With the general election to be held on February 8, the political parties are doing everything to get your vote, especially online. On Facebook ads, Fine Gael spent €20,771 in those seven days, and the party’s leader, Leo Varadkar, has also been spending heavily on social media ads. Fianna Fáil spent €3,155 on Facebook ads in those seven days, with the party’s leader, Micheál Martin’s page spending €173. 354 Irish political ads have run on Google since March 21, 2019, totalling €15,650. Niamh Kirk, a researcher in UCD, has been tracking online political activity for several years now.

Source: Irish Examiner January 29, 2020 00:00 UTC