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Elections 2024

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Brid Smith: “It's not a great day for us at all"

5 months ago - 7 mins

Elections 2024

Jack Chamber: “There is a clear route to government"

5 months ago - 8 mins

Elections 2024

Marie Sherlock: "There was disproportionate coverage of celebrity candidates"

5 months ago - 8 mins

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Timmy Dooley: "Its the best reception we have been getting in a long while"

5 months ago - 8 mins

Elections 2024

Brian Stanley: "Within an hour I realised I had made the right decision"

5 months ago - 3 mins

Elections 2024

Simon Coveney: "My preference would be to work with a political party"

5 months ago - 6 mins

Elections 2024

The rise of Independents - Can Gerry Hutch win a seat? Locals say "No chance"

171 independent candidates will have their names on the ballot paper this Friday in the General Election, and many of them will be vying for seats in the 43 constituencies across the country. But what is it like for an independent out on the campaign trail? And how many of them could get elected? Our Chief Reporter Barry Whyte has been finding out.