The Needle
A weekly briefing on Irish Politics, Nationalism and Technology
The Needle is the New Ireland Institute’s weekly briefing on elections, constitutional change, and political realignment across Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, and beyond.
We're focused on how politics actually works: voting systems, transfers, institutions, and incentives and we are looking at how the acceleration of AI and technology is impacting all of this.
What We Publish
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Election and polling analysis
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Interviews with local journalists, politicians, and movement leaders
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Constitutional and institutional shifts
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How AI is reshaping political campaigns and elections.
2026 Deep Dives
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A Tale of Four Cities: What 2026 electoral results in Galway, Dublin, Edinburgh and Wrexham can tell us about the changing face of Nationalism → Read on Beehiiv
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How AI is impacting elections across the world in 2026 → Read on Beehiiv
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