Ahead of the general election, FuJo highlights some useful tools and resources addressing everything from voting records and poll analysis to media coverage and candidates' policy positions.
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[column size="1/2"][button link=" http://www.checktheregister.ie/PublicPages/Default.aspx?uiLang=" color="default"]Check the Register[/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]Check the Register allows you to check that you are included in the Electoral Register for your area.[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://irish-elections.storyful.com/about" color="default"]Irish Election Open Database[/button]
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[column size="1/2"]Developed with DCU journalism students, the Storyful Irish Election Database is an open resource of information about all election candidates.[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="https://www.kildarestreet.com/" color="default"]KildareStreet.com[/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]A searchable archive of Dáil debates and written parliamentary questions since 2004.[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/($vVotesByDateSortedDail)?openview&count=-1&collapseview" color="default"]Oireachtas.ie [/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]Oireachtas.ie provides XML files of voting records for the Dáil.[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://erdos.ucd.ie/dail-ngram/" color="default"]Dáil Éireann Ngram Viewer [/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]Language based visualisation of Dáil debates between 2006 and 2015.[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://www.pollingindicator.com/" color="default"]Irish Polling Indicator[/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]The Irish Polling Indicator combines all Irish opinion polls for the Dáil into one estimate of public support for the parties.[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://adriankavanaghelections.org/" color="default"]Irish Elections[/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]NUIM’s Adrian Kavanagh provides analysis of polls and the geography of elections.[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://www.smartvote.ie/" color="default"]Smart Vote[/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]Based on a survey of topical questions, Smartvote calculates the constituency candidates who best represent the voter’s views.[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://www.whichcandidate.ie/" color="default"]Which Candidate[/button][/column][column size="1/2"]Created by Rory Costello, the Which Candidate survey helps voters identify which candidates share their views.[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://insight4news.ucd.ie/" color="default"]Insight4Elections[/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]Tracks coverage of the main political parties in news media and Twitter[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://mlg.ucd.ie/ge16/" color="default"]GE16 Twitter Counter[/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]Created by Insight4News, the Twitter Counter monitors activity on all candidate and party accounts.[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="https://medium.com/@Storyful/introducing-politwoops-for-the-irish-election-cd0705ae328#.agiwbsjvo" color="default"]Politwoops[/button]
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[column size="1/2"]Created by Storyful and the Open State Foundation, Politwoops records, stores, and publishes tweets deleted by election candidates.[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/" color="default"]RTÉ News[/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]RTÉ's general election coverage[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://www.irishexaminer.com/maintopics/general-election-2016-4093.html" color="default"]Irish Examiner[/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]The Irish Examiner's general election coverage [/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://www.irishtimes.com/election-2016" color="default"]The Irish Times[/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]The Irish Times' GE16 coverage[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elections/" color="default"]Irish Independent[/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]The Irish Independent’s election coverage[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://www.thejournal.ie/election-2016/" color="default"]TheJournal.ie[/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]TheJournal.ie's election coverage[/column]
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[column size="1/2"][button link="http://www.newstalk.com/Newstalks-Election-Results-Coverage" color="default"]Newstalk[/button][/column]
[column size="1/2"]Newstalk's general election coverage[/column]
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Feature Image: Picture; Gerry Mooney, Irish Independent
