EU Rules Change How Irish Campaigns Spend

Last week’s Dublin Central and Galway West by-elections saw parties splash nearly 300K euros—thanks to new EU transparency rules—mostly on posters, leaflets, and last-minute volunteer gear, including car wraps. Daniel Ennis won Dublin Central spending just 15.7K for 4.9K votes (3.20€ per vote), while Seán Kyne in Galway West spent 41K for 9K votes (4.25€ per vote). Fianna Fáil’s 18.5K in Dublin Central cost 17.20€ per vote, and Sinn Féin spent 32.4K across both races. Surprisingly, online ads were minimal—Meta even halted political ads in July over the new EU rules. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/619834ac0e9771cc