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17:15 – December 4, 2024

Factcheck: Irish candidates make election rigging claims after failed campaign Read more

18:09 – November 28, 2024

Fact check: The number of people seeking asylum in Ireland dropped in October Read more

17:19 – November 28, 2024

Explainer: Everything to know about voting in the general election Read more

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16:18 - November 28, 2024

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12:14 - November 27, 2024

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01:15 - November 27, 2024

FactCheck: Is Ireland building more social housing than it has since the 1970s? Read more

14:59 - November 26, 2024

Fact check: Image of Fine Gael poster has been doctored Read more

21:23 - November 22, 2024

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15:33 - November 21, 2024

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14:55 - November 20, 2024

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11:54 - November 19, 2024

FactCheck: Leaders’ debate from housing and transport to the children’s... Read more

02:08 - November 19, 2024

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03:45 - November 17, 2024

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13:17 - November 14, 2024

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14:20 - November 12, 2024

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10:43 - November 12, 2024

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12:06 - November 8, 2024

FactCheck: Can foreign nationals and asylum seekers vote in general elections? Read more

11:26 - November 8, 2024

FactCheck: How does Ireland’s voting system work? Read more

16:19 - November 6, 2024

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16:40 - November 5, 2024

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11:59 - October 25, 2024

Fact check: Help To Buy incentive has had 124 claims a week since 2017 Read more

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09:17 - October 18, 2024

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Election Check 24 is a coalition of news publishers and fact-checkers brought together by the UK and Ireland’s national news agency PA Media, supported by the Google News Initiative, to counter misinformation around Ireland’s general election.

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