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As polling day arrives, it is time to stop campaigning and to finally get out and vote. It has been a long referendum campaign, which saw a surge of young people getting involved in Irish politics. It was also one of the more passionate…

This week Twitter has been consumed by marriage referendum related trends and tweets, as the last push by campaigners on both sides is underway. You've Gotta See Her #BabyMaria Since Baby Maria was found abandoned wrapped in a…

Limerick man, Jimi Kavanagh has set up the Whyona Institute in an attempt to counter the conservative messages promoted by the Iona Institute. Although, still in its infancy with only two contributors working on its website, the Whyona…

This week Twitter continued to take decisions in favour of equality as, according to The Guardian, the multinational banned promoted tweets which were being used to advertise the message of white supremacists on the social media website.…

Civil partnerships came into existence in Ireland in 2010 under the 'Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act'. The first civil partnership was registered on 7th February 2011, five months later a survey…

Employees of Dublin Bus are beginning a two-day strike today and they chose a very apt day to do so, because it is International Workers' Day, or May Day, today. May Day celebrations have taken place since pre-Christian times when it was…

The final deadline for registering to vote in next month's marriage equality referendum is May 5th - next Tuesday. The Yes campaign in particular has been urging young people to register to vote, but even if you are a veteran voter you may…

This week Twitter users weren't too impressed with TV3's news show Dáil on the Dole. The 20th anniversary of Father Ted saw the show being celebrated in wonderful ways, some of which were on Twitter. Everyone is tweeting and asking about…

As Irish Water begins to send out the first round of water bills, protests continue, fresh controversy hounds the utility company and the debate over non-payment rages on. Although the country is divided on its opinion of water charges;…

This week on Twitter the debate surrounding next month's SSM referendum really got going with campaigners on both sides getting a lot of publicity and making their voices heard. On a less serious note, some new movie trailers got Tweeters…