New data released by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and Smartvote.ie has revealed that 88% of users of the Smartvote app are in favour of abortion rights.
The Smartvote app is a new election tool, which has been …
The Union of Students in Ireland have partnered with Smartvote, a website referred to as ‘the Tinder of politics.’ Smartvote went live today.
The website asks the voter a series of questions on policy areas which include housing, the …
Twitter is a strange beast. Once decried as a place for losers with nothing better to do than share snaps of their breakfasts, it has quickly become a tool of influence, mobilisation and democratisation in various parts of the world. …
Maxime Bercholz
Contributor
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Tommy Gavin
Deputy Editor
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Conor McGlynn
Deputy Comment Editor
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Conor McGlynn
Deputy Comment Editor
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