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'It remains our shame' - O'Gorman apologies on behalf of govt over falsified birth certs

Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman has apologised to people impacted by illegal birth registrations in Ireland. Mr O’Gorman made the apology in the Seanad during his second stage speech on the Information and Tracing Bill. Illegal birth ...

11 May 2022 at 21:33

Halting Brexit checks would be a breach of international law, warns Coveney

Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said the decision to halt Northern Ireland Protocol checks would be a “breach of international law”. Stormont’s Agriculture Minister has ordered a halt to agri-food checks at ports in ...

02 Feb 2022 at 20:58

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Kildare Senator: ‘Reform of the Seanad is long overdue’

A Senator based in Kildare has said that reform of Seanad Éireann 'is long overdue.' Fianna Fail Senator Fiona O’Loughlin called for the 'expanding of the democratic franchise' of Seanad. Her announcement follows after she ...

25 Oct 2022 at 22:33

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Kildare Senator: ‘Reform of the Seanad is long overdue’

25 Oct 2022 at 21:33

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Seanad Éireann supports the extension of the short hop zone, Kildare Senator says

A Kildare-based Senator has said that Seanad Éireann supports the extension of the short hop zone. Newbridge based Fianna Fail senator Fiona O' Loughlin, has said that she has secured the support of the Seanad to call ...

11 Nov 2022 at 14:33

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Seanad Éireann supports the extension of the short hop zone, Kildare Senator says

11 Nov 2022 at 14:33

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'If it were a man's condition,' Tipperary Senator raises issues with access to pregnancy drug

Tipperary Senator Garret Ahearn and Senator Mary Seery Kearney have raised issues around Cariban prescriptions in the Seanad. Cariban is a drug used to treat severe morning sickness in those who are pregnant. ...

02 Feb 2023 at 20:33

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Louth senator raises possibility of re-establishing Dundalk Town Council

Local senator John McGahon has called for a debate on the re-establishment of some larger town councils. Speaking in the Seanad yesterday the Fine Gael senator said that as the ten year anniversary of the ...

15 Feb 2023 at 21:33

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Joe Biden cites work of late Irish poet as Seamus Heaney’s widow watches on

An emotional Marie Heaney, widow of Seamus Heaney, watched on as Joe Biden cited one of the late Nobel laureate’s best-known works in his Oireachtas address. Heaney, who died in 2013, is one of the ...

13 Apr 2023 at 21:33

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TD expresses concern about aggression toward politicians outside Oireachtas

Aggressive haranguing of politicians outside Leinster House must be rooted out, a TD has warned. Green Party TD Marc O Cathasaigh expressed concern for the safety of colleagues in the Dail and ...

13 Jul 2023 at 10:23

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Kilkenny TD says reforms 'decimated local government', as calls grow to reinstate town and borough councils

A Seanad committee debate on the Future of Local Democracy has heard from a cross-section of members all regretting the abolition of town and borough councils. Minister of State Malcolm ...

06 Jul 2024 at 20:33

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Longford Senator questioned the Seanad on failure to deliver classrooms

Senator Micheál Carrigy called upon the Seanad for answers regarding a delay in the delivery of new classrooms promised to a local secondary school at a debate held on Wednesday, 2 ...

04 Oct 2024 at 12:33

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