The authors are based at Dublin City University, Ireland.Michael Breen is an Associate Professor at the School of Law and GovernmentMichael Courtney is a Statistician at the Irish Central Statistics OfficeIain McMenamin is Professor of Comparative Politics and Head of the School of Law and GovernmentEoin O’Malley is an Associate Professor at the School of Law and Government Kevin Rafter is Professor of Political Communication and Head of the School of Communications

• 1 Resilient reporting: An introduction2 Ireland: political, economic, and media systems3 The media and political change4 The role of the economy in media coverage5 Gender bias and Irish election coverage6 Party leaders and personalisation of politics7 Commercialism and election coverage8 Economy and crisis coverageConclusionAppendix 1: An overview of elections in Ireland since 1969Appendix 2: Data and methodologyReferencesIndex

'This is an important and substantial contribution to scholarship in Irish journalism studies and Irish political studies.'Niamh Kirk, Estudios Irlandeses

The authors are based at Dublin City University, Ireland.Michael Breen is an Associate Professor at the School of Law and GovernmentMichael Courtney is a Statistician at the Irish Central Statistics OfficeIain McMenamin is Professor of Comparative Politics and Head of the School of Law and GovernmentEoin O’Malley is an Associate Professor at the School of Law and Government Kevin Rafter is Professor of Political Communication and Head of the School of Communications

• 1 Resilient reporting: An introduction2 Ireland: political, economic, and media systems3 The media and political change4 The role of the economy in media coverage5 Gender bias and Irish election coverage6 Party leaders and personalisation of politics7 Commercialism and election coverage8 Economy and crisis coverageConclusionAppendix 1: An overview of elections in Ireland since 1969Appendix 2: Data and methodologyReferencesIndex

'This is an important and substantial contribution to scholarship in Irish journalism studies and Irish political studies.'Niamh Kirk, Estudios Irlandeses

The authors are based at Dublin City University, Ireland.Michael Breen is an Associate Professor at the School of Law and GovernmentMichael Courtney is a Statistician at the Irish Central Statistics OfficeIain McMenamin is Professor of Comparative Politics and Head of the School of Law and GovernmentEoin O’Malley is an Associate Professor at the School of Law and Government Kevin Rafter is Professor of Political Communication and Head of the School of Communications

• 1 Resilient reporting: An introduction2 Ireland: political, economic, and media systems3 The media and political change4 The role of the economy in media coverage5 Gender bias and Irish election coverage6 Party leaders and personalisation of politics7 Commercialism and election coverage8 Economy and crisis coverageConclusionAppendix 1: An overview of elections in Ireland since 1969Appendix 2: Data and methodologyReferencesIndex

'This is an important and substantial contribution to scholarship in Irish journalism studies and Irish political studies.'Niamh Kirk, Estudios Irlandeses