Elections 2024
Party manifesto analysis 2024: Labour Party
The Labour Party launched their manifesto, Building Better Together, on Sunday 17 November 2024. IPRT analyses relevant proposals contained in the manifesto.
Party manifesto analysis 2024: Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil launched their election manifesto, Moving Forward. Together, on Monday 11 November 2024. IPRT analyses relevant proposals contained in the manifesto.
Party manifesto analysis 2024: People Before Profit
People Before Profit launched their election manifesto, Another Ireland is Possible, on Thursday 14 November 2024.
Party manifesto analysis 2024: Green Party
The Green Party launched their election manifesto, Towards 2030: A decade of change, volume II, on Tuesday 12 November 2024. IPRT analyses relevant proposals contained in the manifesto.
Polling shows most favour alternatives to prison to tackle overcrowding crisis
MEDIA RELEASE: A new public opinion poll released today (Wednesday, 13 November 2024) shows that a majority of voters in Ireland across the largest political parties are open to reforms within the criminal justice system that would tackle overcrowding through alternatives to imprisonment, specifically in the case of people who commit non-violent offences.
Key Questions for General Election Candidates
Key questions to ask candidates running in the general election when they knock on your door (or you can ask them by email).
Galway Pulse: Voting in Prison: ‘I didn’t engage with that process because I didn’t feel part of that system’
On 9 November, Anne-Marie Brennan wrote about the experience of people voting in prison for Galway Pulse. IPRT gave some insights to the process.
What progress has been made on IPRT’s 2020 election priorities?
In 2020, IPRT outlined five priority areas for the newly formed coalition Government to include in its Programme for Government. We examine where we are more than four years on.
Voting in prison in Ireland
People in prison have the same right to register to vote as people in the community. Find out more about how to register to vote in prison.
10 Priority Proposals for General Election Manifestos 2024 - IPRT
IPRT outlines 10 commitments that parties should adopt to make the way in which we deal with people who offend more effective, humane, and less costly – financially and socially.
