of living increases. How will that affect their vote?
‘I want someone to take an actual stand on immigration’: How will TCD student debaters vote?
Election 2024: Members of ‘Phil’ debating society give some parties’ social media efforts vote of confidence
‘We have enough room and money in this country to look after everybody’
A yoga studio in Galway brings a sense of calm ... before talk turns to the general election
‘I can’t even get a plumber. How are they going to build those houses?’ Dublin taxi drivers give their verdict on election pledges
Cab drivers say what they and their passengers want to see from politicians and who they want to see in power
‘There’s a girl in my course who travels from Monaghan every morning’: Housing the biggest election concern for DCU students
Housing is biggest challenge facing their generation and the number-one thing they want fixed, students say
Election 2024: Politicians hear about living life from a wheelchair
‘It’s very hard actually to make ends meet. I live on my own and ... the disability payment is just not enough’
‘We pay high taxes, but we don’t really have any services’: How will the Dryrobers vote in the Taoiseach’s home town?
Creaking transport and shortages of school places are among the big issues in the affluent seaside town of Greystones, Co Wicklow
Creche place shortage: ‘We are panicking that we won’t find childcare and I need to return to work’
General election countdown: childcare is set to be a significant issue on the campaign trail
A Wicklow village is still divided, six months after anti-asylum seeker protests
As a general election looms, Newtownmountkennedy residents remain ‘traumatised’ and ‘divided’ and speak sadly of authorities’ poor management of the issue
Election 2024: Elderly in Dublin’s north inner city say they are unconvinced by politicians
‘I thought they were for the people but now I think they’d just say anything to go up the ladder’
‘Nobody represents me’: At Galway book club, general election voters pessimistic about next chapter of government
Election issues discussed include Green Party being ‘too city based’, Government paying ‘lip service’ to Gaza conflict, housing and homelessness
General election: Stallholders and shoppers in Bantry consider their options
From public transport and homelessness to flooding and small businesses, there’s a long list of concerns in west Cork
Moynalty Horse Chase: ‘I wouldn’t vote for Sinn Féin. They are too inexperienced’
Those who turned out for a local football fundraiser in north county Meath are expecting the present Government to be re-elected
‘What election? I couldn’t give a s***e’: Farmers share political views as election fever builds
Election countdown: Visit to Bandon Mart in Cork South-West finds farmers impressed with Fine Gael under Simon Harris but critical of Green Party policies affecting rural Ireland
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