The poll toppers in the 2020 general election #GE2020 #Election2020 – 26 SF, 5 IND, 2 FF, 2 FG, 2 GP, 1 SD, 1 SOL-PBP. pic.twitter.com/yia9zPj8YJ
— Irish Political Maps (@IrishPolMaps) February 9, 2020
The combined FF/FG vote in the 2020 general election (43.1%) and the combined "Left" parties (SF/SOL-PBP/SD/GP/LAB) (41.5%). This doesn't include independents. #GE2020 #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/sPVye9oKxG
— Irish Political Maps (@IrishPolMaps) February 9, 2020
The Aontú vote in the 2020 general election: leader Peadar Tóibín's seat is safe, and while they're not likely to make gains they hope to build on this result in the future. Highest vote 17.6% in Meath West, lowest 1.1% in Roscommon-Galway #GE2020 #Election2020 @AontuIE pic.twitter.com/JFwXDbzeoe
— Irish Political Maps (@IrishPolMaps) February 9, 2020
Ireland: Hell broke loose at @EuropeElects when we published a seat projection for Ireland one week ahead of the election (based on the Panelbase poll).
Now, the final election result is out and we took a moment to compare the results.
Sit back, and enjoy! #GE2020 #Ireland pic.twitter.com/unjB69GkfD
— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) February 11, 2020
Ireland: combining the results of Sinn Féin (GUE/NGL)—which supports Irish reunification—in Ireland's 2020 national parliamentary election and Northern Ireland's 2017 assembly election, both using STV, the map shows highest support for SF on Ireland-NI border and in city centres. pic.twitter.com/8epigVuIES
— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) February 10, 2020
Ireland: As the vote counting starts, results start dropping later today and the exit polls are showing an extremely tight race, catch up with the Irish politics and background of the upcoming results with our preview article:https://t.co/djCAOic15S
— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) February 9, 2020
Sinn Féin now the most popular party across the country – topping the poll in 37 of 57 constituencies north & south!! https://t.co/bFIDmdzAlz
— Chris Hazzard (@ChrisHazzardSF) February 10, 2020
EXIT POLL
18-24
Big lead for Sinn Féin pic.twitter.com/vM2d4gbrCJ— Next Irish General Election (@NextIrishGE) February 8, 2020
EXIT POLL:
Age Breakdown 50-64. Wow. pic.twitter.com/ymP0Eeim9O— Next Irish General Election (@NextIrishGE) February 8, 2020
EXIT POLL:
Age Breakdown 65+ pic.twitter.com/5xlQhRsgMy— Next Irish General Election (@NextIrishGE) February 8, 2020
Irish Times / IPSOS MRBI Poll Age Breakdown:
35-49: pic.twitter.com/V52hQnq4wI— Next Irish General Election (@NextIrishGE) February 3, 2020
EXIT POLL:
Gender Breakdown – Female pic.twitter.com/MSBvT001ZT— Next Irish General Election (@NextIrishGE) February 8, 2020
EXIT POLL:
Regional Breakdown – Dublin pic.twitter.com/3bNEoUUbek— Next Irish General Election (@NextIrishGE) February 8, 2020
Irish Times / IPSOS MRBI Gender Breakdown: pic.twitter.com/2B5nkB3jVS
— Next Irish General Election (@NextIrishGE) February 3, 2020
Final vote totals for the Irish general election and changes on last time. pic.twitter.com/DnkooBL8hQ
— peter gowan is going BERNIE MODE (@peterjgowan) February 9, 2020
Sinn Féin in 2020 is the first party in almost a century other than Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael to win the popular vote in an Irish General Election.#GE2020 pic.twitter.com/dV7KNu8A4W
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) February 9, 2020
Top 3 parties within 0.2% in Irish exit poll, things could be about to get crazy… https://t.co/jkKwHdBzps
— Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) February 8, 2020
#GE2020 Ireland 2020 Election Results. Hex map of results, and constituencies split into equal areas based on number of seats. pic.twitter.com/3abVPNWbVd
— Heikki Vesanto (@HeikkiVesanto) February 10, 2020
Notes for journalists/commentariat: Before commenting on Irish election results, do your homework. Single transferrable vote system of proportional representation – or PR-STV – is one of the most flexible and subtle electoral systems anywhere in the world. https://t.co/FYZE2McKvT
— Nicola Carr (@NicolaCarr) February 10, 2020
This is a genuinely profound election result for Ireland, North and South. It is also hugely significant for the working-class and those of us standing in the principled Socialist tradition. It harbingers both the potential for progressive change and significant risks ahead. https://t.co/92ePodSSza
— Cllr Dónal Ó Cófaigh (@donaloc) February 9, 2020
“We are going to have that unity referendum.”
Sinn Féin’s @MaryLouMcDonald tells @BBCNewsnight that politicians in Britain need to start preparing for a border poll. #GE2020
— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) February 10, 2020
Irish nationalists Sinn Fein are demanding to be part of the next government, after the party secured almost a quarter of first-preference votes in a general election https://t.co/Kumm0gzhrF pic.twitter.com/CJY4ieINd3
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 11, 2020
Sinn Fein’s #DessieEllis joins in Come Out Ye Black and Tans singalong after winning seat in Irish election pic.twitter.com/FZ5B4XD13J
— Ruptly (@Ruptly) February 10, 2020
"This is a game changer election…we are now looking at how we can form a government that actually reflects the needs of citizens" – @moneillsf speaking in Belfast today on a historic election result for Sinn Féin #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/tvKvFgUpNG
— Sinn Féin (@sinnfeinireland) February 10, 2020
“We can see when they're gaslighting us when they're telling us things are one way but we can very clearly see with our eyes that that's not accurate.”@SenLynnRuane on how election shows Irish people’s view of power/politics has totally changed. #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/1T5fisARCY
— Ellen Coyne (@ellenmcoyne) February 9, 2020
There are now just eight seats left to be filled in #GE2020 . Here's the state of the parties. Live @rtenews blog: https://t.co/V515IhWE0J pic.twitter.com/FcUr5fC2hf
— RTÉ (@rte) February 10, 2020
🎧 ELECTION DAILY PODCAST w/ @hlinehan@jenoconnell & @Jennifer_Bray on the winners & losers on day 2 of the count. https://t.co/7KyKJPpDXq
— Audio from The Irish Times (@IrishTimesAudio) February 10, 2020
The Truth About the Irish Electionhttps://t.co/lYYr4P5zb7
— Stefan Molyneux (@StefanMolyneux) February 7, 2020
I love elections and making data look pretty, so for #GE2020 I've combined those passions to show the movement of transfers in Ireland's election.
Results will be updated over the next few days. Seats/vote share also there. Coalition builder coming soon!https://t.co/XP5jiUqkeu pic.twitter.com/5k75RRxfOz
— Danny Rigg (@DannyWRigg) February 9, 2020
A handy wee guide for the Irish election tomorrow.
Vote left, and transfer left. Exclude and expropriate Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil to take a chunk out of their hegemony.
The Irish will never be free until the working class own everything from the plough to the stars. pic.twitter.com/M4CygZeHDU
— Radical Reflections (@RadReflections) February 7, 2020
The wise old may save Ireland from the hot-headed young: "Election 2020: 19% rise in over 65s population may shape result". Yippee. https://t.co/5NtHbeAnjv via @IrishTimes
— Ruth Dudley Edwards (@RuthDE) February 7, 2020
Amazing and historic: Ireland's leftwing nationalist party Sinn Féin, which helped lead the resistance against British colonialism, just surged in the election, tying with the two mainstream reactionary parties
It has demanded a role in the new governmenthttps://t.co/DBw4mpDEgl
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) February 9, 2020
#Ireland continues to inspire: left-wing
Sinn Fein “stunned the establishment by beating the two centre-right parties that have led every government in the country’s history” https://t.co/D83q98pFIo— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) February 10, 2020
– What drove the Sinn Féin surge
– Leo Varadkar in trouble
– Tricky coalitions
– Nativism flops
My five takeaways from Ireland's historic election for @POLITICOEurope #GE2020 https://t.co/62cvlMVFBb— Naomi O'Leary (@NaomiOhReally) February 9, 2020
Leo Varadkar (the current Taoiseach from Fine Gael) has lost to Paul Donnelly (Sinn Féin) in his own constituency#Ireland #Elections2020https://t.co/IzeRx9DiEZ
— Observatory for Parliamentary Systems (@electiontrackin) February 10, 2020
Irish Times Editor’s Office election 2020 seat predictions. (Names withheld under GDPR) pic.twitter.com/vR9rJbrlMt
— john mcmanus (@ITjohnmcmanus) February 7, 2020
LIVE #GE2020: Mary Lou McDonald tells BBC that if she becomes taoiseach she will start preparing for a Border poll immediately https://t.co/y4ayHC4oU2
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) February 10, 2020
The Labour Party will not be “a cheap date” in potential government formation talks after the election on Saturday, Senator Ged Nash has said. #GE2020 https://t.co/pSZrMXPAX9
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) February 6, 2020
How #media beyond our borders have responded to Ireland's #GE2020 election result https://t.co/XaQQ0O8JAi
— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) February 10, 2020
Mick Clifford: I’d vote to have an election every year https://t.co/rc9TZp3WkX
— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) February 7, 2020
Everyone accepts that Sinn Féin won election, says McDonald #GE2020 https://t.co/lCBax5uN4Z via @rte
— RTÉ (@rte) February 10, 2020
Sinn Féin has had its best ever election result in the Republic of Ireland – but what now? https://t.co/LCP4TbU9IZ
— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) February 10, 2020
Sinn Fein leads race to form government as Irish election results counted https://t.co/nhCsX6OvJ4
— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 10, 2020
"It's a big statement of change."
Leader of Sinn Féin @MaryLouMcDonald claims Irish politics is "no longer a two party system", after party's breakthrough in Ireland’s general election.
Get more on the Irish election result here: https://t.co/VCbiYVtWcW pic.twitter.com/zP3cZwuZnF
— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 9, 2020
McDonald has put herself firmly in the frame to soon become Ireland’s first female leader. https://t.co/BuyvTQ6uow #SinnFein #GE2020 @MaryLouMcDonald
— Niall O'Dowd (@NiallODowd) February 10, 2020
Fine Gael
Senior party figures have privately conceded to the Irish Examiner the election will “not go our way” and the party’s time in government is coming to an end.https://t.co/HYw8mQL0dF— Paddy McKenna 🇮🇪 (@paddymacc1) February 7, 2020
Extraordinary results in Ireland, breaking century long 2 party system: Sinn Féin to try to form ruling coalition after winning Irish election https://t.co/ZGeNPnuqgl
— Michael Gray (@GrayInGlasgow) February 9, 2020
Where’s the best political analyst on Irish politics when you need him? Somebody please find the nations infamous BBC Question time audience member and ask him to explain and dissect Ireland’s General Election Result. Please find him. https://t.co/UivYfH8BMc
— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) February 9, 2020
In Ireland's snap general election, left-wing party Sinn Féin has made huge gains which have surpassed even its own expectations. Tommy Greene and Eoghan Gilmartin explore what this shock result could mean for Northern Ireland. https://t.co/IhGZOVM5Fq
— Novara Media (@novaramedia) February 9, 2020
Latest seat counts as Sinn Fein lead on 23 seats, Independents have 4 and Green Party have 2https://t.co/ikH4XJDLYj
— Irish Daily Mirror (@IrishMirror) February 9, 2020
It seems Ireland has a housing affordability crisis (soaring rents, no new home building) that contributed to a wild election result: https://t.co/ph2FWrOgxP
— Shane Dingman (@shanedingman) February 9, 2020
A left-wing party whose primary objective is to reunify Ireland looked set to win more votes than its rivals in today’s Irish general election, according to recent opinion polls, in what would be the best showing for the left in the country’s history https://t.co/ZCs1WpJ291
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 8, 2020
Another election we should pay attention to👇 “The surprising results are illustrative of 3 trends: the growth of nationalist movements in Europe; the erosion of centrist, two-party consensus democracies; and the destabilizing impact of Brexit.” https://t.co/xRN6A3jG7k
— Ben LaBolt (@BenLaBolt) February 10, 2020
These results might prove historic for Ireland as it would be the first time voters chose a left-wing party in such numbers since the nation obtained independence. #IrelandElection#SinnFein https://t.co/XoQYQCFVe3
— Global Analytica (@AnalyticaGlobal) February 9, 2020
TCD Political Science Profs Michael Marsh (television) and Michael Gallagher (radio) expected to feature on RTE coverage of election results over upcoming weekend and Monday, starting tonight (Saturday) at 10 pm on Radio 1:https://t.co/Nyod84kAus
— Political Science (@TCDPoliticalSci) February 8, 2020
TCD Political Science extends its best wishes to all its alumni standing GE20: Carly Bailey (Dub SW), Dara Calleary (Mayo), Jack Chambers (Dub W), Paschal Donohoe (Dub Cen), Gary Gannon (Dub Cen), Seán Haughey (Dub Bay N). And any others we’ve overlookedhttps://t.co/TCKu6TjuE9.
— Political Science (@TCDPoliticalSci) February 7, 2020
@thecarolemalone actually claims that housing is an Irish election issue due to the reduction on freedom of movement in the UK, post Brexit. Migrants apparently coming to Ireland as a result and are contributing to the housing crisis. How out of touch are you lot?#GE2020 #skynews pic.twitter.com/yKoLlURZqW
— Cian Gallagher (@Ciano_Gallagher) February 11, 2020
To put @sinnfeinireland’s surge into perspective, I plotted the first preference vote shares of all @fiannafailparty, @FineGael, and @sinnfeinireland candidates since 1987.#GE2020 @ucdpolitics pic.twitter.com/jQywGDuiQh
— Stefan Müller (@ste_mueller) February 10, 2020
I'm quoted providing a little insight into demographics and SF's success @ucdpolitics https://t.co/xSrd1A4Uyt
— Dr Dawn Walsh (@dawnwalsh) February 10, 2020
Proud that @ucdpolitics @ucdsocscilaw @UCD_Research have been able to partner with in the Exit Poll. @dfarrell_ucd @OrlaFeely @ucddublin https://t.co/yMkqAo03dB
— Colin Scott (@ColizScott) February 8, 2020
UL’s Prof @stephenkinsella joins Virgin Media News Economics correspondent @PaulColgan on air to give #GE2020 analysis on the vote breakdown in #DublinWest pic.twitter.com/vmtHCTFF54
— University Of Limerick (@UL) February 9, 2020
It is less than six months since @journalismatUL student @AislingTM graduated.
Today her TV module lecturer @quinnfergal was using this fantastic #GE2020 piece by her for @rte as an example in class. Bravo Aisling 👏 #StudyAtUL (Give it a watch) https://t.co/GP0hVOPVGa
— University Of Limerick (@UL) February 6, 2020
"What issues do you think the government needs to address?" Our #Journalism students asked our students for their thoughts on #GE2020. pic.twitter.com/sQR1biCTZd
— NUI Galway (@nuigalway) February 7, 2020
🇮🇪🗳 @dfarrell_ucd: "The policy outputs of this parliament have been far less than expected, and issues around Brexit are just not resonating with voters.”https://t.co/ThWuYszVUd
🌍 More great commentary from the @ucdpolitics head 🙌#GE2020
— University College Dublin (@ucddublin) February 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/ucddublin/status/1223258158912634880
Harry McGee’s final seat prediction for #GE2020https://t.co/44TPdg41GT
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) February 8, 2020
'If you’re going to bring up the Troubles, acknowledge Fine Gael’s past as well' https://t.co/AjQilvIOLv
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) February 7, 2020
Islanders off the coasts of constituencies Donegal, Mayo and Galway West will go to the polls on Friday, one day ahead of the rest of the State #GE2020 . https://t.co/TxbVNzQRm3
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) February 6, 2020
The sale of property to so-called vulture funds would be banned by the Social Democrats if elected to government. #GE2020 https://t.co/GZ0rgWFW91
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) February 6, 2020
Minister for Local Government Eoghan Murphy has signed a “special difficulty” order allowing the election in Tipperary to go ahead on Saturdayhttps://t.co/nSk2hBSqWL
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) February 6, 2020
A few token utterances by party leaders aside, Irish has barely featured in the 2020 campaign #Togh2020 #GE2020 https://t.co/Ip7Z1NNeWh
— Éanna Ó Caollaí (@eocaollai) February 6, 2020
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said this election will be "one of the most important for generations", writes @Junomaco.#Election2020https://t.co/WNeb0tU0iK pic.twitter.com/7MUPeJJXyp
— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) February 6, 2020
Wexford farmers have stark warning for politicians ahead of polling day #GE2020 https://t.co/UB88GlqLQA
— Irish Daily Mirror (@IrishMirror) February 6, 2020
A producer asked me to sum up where we stand in the Irish election to help them script an intro tomorrow. Why keep it to myself? Here's my summary; happy to hear anyone's thoughts. #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/kHOrn43cXV
— Naomi O'Leary (@NaomiOhReally) February 6, 2020
Its irrelevant Bertie Ahern said Paul Quinn’s brutal murder was because of a criminal feud
What’s relevant is some Irish media are prepared to exploit a grieving mother for no other reason than to swing an election in 3 days for their pals
These hacks give zero f**ks about Paul pic.twitter.com/TzB151s9gJ
— Paddy Cosgrave (@paddycosgrave) February 5, 2020
Independence is normal…https://t.co/3rQYKjfgNG
— The National (@ScotNational) February 5, 2020
"You've a remarkable mind" @tommedian talks to @PresidentIRL, Michael D. Higgins.
If you missed the #TommyTiernanShow last Saturday you can watch it back on @rteplayer pic.twitter.com/edmNHnPKIR
— RTÉ (@rte) February 10, 2020
If polls are correct, today's Irish election will see young and working-class voters flocking to Sinn Féin and others on the Left in historic numbers – dealing a blow to the country's dominant right-wing parties. https://t.co/b1BxaO3PnL
— Tribune (@tribunemagazine) February 8, 2020
One of the stories of #GE2020 – the complete failure of anti-immigration candidates.
Candidates for the Irish Freedom Party and the Irexit Party got less than 1%.
21 candidates. 0 elected. A washout. #Election2020 https://t.co/GhNZEhU5J6
— Paul O'Donoghue (@paulodonoghue93) February 10, 2020
Look at the Irish election. What might have been in Britain if our politics hadn't been derailed by the Brexit question? Or if Labour hadn't trashed its anti-establishment credentials by getting that question so wrong? Populism needn't mean racism, it can win from the left.
— Barnaby Raine (@BarnabyRaine) February 9, 2020
. @TomTugendhat: the changes in Europe will be a defining moment for the UK – Ireland's election result has not been appreciated fully in the UK. #UKInTheWorld pic.twitter.com/VjwUPt6IEK
— The UK in a Changing Europe (@UKandEU) February 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/BrugesGroup/status/1226264983618703367
"No one is thinking about voting for Sinn Féin because they think the Irish government has been too hard on Britain"
Good from @Patch_Thompson on how the British media's Brexit focus has blinded them to the reality of Saturday's votehttps://t.co/wv5FXMS0Df
— Stephanie Boland (@stephanieboland) February 7, 2020
Irish election: Pro-IRA song played from Sinn Féin van.https://t.co/mnmi0nLnUt
— Richard Garland (@richardtgarland) February 7, 2020
Ireland’s Nationalist Moment: The surprising election results are a rejection of the status quo, and come at a nationalist moment in the country—one in which anti-English sentiment, brought on by Brexit, has grown
By @YasmeenSerhan https://t.co/mxR2xw0cNO— Alfons López Tena (@alfonslopeztena) February 10, 2020
Ireland is one of the fastest growing EU economies. After some initial problems with a post-Brexit UK, the Irish economy will grow significantly as UK companies relocate there to obtain access to the EU27. The future for Ireland looks very bright! https://t.co/9fzJMCK8IJ
— Derek James 🇪🇺#ProEU #RejoinEU #IAmEuropean (@derekjames150) February 10, 2020
Ireland’s election result is bad news for Brexit, says Ruth Dudley Edwardshttps://t.co/40qHQ9TxPk
— Coffee House (@SpecCoffeeHouse) February 10, 2020
Polls predict an earthquake result in today’s Irish election, as Sinn Féin threatens to beat the mainstream parties for the first time. It could bring a united Ireland closer — but it’s also a vote to stop the soaring cost of living. https://t.co/Jos9hZo5jB @DawnHFoster
— Jacobin (@jacobinmag) February 8, 2020
The result of #Ireland's General Election tomorrow may affect the UK & EU's future trade relationship… but with the country in a housing & homelessness crisis, #Brexit hasn't been a major campaign issue. We spoke to @irishchurches – listen: https://t.co/ZgiOPrmAOZ / @UCBMedia
— UCB News Team (@UCBNewsTeam) February 7, 2020
The general election has ended in a knife-edge result, with the three largest parties tied on about 22%, according to the results of an Ipsos/MRBI exit poll published last night https://t.co/CSbm3EFVa9 pic.twitter.com/MMHCnt6DPJ
— Sunday Times Ireland (@SunTimesIreland) February 9, 2020
The counting process has begun in Ireland’s General Election with an exit poll indicating the result is on a knife edge. https://t.co/9wtLlbJf7K
— HeraldScotland (@heraldscotland) February 9, 2020
Counting begins in Ireland’s election as exit poll shows knife-edge result https://t.co/z0tOlCs8qF pic.twitter.com/ZlN3Y2HfD4
— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) February 9, 2020
Watch this video of how vote counts are observed in Ireland. We need this in Scotland.@ElectoralCommUK @electoralreform
Sinn Fein set to win record tally of seats in Irish parliament as election heads for knife-edge result https://t.co/XwKGxMNYDh
— #TartanTuesday 🏴 in 🇪🇺 (@TartantuesdayI) February 9, 2020
As long as we continue to use First Past the Post election results will continue to be warped but the winner-takes-all system and Westminster will fail to properly represent Britain – with seats in parliament failing to reflect the parties voters support. https://t.co/4kqmmXizQZ
— Electoral Reform Society (@electoralreform) February 7, 2020