Ireland

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News: Presidential candidates criticise format of TV debates
English Publication Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018 Source: Irish Examiner
Several presidential candidates have criticised the formats of TV debates during the campaign, describing them as “farcical” and in bad need of reform.
News: Almost 900,000 people tuned in for the presidential debate
English Publication Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Source: Irish Times
The figures indicate the show was the most watched presidential debate in this year’s contest.
News: Both sides in challenge to RTE's refusal to include Green party leader in TV debate must pay own legal costs
English Publication Date: Thursday, March 3, 2016 Source: Independent
Both sides in a challenge to RTE's refusal to include Green Party leader in its leaders' TV debate must pay their own legal costs, the High Court ruled.
News: Greens seek legal costs from RTÉ over failed TV debate challenge
English Publication Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Source: Irish Times
A Green Party trustee wants legal costs against RTÉ of his failed challenge to the broadcaster’s exclusion of Green Party leader Eamon Ryan from a televised party leaders debate during the general election.
News: Adams isolated as Irish leaders debate ahead of Feb. 26 vote
English Publication Date: Thursday, February 11, 2016 Source: Kiro7
The leaders of Ireland's other major parties accused Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams of directing IRA violence in the past and seeking to endanger jurors today as they waged their first head-to-head debate ahead of Ireland's Feb. 26 election.
News: RTÉ seeks legal costs in Green Party leaders’ debate case
English Publication Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Source: The Irish Times
RTÉ is seeking its legal costs against a Green Party trustee following the rejection of his legal challenge to the broadcaster’s refusal to invite Green Party leader Eamon Ryan to participate in a televised party leaders’ debate.
News: RTÉ and Facebook live politics debate generates more light than heat
English Publication Date: Monday, February 22, 2016 Source: The Irish Times
The format of the debate...was unusual whereby political representatives were dotted among members of the audience rather than on a stage or placed alongside each other.
News: Lucinda Creighton appeals to TV stations to include smaller parties in leaders' debates
English Publication Date: Monday, February 22, 2016 Source: Breaking News
The Renua leader has written to Ireland's three TV stations asking to be included in another leaders' debate.
News: Election 2016: Kenny firmly rules out FF coalition during leaders’ debate
English Publication Date: Monday, February 15, 2016 Source: The Irish Times
Martin claimed not one guard in the country believes Adams was not a member of the IRA
News: TG4 debate in Irish cancelled over Joan Burton’s and Gerry Adams’ lack of fluency
English Publication Date: Sunday, February 14, 2016 Source: The Irish Times
Plan runs aground after Labour offers junior minister as ‘substitute’ for party leader