James Geoghegan

Leo must now crawl back to rebel Kate after FG blunder hands seat to Labour

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar will have to embarrassingly seek to get rebel Kate O’Connell back on the party ticket after his disastrous decision to ditch the former Fine Gael TD backfired badly.

Dublin Bay South by-election: Jogging James Geoghegan sprints from door to door in tight two-horse race

“Fix your shirt,” a Fine Gael canvasser tells barrister and Dublin Bay South by-election hopeful James Geoghegan.

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Sarah Carey Opinion Avoid lazy ‘fast’ thinking about election candidates – it’s their record that matters 

Daniel Kahneman’s best-selling book on behavioural economics is called Thinking, Fast and Slow.

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John Downing Opinion By-election for ‘rich and liberal’ Dublin Bay South may end up being a battle between Sinn Féin and Fine Gael over housing 

IT has more lawyers per square inch than any other part of Ireland.

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Gene Kerrigan Opinion Welcome to the Jim and James bit-players show

There’s Jim and there’s James. They’re both barristers. And they’re both involved in the current by-election in Dublin Bay South. They are minor figures on the political landscape, no better or worse than dozens of their like. Currently, they’re being crudely packaged and sold to us as major players, with crucial roles to play in political life.

Fine Gael’s by-election frontrunner Cllr James Geoghegan faces Labour senator Ivana Bacik in bid for seat in Dublin Bay South

The frontrunner in the Dublin Bay South by-election says he is delighted to be facing veteran Labour Senator Ivana Bacik, who will be confirmed as her party’s candidate tonight.

Today's news headlines: Government warned cuckoo funds' growth could lead to social division, and cases of Indian variant rise to 35 as questions remain about its threat level

The Government was warned about the power of cuckoo funds in 2019. A report from the Department of Finance highlighted concerns about the supply of affordable housing and the prospect of the build-to-rent investment sector becoming a "monopolistic power" in the market. Meanwhile, the number of cases of the Indian variant of Covid-19 has risen to 35 in Ireland. Read the top ten headlines on Independent.ie this morning...

‘I’m not a posh barrister’ - Fine Gael’s James Geoghegan fires back at ‘personalised attacks’ as he is selected party candidate for by-election

FINE Gael’s James Geoghegan has denied claims he is a “posh barrister” as he was last night selected as the party’s candidate for the Dublin Bay South by-election.

Fine Gael councillor James Geoghegan seeks nomination for Dublin Bay South by-election

Fine Gael councillor James Geoghegan has today confirmed he is seeking the Fine Gael nomination for the by-election in Dublin Bay South. 

Lucinda Creighton and Renua Ireland being sued for alleged defamation of character

Lucinda Creighton and Renua Ireland, the political party she helped to form, are being sued by a Dublin man for alleged defamation of character, the Circuit Civil Court was told today.