The only certainty is uncertainty, but here are the key bellwethers and battlegrounds in the European and local elections
Peadar Tóibín
Peader Tóibín says candidates will be ‘competitive’ in 24 local electoral areas
Not everyone is promising Aontú a first preference but the European candidate is changing the minds of some traditional voters
Live debate on RTE Upfront features Peter Casey, Barry Cowen, Luke Ming Flanagan, Saoirse McHugh, Chris MacManus, Pauline O’Reilly. Peadar Tóibín and Maria Walsh
Candidates face a battle where party running mates could be their most dangerous rivals transfers will in many cases be decisive
Names on European candidates’ replacement lists matter more than usual with a general election on the horizon
Aontú's Peadar Tóibín tells Dáil ‘the Minister for Justice does not know what’s happening in the Department’ in light of immigration crisis
Party leader Peadar Tóibín says a new ‘international city’ should be built in Ireland at ardfheis in Maynooth
Party leader Peadar Tóibín calls at ardfheis for Irish Sea border which would impose passport controls on asylum seekers arriving into Northern Ireland
The conservative one-TD party is riding high after being the only party to call for no-no votes in the family and care referendums so disastrously lost by the Government parties in March
Playing the law-and-order card may be a savvy political gambit, but hard facts stand up the argument
Mary Lou McDonald ‘wrong-footed’ on major issues as party seeks centre ground to secure majority, Tóibín tells podcast
Most children are rejected from the programme, meaning they must face court proceedings
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